Program Five: The Onset of Political Reaction

Dmitrii Shostakovich (1906–75): Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40 (1934); Four Romances, Op. 46 (1936–37); Oath to the People’s Commissar (1941)
Vissarion Shebalin (1902–63): String Quartet No. 5, Op. 33, “Slavonic” (1942)
Dmitrii Kabalevsky (1904–87): Sonatina No. 1, Op. 13, No. 1, for piano (1930)
Aram Khachaturian (1903–78): Trio, for clarinet, violin, and piano (1932)
Ivan Dzerzhinsky (1909–78): Excerpts from The Quiet Don (1934)
Tikhon Khrennikov (b. 1913): Excerpts from Into the Storm (1936–39)

4:30 p.m. Preconcert Talk Marina Frolova-Walker
5:00 p.m. Performance Zuill Bailey, cello; Bard Festival String Quartet; Simone Dinnerstein, piano; John Hancock, baritone; others TBA