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Work: Violin Concerto no. 2 in C sharp minor, Op.129

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ComposerShostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1967
Work typeOrchestral
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AmsterdamLorenzo Viotti conducts Rachmaninov's Symfonic Dances

Het Concertgebouw
Shostakovich, Rachmaninov
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Lorenzo Viotti; Patricia Kopatchinskaja

LaonLeonidas Kavakos, Alma Bettencourt, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Santtu-Matias Rouvali

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Shostakovich, Saint-Saëns
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Santtu-Matias Rouvali; Leonidas Kavakos; Alma Bettencourt

ParisLeonidas Kavakos, Alma Bettencourt, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Santtu-Matias Rouvali

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Shostakovich, Saint-Saëns
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Santtu-Matias Rouvali; Leonidas Kavakos; Alma Bettencourt
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Sunday Strauss and Shostakovich from Rouvali and the Philharmonia

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A dynamic and forceful performance of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no. 2 is the highlight in a concert that also features an elegant little Sibelius opening and two of Strauss' tone poems.
***11
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Gemma New puts the RPO through its paces at Cadogan Hall

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New Zealand’s Gemma New conducts the RPO in a programme with a Slavonic feel, with an overture by Dvořák, a concerto by Shostakovich and a popular symphony by Tchaikovsky. 

***11
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Exciting Beethoven and two premieres from Hans Graf and the SSO

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An unusually fresh reading of the Pastoral Symphony complemented a world premiere by Singaporean composer Zechariah Go and an exuberant performance of Shostakovich's Second Violin Concerto.
****1
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