As part of its chamber music program, the Orchester national d’Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is offering a program this Wednesday in memory of Dimitri Shostakovich.
Dimitri Shostakovich is considered one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. His music was undoubtedly marked by the tumults experienced during a life punctuated by health problems and relationship concerns with the political power of the Soviet Union. Throughout his life he held bureaucratic positions, notably in the Supreme Soviet, but his music was considered too formal for those in power. The 1936 episode is the perfect illustration of this. Stalin attending a performance of his opera Lady Macbeth from Mtsensk district leaves the room furious at what he heard. There Rights title in stride “Chaos instead of music. » Dimitri Shostakovich narrowly escaped deportation or perhaps elimination. Thinking for a moment about suicide, this episode will have a significant impact on his mental health.
Despite everything, he is the author of fifteen symphonies, six concertos, and numerous pieces of chamber music. His work also includes three operas and ballets and music for theater and cinema.
In memory of the victims of fascism and war
As part of its chamber music program, the Orchester national d’Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, has included in its October meetings, the eighth string quartetthe most famous and most frequently performed “in memory of the victims of fascism and war”. Two works complete the program, one by the contemporary Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov, which like Shostakovich bears witness to a troubled and painful contemporary era, the other lighter by Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber, a Franco-Swiss composer born in 1973.
In memory of Shostakovich National Orchestra of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Wednesday October 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clermont opera house.
-Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae for string quartet
-Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber Flos Fracta for string quartet
Yoh Shimogoryo, Juliette Diaz – violins, Baptiste Vay – viola, Octave Diaz – cello
-Dimitri Chostakovitch Quartet No. 8 in E minor Opus 110
Raphaël Bernardeau, Harumi Ventalon – violins, Cédric Holweg – viola, Éric Moschetta – cello
Duration: 1 hour without intermission. Reservations on the orchestra website
