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| Composer | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1972 |
| Work type | Chamber |
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The Emerson Quartet bid a bleak farewell to London
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An elegiac farewell as the Emerson String Quartet – retiring next year – close their Shostakovich cycle at the Southbank Centre.
Profoundly moving Shostakovich cycle marks the Brodsky's 50th
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The Brodsky Quartet deliver deeply moving performances of all 15 Shostakovich string quartets, with added value and insight from writers Elizabeth Wilson and Marina Frolova-Walker.
At Tanglewood, a weak contextualization of Shostakovich
Linking Shostakovich and Chekhov, a full of good intentions performance at Tanglewood, was marred by a shaky mise en scène.