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A Response to Criticism?
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Controversy or conundrum? Or both? The centrepiece of this concert is Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. This music walks a tightrope between artistic integrity and political acceptance from Stalin. The piece wavers between despair and parody – heart-rending strings, bleak emotional landscapes, triumphant brass. Compliance or defiance? It’s up to you to decide. National pride bursts out of Smetana’s tone poem, Vltava. Bohemia’s great river gets a cin...
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1 dates (2 Mar - 2 Mar)
Mar
2
Sat
7:30 pm
The Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, United Kingdom
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