Defiance

"I did depict Stalin in music in my next Symphony, the Tenth... No one has yet guessed what the Symphony is about. It’s about Stalin and the Stalin years." - Dmitri Shostakovich

Violent, haunting, and tragic, Shostakovich's 10th Symphony is a terrifying testament to the brutal reality of life under Stalin's regime. Many of Shostakovich's own friends and colleagues were disappeared at the hands of the murderous dictator, and the composer himself lived in constant fear of suffering the same fate. The symphony's savage second movement scherzo, generally considered to be a portrait of the dictator and his henchmen, renders these sorts of vile deeds. Completed and premiered shortly after Stalin's death, the symphony gives a voice to the many souls who were silenced before perhaps cheekily celebrating the tyrant's demise in its final moments.

Apollo Ensemble of Boston
Elias Miller, Music Director

Program:
Luciano Lopez-Parnetti - World Premiere

Schumann - Cello Concerto (Eric Schindler, Soloist)

~Intermission~

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10

Where:
First Church Cambridge

11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

When:
Saturday, Sep 26th at 7:30PM

Street parking is available. Public transportation is also highly recommended — the church is just a short walk from the Green Street Orange Line station and multiple bus routes.

Upon arrival, please check in at the table with your Eventbrite QR code if you have already reserved tickets. If you have not reserved in advance, you are welcome to make a donation for tickets at the door as a walk-in guest.