Performance

Shostakovich: 1906-1975

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At Alice Tully Hall, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center frames an evening around Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), a composer whose chamber works often carry the pressure of their time. Written under the Soviet system, these pieces balance public formality with private unease, using tight structures and sudden turns of mood. In New York, Shostakovich’s music has long been a repertory touchstone, from Cold War-era performances to today’s concert life. One clear fact remains: in chamber scale, his irony and grief register with unusual directness.