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Work: Symphony no. 15 in A major, Op.141

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ComposerShostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1971
Work typeOrchestral
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BrusselsShostakovich 15

Brussels Philharmonic
Pärt, Shostakovich
Brussels Philharmonic; Kazushi Ono; Lukáš Vondráček; Andrei Kavalinski

LeuvenShostakovich 15

Brussels Philharmonic
Shostakovich
Brussels Philharmonic; Kazushi Ono; Lukáš Vondráček; Andrei Kavalinski

StockholmShostakovich – First and last

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Shostakovich
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ryan Bancroft; Clara-Jumi Kang
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Uchida’s Beethoven meets Shostakovich’s farewell at Carnegie Hall

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Two incongruent journeys conclude as Dame Mitsuko Uchida and the Boston Symphony meet in New York. 
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NY Phil gives voice to the many facets of Shostakovich and Prokofiev

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Wit, tragedy, and the weight of history in Santtu-Matias Rouvali's program of Prokofiev and Shostakovich at the Wu Tsai Theater. 
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Copper-bottomed performances from Kirill Karabits and the BSO

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A superb evening of vivid and involving performances of Mozart, Vasks and Shostakovich, showcasing the very best of this South Coast orchestra.
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StockholmSymphony in Chamber Format

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Pejačević, Shostakovich
Seohee Min; Josep Castanyer Alonso; Stefan Lindgren; Anders Haag
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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.