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Shostakovich
Carducci String Quartet
Programme & Song Text
Date
Sat 22 Jan 2022, 7.30pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Important Information

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Artists

  • Carducci String Quartet

    Programme

    • Dmitry Shostakovich
      1906-1975
        • String Quartet No. 5 in B flat Op. 92
        • String Quartet No. 6 in G Op. 101

    Interval

    • Dmitry Shostakovich
      1906-1975
        • String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor Op. 108
        • String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110

    Overview

    The Fifth Quartet (1952) and its successor (1956) both make use of Shostakovich’s musical name: DS [E flat] CH [B natural]. His shortest quartet, the Seventh (1960) is a memorial to his first wife Nina, who died in 1954. Also composed in 1960, though in Dresden, the Eighth Quartet is officially dedicated to ‘the victims of Fascism and war’, though commentators have noted other, darker and more personal meanings.

    This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25

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