Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Simon Barrad, Hsin-Yun Huang, & Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Free (Free ($20 in-person))
Dmitri Shostakovich — Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145
Simon Barrad, baritone
Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, piano
Dmitri Shostakovich – Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op. 145
Dmitri Shostakovich – Viola Sonata, Op. 147
Experience the brooding majesty of Shostakovich’s last works in this collaboration between the commanding Solzhenitsyn, master violist Huang, and Grammy-nominated baritone Barrad. Containing profoundly personal meditations on love, creativity, and mortality, Shostakovich’s song cycle leads into the extraordinary atmosphere and tension of the Viola Sonata, Op. 147, the composer’s final musical utterance.
The livestream will take place at 7:30pm Eastern / 4:30pm Pacific. The video will remain available for 72 hours after each performance, subject to the approval of the artists.
Attending in person:
The performance will take place at:
American Philosophical Society
427 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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