Shostakovich's Fifth

This listing is in the past

Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Lachrymae for viola and strings, Op.48b
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47

Performers

Lawrence Power	Viola
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Collon	Conductor

Simon Cummings, 27th May

While Stravinsky and Britten tuck away their sentiments and melodies, the debate about Shostakovich’s Fifth seems finally to be settled.

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