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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Carducci Quartet

Shostakovich Plus

,LSO St Luke's
Carducci Quartet

The autumn series of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts is dedicated to Shostakovich's chamber works, complementing Gianandrea Noseda's symphony cycle with the LSO at the Barbican Hall.

The Fourth Quartet was composed under the shadow of the infamous Zhdanov Doctrine, in which Shostakovich, as well as other prominent Soviet composers, was officially denounced. Like many of his works, including the First Violin Concerto, the quartet was put into a drawer and remained unperformed until Stalin's death.

Shostakovich’s work is complemented by Beethoven's Quartet in F minor, which is often referred to as the ‘Serioso’, with its urgent, violent intensity. However, in the final bars, the atmosphere shifts to one of unrelenting joy, dismissing the weight of the rest of the work in 30 seconds flat. It might just be the greatest musical punch line of all time.

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Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Programme

  • Beethoven   String Quartet in F minor Op 95
  • Shostakovich   String Quartet No 4 in D major

Performers

  • Carducci Quartet  
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LSO St Luke's

Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG

Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271. 

Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.