Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff and BFUng

When the Leipzig Gewandhaus and Boston Symphony Orchestras performed Shostakovich’s complete works together in 2025, the only conductor invited to share duties with Andris Nelsons was Anna Rakitina. Here, this extremely significant emerging conductor leads the talented young players of the Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in a performance of Shostakovich’s gripping symphony of defiance and survival – music, that for the Russian-born Rakitina, runs deep.