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Episode Synopsis
Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony unfolds with the immediacy of a newsreel as it depicts the harrowing events of the 1905 Russian Revolution. Brimming with rebellious anthems and prisoners’ songs, the Cold War-era score is widely heard as a veiled critique of the Soviet regime. Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto, a farewell to Russia, features the captivating Simon Trpčeski.
Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/hrusa-trpceski-and-rachmaninov
Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/hrusa-trpceski-and-rachmaninov
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