Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 with Dima Slobodeniouk

In Tchaikovsky’s powerful, emotionalFifth Symphony, the sound of doom echoes, only to be ultimately overcome by freedom. The Finnish-Russian conductor Dima Slobodeniouk has previously conducted the piece with the Concertgebouw Orchestra—that’s something to look forward to!

Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
In Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s powerful, emotionalFifth Symphony, the voice of fate resounds, only to be ultimately overcome by freedom. The theme of fate takes the form of a funeral march at the beginning of the first movement, about which Tchaikovsky wrote that here the complete surrender of the wind solos, a romance, and a waltz culminates in a heroic triumphal march. The Finnish-Russian conductor Slobodeniouk had already conducted the piece with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, which left them wanting more, so the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra signed him up for this season.

Dima Slobodeniouk
Finland just keeps producing top-tier conductors—it’s truly incredible! One of these great conductors—alongside Klaus Mäkelä, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Tarmo Peltokoski, and Santtu-Matias Rouvali—is Dima Slobodeniouk. He studied with Jorma Panula and Esa-Pekka Salonen and has conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He has also been a guest conductor with the Netherlands Philharmonic on several occasions. In this season finale featuring Tchaikovsky’s “Fate Symphony,” he will now collaborate with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.