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Shostakovich and His Heroes
9/12. The public and private faces of the composer are sharply contrasted in two of his symphonies. Presented by Petroc Trelawny .
John Tomlinson (bass), Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Huddersfield Choral Society, Bulava Chorus, BBC Philharmonic, conductor Vassily Sinaisky
Shostakovich Symphony No 12 (The Year 1917); Symphony No 13 (Babi Yar)
This series of concerts continues next Monday at 7.30pm See also Performance on 3 on Friday at 7.30pm

Contributors

Presented By:
Petroc Trelawny
Bass:
John Tomlinson
Conductor:
Vassily Sinaisky

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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