Eliahu Inbal conducts the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra / "Babiyar" by Shostakovich

Monday, February 10, 2025 19:00 start (18:00 open)

1016th Regular Concert Series A

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 (National Holiday) 14:00 start (13:00 open)

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Special (2/11)

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

Conductor: Eliahu Inbal

Bass: Grigory Shkarpa*

Male Choir: Estonian National Male Choir*

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Poem "Isle of the Dead" op.29

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor op.113 "Babi Yar"*

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Inbal's Shostakovich Symphony No. 13 has overcome two cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be performed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the composer's death. The text, which seems to denounce not only the Nazi genocide of the Jews but also the anti-Semitism and oppression in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union, is combined with skillful orchestration to create a unique and terrifying symphony sung with inner anger and irony, which is the true essence of Shostakovich and in a sense could be called his greatest masterpiece. This is the culmination of Shostakovich's work by Inbal and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, featuring Grigory Shkarpa, a Russian bass singer whom Inbal also trusts, and the prestigious Estonian National Male Choir. Japanese subtitles are included.

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