National Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony

Concert Hall

Australian conductor Simone Young makes her NSO debut in this Benjamin Britten-influenced program featuring Shostakovich’s brooding, deeply personal Tenth Symphony—a riveting portrait of Stalin’s regime. Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma brings her “bright, radiant sound” (The New York Times) to Britten’s Violin Concerto, an elegy for the fallen of the Spanish Civil War.

Nov. 18 - 20, 2021

  • Thu. Nov. 18, 2021 7p.m.

  • Sat. Nov. 20, 2021 8p.m.

Program

Simone Young, conductor*
Simone Lamsma, violin

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten: Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

Australian conductor Simone Young opens this Benjamin Britten-influenced program with Arvo Pärt’s requiem to the great English composer. Then, Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma brings her “bright, radiant sound” (The New York Times) to Britten’s Violin Concerto, an elegy for the fallen of the Spanish Civil War.

The program closes with Shostakovich’s heroic Tenth Symphony, written after Stalin’s death in 1953. Historically, Shostakovich’s friendship with Britten helped improved diplomatic and artistic relations with the Soviet Union.

NSO ForeWords
Sat., Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.

Before your concert, join us in the Justice Forum at the REACH for fascinating stories behind the music led by WETA’s Rich Kleinfeldt. Each ForeWords lasts 30 minutes and is free and open to the public. Look for even more of these offerings throughout the season!

 

 

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