Sanderling und Hadelich by Britten, Shostakovich, sek 15 bir 2025, Nuo (2025/2025), Dirigentas Michael Sanderling, Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany

He suspected it: the Second World War would break out shortly. Benjamin Britten did not stay in England, he embarked for Canada. You can hear in his music how difficult this must have been for him as an avowed pacifist. While still on the crossing he was writing his violin concerto in D minor, which Augustin Hadelich will play in our concert. Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony is also marked by this war, although it was composed on the other side, namely in Stalin's Soviet Union. For Shostakovich it was a balancing act: he didn't want to write optimistic music, it couldn't be tragic. The result is a work that reflects these contradictions. Michael Sanderling is considered one of the Shostakovich experts among conductors of our time. He experienced his father's close friendship with the composer as a child...