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Saturday, May 6, 2023
8:00 PMEncore broadcast on Monday, May 15
In the final program of the 2022-2023 season, the Boston Symphony and Music Director Andris Nelsons traverse the devastating landscape of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar, and Augustin Hadelich is the soloist in Britten’s deeply emotional Violin Concerto.
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone
Tanglewood Festival Chorus, James Burton, conductor
New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir, Erica J. Washburn, conductorBRITTEN Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 13, Babi YarRead translations of the texts sung in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13 (courtesy of BSO Archives)
To hear an interview with The Boston Globe's Jeremy Eichler about Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13 – which Eichler recently wrote an article about, and which plays a central role in his forthcoming book Time's Echo – use the player above, and read the transcript below.
TRANSCRIPT (edited for clarity):
Brian McCreath I'm Brian McCreath at WCRB with Jeremy Eichler of the Boston Globe. Jeremy, thank you for coming to the studio today. I appreciate it.
Jeremy Eichler Thanks for having me, Brian.
Brian McCreath You recently wrote an article in The Boston Globe about Shostakovich's 13th Symphony and
Note that the page has links both to the program notes and to the English translqtion of the texts of the symphony.
There is also this from the BS)O performance detail page:
The BSO and Andris Nelsons complete their multi-season survey of Dmitri Shostakovich’s symphonies with No. 13, Babi Yar, based on poems by Yevgeny Yevteshenko. The title poem condemns Soviet revisionist history and antisemitism surrounding a Nazi massacre of Ukrainian Jews. The outstanding German bass-baritone Matthias Goerne is soloist. Opening the program, frequent BSO guest Augustin Hadelich plays Benjamin Britten’s early, lyrical and poignant Violin Concerto, the composer’s reaction to the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War.
This week’s performances by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus are supported by the Alan. J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky Fund for Voice and Chorus.
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Matthias Goerne, bass
Tenors and Basses of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductor
Tenors and Basses of the New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir
Erica J. Washburn, conductorBRITTEN Violin Concerto
Intermission
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar
The review in the Globe was extensive and very favorable, as is the one in the Intelligencer.
Hadelich was amazing in the Britten (and amazingly pale). The Shostakovich was powerful. Neither piece was pretty music, but it was fascinating. I recommend giving it a listen.
BTW this is the final concert of the season, Between now and Tanglewood, I expect reruns from WCRB as usual, while the Pops takes over Symphony Hall.
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