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Venue	Bridge Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	5th March 2018
To	5th March 2018
When	19:45
Bridge Theatre (V01649084045)
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Date of change: 23 Feb 18 - T1449699885
Date of change: 25 Jan 18 - T1449699885

Absolute Music - Shostakovich

Work:: Absolute Music (S777464085)

Production:: Shostakovich (T1449699885)

Simon Russell Beale's series inspired by classic works of chamber music continues with an evening focused on Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 and the composer's fraught relationship with Stalin and the Soviet authorities. A collection of poems and short dramatic readings accompany a performance by the acclaimed Carducci Quartet of this masterpiece, written following Shostakovich's agonised decision to join the Communist party and dedicated "to the victims of fascism and the war".

Performer	Simon Russell Beale
Performer	Andrew Scott
Performer	Nikki Amuka-Bird

Listing:: L0498664868

Shostakovich

Simon Russell Beale's series inspired by classic works of chamber music continues with an evening focused on Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 and the composer's fraught relationship with Stalin and the Soviet authorities. A collection of poems and short dramatic readings accompany a performance by the acclaimed Carducci Quartet of this masterpiece, written following Shostakovich's agonised decision to join the Communist party and dedicated "to the victims of fascism and the war".

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