Performance

A Life in Three Sonatas

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At Groupmuse NYC, Flatiron Festival’s Offering IV frames Dmitri Shostakovich’s life in three chamber sonatas, heard as a single through-line rather than isolated repertory pieces. Violinist Irina Muresanu, violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, cellist Julian Schwarz, and pianist Asiya Korepanova trace how the composer uses classical forms to register pressure, irony, and private lyricism. Shostakovich’s sonatas have long been part of New York’s concert DNA, returning here in an intimate setting that suits their scale. The program quietly argues that his most direct autobiography often appears in chamber music, where gestures cannot hide behind volume.