Gianandrea Noseda has been internationally acclaimed for his thoughtful and "no-nonsense" Shostakovich interpretations; the German Rondo Magazine applauded the "chamber-music-like intimacy" created in one of his performances. The MCO is therefore eagerly looking forward to his reading of the Russian composer’s 9th Symphony, which is sometimes called his "classical" symphony because of its brevity, form, and frequent chamber character. After the victory over Germany in 1945, the Soviet leadership had asked for a glorious ode to Stalin and Russia’s heroes. Instead, Shostakovich "dreamed up a subversive neo-Classical construction which cocked a snook at the cult of the leader" (BBC). Full of mockery and hidden comments, this symphony was the last one composed by the composer for many years; he only started to write again for orchestra after Stalin’s death in 1953.

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