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| Composer | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1953 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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ToulouseTarmo Peltokoski / Alexandra Dovgan
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Rachmaninov, Shostakovich
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse; Tarmo Peltokoski; Alexandra Dovgan
BrugesRotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicolas Altstaedt
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Shostakovich, Prokofiev
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Andris Poga; Nicolas Altstaedt
ViennaGewandhausorchester Leipzig
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Rachmaninov, Shostakovich
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons; Yulianna Avdeeva
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Rafael Payare makes an unconvincing Royal Concertgebouw debut
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Frank Peter Zimmermann joins the orchestra to bring Frank Martin’s seldom heard Violin Concerto back to the Netherlands.
Czech Janáček Philharmonic lift Cadogan Hall’s roof in Shostakovich
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The Czech orchesta and Daniel Raiskin bring Janáček from Ostrava, along with evergreen Bruch and a noisy Shostakovich Tenth Symphony.
Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor’s Beethoven
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Stylish Beethoven from Benjamin Grosvenor and dramatic Ustvolskaya from Yuriy Yurchuk, but Petrenko and the RPO’s blistering Shostakovich steals the show.
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StockholmShostakovich's Symphony no. 10 in E minor
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Shostakovich: Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Sakari Oramo
AmsterdamInauguration concert: Karina Canellakis

Beethoven, Currier, Shostakovich
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Karina Canellakis; Baiba Skride
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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.
