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| Composer | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1933 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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PerthDvořák "New World Symphony"
Shostakovich, Dvořák
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Steven Osborne; Aaron Azunda Akugbo
EdinburghDvořák "New World Symphony"
Shostakovich, Dvořák
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Steven Osborne; Aaron Azunda Akugbo
GlasgowDvořák "New World Symphony"
Shostakovich, Dvořák
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev; Steven Osborne; Aaron Azunda Akugbo
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Sułkowska-Migoń’s Dublin programme crowned by a white-hot Scheherazade
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Works by Boulanger and Shostakovich pay off handsomely before Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, shaped with dynamic control and visceral energy, crowns a vividly played concert.
Australian Chamber Orchestra in Melbourne: Gershwin, Shostakovich
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Two works by Shostakovich sandwiching Rhapsody in Blue made for an exhilerating concert from the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Melbourne
Bach sheds light in an impressively dark outing from the ACO
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Energetic commitment from the ACO at the Barbican, with precision and edge from Alexander Melnikov and Jeroen Berwaerts in an evening of darkness and light.
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Bachtrack top ten: Dmitri Shostakovich
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Conformist or closet dissident? Dmitri Shostakovich had to adapt, chameleon-like, to the changing political climate in the Soviet Union, toeing the party line where necessary, but planting his music with coded messages.