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Andris Nelsons Conducts Vrebalov, Stravinsky, And Shostakovich

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Andris Nelsons Conducts Vrebalov, Stravinsky, And Shostakovich: Symphony of Psalms, K052 Stravinsky (+1 More)

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Symphony of Psalms, K052

Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60

Rahul Solomon

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This program pairs Shostakovich’s introspective, classically elegant Sixth Symphony with Stravinsky’s austerely profound Symphony of Psalms, commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky for the BSO’s 50th anniversary. In fact, Shostakovich so revered Stravinsky’s piece that he made a two-piano arrangement of the score. The BSO commissioned Aleksandra Vrebalov to compose a psalm setting using the same musical forces as Stravinsky’s masterpiece. Originally from the former Yugoslavia and winner of the prestigious 2023 Grawemeyer Award, Vrebalov composes music of deeply spiritual humanism influenced in part by Orthodox chant.

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Andris Nelsons Conducts Vrebalov, Stravinsky, And Shostakovich by Stravinsky, Shostakovich, From (2025/2025), Conductor Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Hall, Boston, United States

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