A literary-musical portrait

Julian Barnes' novel "The Noise of Time" portrays the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich during the years of Stalinist terror. In his reading, actor Ulrich Noethen gives the audience an idea of the life of an artist caught between adaptation and resistance, fear and creativity. And where words stop, the music takes over on this evening: excerpts from his works that fit perfectly with the text and bring the composer's emotional worlds to life.

SCHOSTAKOWITSCH Allegretto from String Quartet No. 8 in C minor - Two pieces for string quartet (excerpts)
SHOSTAKOVICH Excerpts from Symphony No. 5 in D minor, No. 7 in C major "Leningrad" and No. 10 in E minor for piano four hands
SCHOSTAKOWITSCH Allegretto from Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor