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Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 2
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Mahler meets Prokofiev in the Quartet No 6, which Shostakovich started to sketch on honeymoon following his marriage to second wife Margarita Kainova. The 12th, composed after a spell of bad health signalled a decisive return of confidence, (‘it’s a symphony, a symphony’ he enthused). It’s inscribed to his devoted friend Dmitri Tsyganov, first violinist of the Beethoven Quartet. The Carduccis end with No 3, one of Shostakovich's finest works and ...
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1 dates (28 Feb - 28 Feb)
Feb
28
Fri
7:30 pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
London, United Kingdom
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