Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 | The Orchestra Now

The Orchestra Now (TŌN), conducted by Leon Botstein, performs Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 at The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College on October 19, 2019. Moderato (at a moderate pace) 0:00 Allegro (fast) 23:50 Allegretto (moderately fast) 28:40 Andante—Allegro (moderately slow, then fast) 40:20 Dmitri Shostakovich Born: 9/25/1906 in St. Petersburg Died: 8/9/1975 at age 68 in Moscow Written: 1953, at age 47 Premiered: 12/17/1953 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) by the Leningrad Philharmonic; Yevgeny Mravinsky, conductor Concert notes by TŌN cellist Lucas Button at Marlan Barry, audio producer and recording engineer