Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk - Staatstheater Oldenburg

Name: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk - Staatstheater Oldenburg
Start: 2026-06-24T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-24T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Großes Haus

took place · 24 Jun 2026

Großes Haus, Oldenburg, Germany

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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk - Staatstheater Oldenburg — Großes Haus, Oldenburg

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Opera performance at the Oldenburg State Theatre.

About: Dmitri Shostakovich

One of the defining composers of the 20th century, Shostakovich spent his career balancing Soviet demands against his own artistic voice - a tension that runs through every bar of his symphonies, quartets, and concertos, still gripping audiences worldwide today.

most frequently performed symphonist of the mid-20th century (Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center)

symphonies composed

string quartets composed

What's new

2026-07
The IX Summer Festival at the New Jerusalem Museum (July 8-12, 2026) is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of Shostakovich, featuring leading Russian orchestras performing his works alongside Mussorgsky, Mahler, and Prokofiev.
2026-04
The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam presented a multi-part 'Shostakovich 120' series in 2025-26, including the Jerusalem Quartet performing the complete string quartets and the Ferschtman family in chamber music programmes.
2026-04
The London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Antonio Pappano performed Symphony No. 5 at the Barbican Hall in April 2026.

Tour

LondonAmsterdamBerlinGlasgowMontrealLos AngelesNew YorkWashingtonBaltimoreDenverClevelandMilwaukeeChicagoPortlandIstraBamberg

Tracks

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 471937 comeback work after Stalin's condemnation; one of the most performed symphonies in the repertoire

Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad', Op. 60Written during the Siege of Leningrad (1941); became a symbol of wartime resistance

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110Intensely autobiographical work composed in three days in 1960; incorporates Shostakovich's musical monogram DSCH

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op. 29Opera (1932) condemned by Stalin in 1936; later revised and still performed worldwide

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35Witty concerto for piano and trumpet; one of his most popular and frequently programmed works

Recent shows

Apr 27, 1954 Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Moscow (RU)

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk - Staatstheater Oldenburg

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