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| Composer | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1953 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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TokyoFumiaki Miura plays Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Kazuhiro Koizumi; Fumiaki Miura
TokyoFumiaki Miura plays Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Kazuhiro Koizumi; Fumiaki Miura
SingaporeHans Graf & Churen Li
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Stravinsky, Shin, Shostakovich
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Hans Graf; Churen Li
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John Storgårds leads the BBC Philharmonic through Shostakovich
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The BBC Phil's chief conductor led a relentless account of Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony, paired with Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.
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.
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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.