Shostakovich Celebration
Shostakovich Celebration
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 118
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68
The Carducci Quartet
Shostakovich is a composer about whom we know everything and yet know nothing. But we come closest to both the man and the musician in his string quartets, works in which he reveals himself as an unparalleled diarist of anxiety and despair. The Carducci Quartet, members of which play regularly in the Oxford Philharmonic, continue their acclaimed journey through Shostakovich’s quartets at the Holywell Music Room. There, they alight upon some of the composer’s most potent music spanning two decades: No. 10, his heartfelt tribute to a friend and colleague, Mieczysław Weinberg, as well as the famously manic No. 8 and the virile No. 2. Don’t miss an ‘extravagantly beautiful’ (Washington Post) musical performance.
08 Nov 2025
Tickets: £30
(Students £5)
Duration: 120 min
Venue: Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street
(Students £5)
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