大象传媒

How do artists stay creative under oppression? Dimitri Shostakovich called his Fifth Symphony a 鈥淪oviet artist鈥檚 creative response to justified criticism" after his opera was denounced by Stalin鈥檚 regime. But how much of this electrifying symphony tows the party line and how much is subversive? Decide for yourself in this performance by the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Sanderling