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Sibelius and Shostakovich

October 19, 2019

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Xinran Li, a winner of Bard Conservatory’s concerto competition, takes on Sibelius’ touching violin concerto. Then, Shostakovich’s symphony—his first written after the death of Stalin—takes us from dark intensity to ecstatic joy.
 
Leon Botsteinconductor
Xinran Liviolin
 
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Shostakovich Symphony No. 10      


Estimated run time: 2 hours and 5 minutes