Stockport Symphony Orchestra - Shostakovich 10

• DvorakWind Serenade
• Shostakovich Symphony No 10

Conductor - Robert Guy

It is 50 years since the death of Shostakovich and debate continues over the meaning behind his music, written as it was in an era of oppressive control. A victim of the purges of 1948, Shostakovich waited eight years before presenting his next symphony.

Written partly before and partly after Stalin’s death, it has been suggested that the Allegro is a portrait of Stalin himself, a claim denied by Shostakovich's son. Whatever the truth of it, few doubt its intention as a vehement indictment of life under the Stalinist regime.