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Composer | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) |
Period | Early 20th century |
Year | 1953 |
Work type | Orchestral |
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ParisWilliam Kentridge / Oh to believe in Another World
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Shostakovich: Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra; Michael Sanderling; William Kentridge
LondonEuropean Doctors Orchestra
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Brahms, Shostakovich
European Doctors Orchestra; Grant Llewellyn; Hyeyoon Park
ManchesterStorgårds conducts Shostakovich
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Shostakovich, Dvořák
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; John Storgårds; Anastasia Kobekina
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Galloping demons: Pappano and the LSO in Shostakovich 10
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Sir Antonio Pappano the charioteer whips his forces to attack the fleeing Shostakovich in the Tenth Symphony at the Barbican.
Collaboration, innovation and defiance: Chineke! at the BBC Proms
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Jonathon Heyward steps in to conduct Chineke! in two UK premieres and Shostakovich's rip-roaring Tenth Symphony.
LSO launches Edinburgh International Festival residency
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Sir Antonio Pappano's skills as a communicator are clear, whether he's speaking or conducting, but it's the depth of the LSO's sound that impresses most as it launches its EIF residency.
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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
PooleStanding Up For Truth
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Howard, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Sir Stephen Hough
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.