Obra: Peter Grimes, Op.33: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia

Technically impressive pianism from Denis Matsuev doesn't click with Noseda and the LSO, but Shostakovich 6 is delivered with verve.

Réunissant une programmation éclectique, la direction musicale faisait ici le pari de réunir trois grands compositeurs pourtant peu joués et dont les liens musicaux semblaient peu évidents : Hector Berlioz, Sir Edward Elgar et Benjamin Britten.

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.