Thu November 7, 2019
Art Under a Tombstone: Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Solzhenitsyn
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Music@Menlo's two-evening residency explores Russia's artistic transformation and the period of Soviet artistic censorship, through the music of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, poems of Aleksandr Blok, and life stories of Alexander Solzhenitsyn as told by his son, pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn. Ignat will share unpublished works by his father in this Behind the Music discussion event on November 7. This is followed by a performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio in a minor, and both early and late works by Shostakovich, on Friday, November 8.
Curators Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim will also be joined by cellist David Finckel and soprano Hyunah Yu.
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Curators Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim will also be joined by cellist David Finckel and soprano Hyunah Yu.
Music@Menlo's two-evening residency explores Russia's artistic transformation and the period of Soviet artistic censorship, through the music of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, poems of Aleksandr Blok, and life stories of Alexander Solzhenitsyn as told by his son, pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn. Ignat will share unpublished works by his father in this Behind the Music discussion event on November 7. This is followed by a performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio in a minor, and both early and late works by Shostakovich, on Friday, November 8.
Curators Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim will also be joined by cellist David Finckel and soprano Hyunah Yu.
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Curators Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim will also be joined by cellist David Finckel and soprano Hyunah Yu.
show less
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