Shostakovich and Prokofiev
Shostakovich’s First Symphony (1926): the brilliant debut of a 19-year-old genius who breathed new life into Russian music after a revolutionary loss.
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After the Revolution, Russia experienced a musical brain drain. Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Prokofiev—the greatest composers left the country. The Russian premiere of The Love for Three Oranges only served as a painful reminder of this loss. Then, in May 1926—exactly a century ago—a 19-year-old Shostakovich made his debut with his brilliant First Symphony. A wave of relief followed: the future of Russian music was saved.
Programme & performers

ComposerAndris Poga

CelloNicolas Altstaedt

The cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is as an artist a category on its own.

All play dates of Shostakovich and Prokofiev
Sunday 10 May 20262:15 PM
Rotterdamde Doelen (Grand Hall)
Sale starts: May 21st 10:00 AM