Russian life in exile - Inner Emigration VII
The penultimate weekend of the festival starts with an all-Russian evening - but it is a Russia viewed from abroad. Ten years after the premiere of his Second Symphony (performed here by Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich), Sergei Rachmaninov is forced into exile by the increasing effects of the revolution - he will leave his homeland and never return there again. Dmitri Shostakovich, on the other hand, remained in the Soviet Union and led a silent, inner resistance, the so-called "inner exile". Instead of leaving the country, he defied the communist dictatorship through his music, which often - as even the censorship authorities recognized - spoke between the lines.
Date and time
August 29, 2025, 19:30
Address
Festival tent Gstaad
Organizer
Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy
Works
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major op. 126 35' --- Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Symphony No. 2 in E minor op. 27
Management
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Soloists
Sol Gabetta, Violoncello
Admission price
CHF 360 / 225 / 115 / 45
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