Belfast Ensemble and Ulster Orchestra present ‘celebration of protest’

Florence Lockheart
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Composer Conor Mitchell combines texts by Pussy Riot and Sophie Scholl with the Ukrainian national anthem in his new work ‘Riot Symphony’

For the premiere of his new work Conor Mitchell conducts the Belfast Ensemble, the Ulster Orchestra, soprano Rebecca Murphy and tenor Michael Bell (Image courtesy of Belfast Ensemble)
For the premiere of his new work Conor Mitchell conducts the Belfast Ensemble, the Ulster Orchestra, soprano Rebecca Murphy and tenor Michael Bell (Image courtesy of Belfast Ensemble)

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