Shostakovich was born on this day in 1906. His Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905," vividly depicts the lead-up to the Russian Revolution of 1905, when hundreds of petitioners — poor peasants and factory workers — demonstrated in front of the Tsar’s Winter Palace, only to be brutally killed by the Cossack guards. Experience this powerful music Oct. 17–19, on a program including Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. For details and tickets, go to bit.ly/182CMwY.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 20:52:59 +0000
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