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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Meta4 String Quartet

Shostakovich Plus

,LSO St Luke's
Meta4 String 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.

Shostakovich achieved great acclaim with his Piano Quintet, winning the Stalin Prize and 100,000 rubles. The work is an early and traditional example of his chamber music – a descendant of similar works by his predecessors Schumann and Brahms.

It was written for the Beethoven Quartet and the composer himself – a pianist – to perform together; they premiered it in 1940 in Moscow. Shostakovich reportedly played the fast passages very quickly indeed: ‘Let's play it fast, otherwise the audience will get bored … you see my metronome at home is out of order, so pay no attention to what I wrote.’

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Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Programme

  • Olli Mustonen   Piano Quintet (UK premiere)
  • Shostakovich   Piano Quintet in G minor

Performers

  • Meta4 String Quartet  
  • Alasdair Beatson   piano
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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.