Events related to Shostakovich in 2006
Having been born Sept 25, 1906, this is Shostakovich's centenial year, so there are many events related to him, and to keep track of them I've made this page.
I'm not bothing to list every concert, but will list themed concert series I know of.
A somewhat similar list is at the
DSCH Journal.
Multi-day conferences
Sept 15-17: Conference at Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY
Sept 15-17: Conference at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, U. K.
Sept 24-27: Goldsmiths College/U Of London
Sept 29-Oct 1: Conference at Bristol, U.K.
Nov 24-26: Hannover, Germany
Ongoing festivals
Sept 28-Oct 29: Danish/Swedish events mostly in Copenhagen
July 20-29: Festival of Shostakovich Operas and Ballets with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre in London, U.K.
Sept 23-Dec 3: Various Concerts of film music in Barnicon Center, London, U.K.
Other ceremonial events
Sept 25, St. Petersburg: Opening of Shostakovich Museum, 9 Marata Street
October 5: Opening of UK Shostakovich Society Archive with Maxim Shostakovich, plus reception and concert, Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Last updated: July 2006
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