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China鈥檚 鈥榖ro-in-law鈥 back with Shostakovich
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Russian conductor Valery Gergiev is at the forefront of the Mariinsky Orchestra, on November 21, where they will play some classic Dmitri Shostakovich pieces among several others at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center.
Programs featured in the first half of the concert include Claude Debussy鈥檚 鈥淧relude a l鈥檃pres-midi d鈥檜n faune,鈥 followed by Felix Mendelssohn鈥檚 鈥淪ymphony No. 4 in A Major, Op 90.鈥 The audience will then enjoy Shostakovich鈥檚 鈥淪ymphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op 47鈥 in the second half. It will be the first time Gergiev has presented Shostakovich鈥檚 work in Shanghai. It is also a rare chance for a Shanghai audience to listen to Gergiev鈥檚 interpretation of non-Russian composers鈥 works.
Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) was founded in 1783. Based in St Petersburg鈥檚 Mariinsky Theater, it鈥檚 one of the oldest musical institutions in Russia.
Gergiev became chief conductor and artistic director of the Mariinsky in 1988, and was appointed the overall director of the company by the Russian government in 1996. He brought Mariinsky Orchestra to China for the first time in 1998, staging two concerts in Beijing, and has built up their fame among Chinese classical music followers since then.
Seven years ago, Gergiev and Mariinsky Orchestra performed at Shanghai Oriental Art Center for the first time, joining hands with China鈥檚 star pianist Lang Lang.
The pronunciation of 鈥淕ergiev鈥 is similar to 鈥渏iefu鈥 in mandarin, which means 鈥渂rother-in-law.鈥 Therefore, the Russian conductor has been nicknamed 鈥渂rother-in-law鈥 by the Chinese fans.
Date: November 21, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-1,580 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong New Area
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