Power: Shostakovich Piano Quintet
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SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No.2 Op.67 (26’)
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet Op.57 (36’)
Music in the Round’s Shostakovich Weekend concludes with a celebration of some of the composer’s best-loved chamber music featuring the piano. The remarkable Piano Trio No.2 opens the concert with an other-worldly melody (played stratospherically high on the cello), giving way to virtuosic and rhythmic folk-tunes. The Piano Quintet follows, combining rustic abandon with moments of tender, lyrical beauty, underlining the range of Shostakovich’s powerfully expressive writing.
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Part of Music in the Round’s Shostakovich Weekend, Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 March 2025
Immerse yourself in the chamber music of enigmatic Soviet-Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), one of the most important composers of the 20th century. This specially curated weekend of music and insights celebrating the composer in his 50th anniversary year includes performances of his intimate chamber works and a fascinating Roundtable with Durham University’s specialist in Soviet music, Professor Patrick Zuk.