Music

Symphony No. 13 by Shostakovich

Name: Symphony No. 13 by Shostakovich
Start: 2024-11-24T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-24T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Centro Cultural de Belém

Portuguese Symphony Orchestra & São Carlos National Theatre Choir

Dates / Schedules

Main Auditorium

Ages

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Dates / Schedules

Sunday, November 24th 2024 5:00 pm

Music

Orchestra

Dimitri Shostakovich and Andreia Pinto-Correia used the orchestra to evoke historical places and events. Pinto-Correia, a Portuguese composer in the USA, created Xántara in 2011, inspired by Sintra. Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony, Babi Yar Symphony, honours the victims of the Babi Yar massacre in Kyiv, inspired by Yevtushenko’s poem, addressing resistance, women’s work, Stalinist terror, and censorship. The debut faced threats, resulting in the change of controversial verses.