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Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 2

Name: Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 2
Start: 2025-02-28T19:30:00
Location: Milton Court Concert Hall

Barbican Centre

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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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Sofia Gubaidulina - Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H

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Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 3

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Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 6

Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 12

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Barbican Centre

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