Palais des Beaux-Arts, © Photo: Yannick Sas Orchestre National de Lyon & Szeps‐Znaider
Brussels, Palais des Beaux‐Arts — Henry le Boeuf Hall
About the Event
With his Seventh Symphony, Dmitri Shostakovich composed the first of his three war symphonies. It is a monumental work—an average performance lasts more than 70 minutes—which he completed in 1941 after his evacuation from Leningrad. The so‐called “Leningrad Symphony” is dedicated to the city, which was besieged by German troops from 1941 to 1944 and where one and a half million residents died of deprivation and starvation. “The music is about terror, slavery, and the suppression of the spirit,” the composer explained. The renowned Orchestre National de Lyon performs this gripping work, brimming with emotion and hope, under the baton of Nikolaj Szeps‐Znaider. Mozart’s magnificent Piano Concerto No. 25 provides an excellent counterpoint and is in the best of hands with the accomplished soloist Inon Barnatan.
Address
Palais des Beaux‐Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23, Brussels, Belgium — Google Maps
