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Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op 78
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performers: 大象传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Renaud Capucon (Violin)
Conductor: Juanjo Mena
Date of broadcast: 14 December 2017
Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto was written during a period of extreme pressure in the Soviet Union. Composers were accused by the state of writing 'formalist' works that did not glorify the Soviet Union. For this reason, Shostakovich shelved his work, only releasing it once Stalin had died. The concerto took the suffering of his world and changed it into something beautiful and profound.
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performers: 大象传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Renaud Capucon (Violin)
Conductor: Juanjo Mena
Recording date: 09 December 2017
Date of broadcast: 14 December 2017
