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91Èȱ¬ National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
12 Oct 2017, St David's Hall, Cardiff
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91Èȱ¬ NOW 2017-18 Season Discover More: Pre-Concert Talk

91Èȱ¬ National Orchestra of Wales
Discover More – Soviet Revolutionaries: Behind Shostakovich’s cinematic Symphony No. 12
18:30 Thu 12 Oct 2017 Level 1
Soviet Revolutionaries: Behind Shostakovich’s cinematic Symphony No. 12
Soviet Revolutionaries: Behind Shostakovich’s cinematic Symphony No. 12

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Discover More: Pre-Concert Talk

While Mosolov happily captured the spirit of a brave new Soviet industry, for Shostakovich the relationship to Soviet revolution was more complicated. He was proudly a man of the people, but was also consistently persecuted by the state. His celebration of the October 1917 Revolution has a curious grandeur and cinematic gloss to it. What's the story of the commission? And does the twelfth fit in with the other, darker war symphonies?

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