Inside the Mind of Shostakovich – Guided Listening Lecture
Schedule
Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Statenkwartier - Den Haag | The Hague, ZH
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Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 is one of his most uncompromising works. Violent, relentless, and without consolation, it circles obsessively around four notes — DSCH — the composer’s own musical signature.In this guided listening lecture, we slow the experience down. Using a few short score excerpts (no musical training required), we follow how the same material is pressured, distorted, and forced into radically different states.
There is no triumph here. No redemption arc. Just persistence.
📅 28 March 2026 · 19:30 (doors 19:15)
📍 The Hague (exact address shared after registration)
⏱ Approx. 90 minutes · no interval
🎟 Free entry (registration required)
https://buytickets.at/musiclectures/2064943
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