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Response to Fair Criticism
Amidst the turbulent years of the Great Purge—a large-scale campaign of persecutions in the Soviet Union—Shostakovich wrote his Fifth Symphony. The authorities interpreted the work, with its ecstatic finale, as the story of a Soviet hero whose personality was forged through various crises, ultimately triumphing in the finale and looking optimistically towards the future. However, others heard in the four-part symphony a hidden criticism of the regime.
Symphony no. 5, op. 47
Practical information
Dates
Location
Henry Le Boeuf Hall
Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 BRUSSELSSymphonic Hour
One-hour concert without interval
Co-production