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Shostakovich
from 9 to October 12, 2025
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William Kentridge / Oh to believe in another world

Luzerner Sinfonieorchester - Michael Sanderling - Chostakovitch
Concert avec images
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
Duration: about 1h00

Program

Distribution

Film de William Kentridge, 2022
Musique de Dmitri Chostakovitch (Symphonie n° 10)
Création française
Luzerner sinfonieorchester
Michael Sanderling , conducting

Silent films have often inspired new musical works, and Shostakovich himself took up this exercise. William Kentridge flips the paradigm, creating a film based on the composer’s Symphony No. 10, forged in shadow of the Soviet regime.

In partnership with

Karina-Canellakis

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

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Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris

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