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| Composer | Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Year | 1953 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Bad KissingenFrankfurt Radio Symphony
Dunayevsky, Dvořák, Shostakovich
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Alain Altinoglu; Christian Tetzlaff
BirminghamElgar’s Cello Concerto
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Weinberg, Elgar, Shostakovich
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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Spellbinding Gewandhausorchester Leipzig in Vienna’s Musikverein
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In Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, Yulianna Avdeeva commands attention through sheer innate charisma, anchored in intense engagement.
Brighton Philharmonic play their socks off at the Brighton Festival
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Joanna MacGregor and the BPO pull off an excellent performance of Shostakovich's Tenth, alongside William Kentridge's evocative film, Oh to Believe in Another World.
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.
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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.