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| Composer | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1957 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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BergenShostakovich and Stravinsky
Adams, Shostakovich, Stravinsky
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Dima Slobodeniouk; Federico Colli; Matilda Lloyd
Frankfurt am MainSchostakowitsch pur
Shostakovich
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Kahchun Wong; Boris Giltburg
SoissonsBeethoven Symphony No. 5
Klein, Shostakovich, Beethoven
Orchestre National de Lille; Joshua Weilerstein; Denis Kozhukhin
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Mixed results as the Hallé opens Sheffield’s 2023–24 concert season
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How much emotion is too much emotion? After drily sardonic Adès and tender Shostakovich, the Hallé shows what happens when Tchaikovsky’s music is over-indulged.
Drama and beauty in Andrey Boreyko's RSNO Shostakovich Spectacular
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The Russian conductor proves a super stand-in for Shostakovich, while Simon Trpčeski has fun with the Second Piano Concerto.
Celebratory Philadelphia Orchestra reopens Carnegie Hall
After 572 dark days, there was music on the stage of Carnegie Hall. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in a jubilant program, culminating in a blistering Beethoven’s Fifth.