Shostakovich and His World: Lunchtime Recital
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Free - booking required
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Shostakovich and His World
50 years after his death, join us for a week-long exploration of the chamber music of Dmitri Shostakovich as well as composers who were influenced by his music.
Through daily lunchtime and rush hour concerts, RBC students and staff will perform music by Shostakovich as well as Alfred Schnittke, Sofia Gubaidulina, Mieczysław Weinberg, Galina Ustvolskaya, Boris Tishchenko, and Benjamin Britten.
Shostakovich Quartet No.4
RBC Students with Kyra Humphreys & Alan George
Galina Ustvolskaya Composition No.1 ‘Dona Nobis Pacem’
Tom Stevenson tuba
Shostakovich Quartet No.11
Yuri Yaguchi violin
Megan Wilkinson violin
Alan George viola
Tim Smedley cello
Running time approx. 55 minutes
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