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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Chicago Symphony CenterChicago, Illinois, IL 60604, United States
Dates/times in Chicago time zone
Programme
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)Peter Grimes, Op.33: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)Symphony no. 7 in C major, "Leningrad" Op.60
Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jaap van ZwedenConductor
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Read our review
Shostakovich's Seventh: CSO shows that war is hell
John Dorhauer, 23rd May
The idea that war is hell is certainly not a new one. Shostakovich may not have had knowledge of the quote's original context, but he was no stranger to the atrocities caused by war.
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Benjamin BrittenChicago Symphony OrchestraDmitri ShostakovichJaap van ZwedenPeter Grimes, Op.33: Four Sea Interludes and PassacagliaSymphony no. 7 in C major, "Leningrad" Op.60
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