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Information about Radio 3 broadcasts of Shostakovich's music

BBC SO under Gergiev playing Shostakovich

2006 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Shostakovich. Radio 3 is celebrating this anniversary with concerts throughout the year, including complete performances of his symphonies and quartets. 

    Vassily Sinaisky
    Shostakovich in Context

    Listen to these chamber concerts 28 Nov - 1 Dec at 1pm
    Listen to these orchestral concerts- 27 Nov - 1 Dec at 2pm

      Stephen Johnson
      Feature - A Journey into Light

      The music of Shostakovich helped presenter Stephen Johnson recover from depression. He makes a personal journey to meet people who knew the composer and who lived through the horror of the Stalinist regime.

        Proms 2006
        Shostakovich at the Proms

        Shostakovich is a featured composer at this year's Proms. Find details of all the performances on the BBC Proms site. 

          Deep Impact
          The Preludes and Fugues of Shostakovich and Bach

          Join Stephen Johnson on his voyage of discovery

            Symphonic players of Shostakovich
            Discovering Music

            Explore the Cello Concerto. no.1, String Quartet no.8 and Shostakovich Symphonies no. 5 and 10 with Stephen Johnson & Gerard McBurney.

              Shostakovich
              Shostakovich in one minute

              A brief introduction to the composer for those in a hurry.

                Cello detail
                Rostropovich on Shostakovich

                Mstislav Rostropovich talks about Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1

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