Shostakovich: Violin Concertos

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:associated_with Soviet music
gptkbp:characteristics complex rhythms
lyrical melodies
dramatic contrasts
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_impact widely performed in concert halls
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:David_Oistrakh
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance 1947
gptkbp:genre gptkb:classical
gptkbp:historical_context composed during Stalin's regime
gptkbp:influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
Russian folk music
jazz elements
gptkbp:instrumentation violin and orchestra
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:International_Classical_Music_Awards
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Classical_Instrumental_Solo
gptkbp:notable_features orchestral interludes
cadenza sections
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Maxim_Vengerov
gptkb:Itzhak_Perlman
gptkb:Joshua_Bell
gptkb:Anne-Sophie_Mutter
gptkbp:notable_recordings recorded by the New York Philharmonic
recorded by the Berlin Philharmonic
recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Ulster Orchestra
recorded by the Vienna Philharmonic
recorded by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
recorded by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields
recorded by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded by the English Chamber Orchestra
recorded by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded by the London Sinfonietta
recorded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
recorded by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Orchestre National de France
recorded by the Orchestre de Paris
recorded by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded by the Philadelphia Orchestra
recorded by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
recorded by the San Francisco Symphony
recorded by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
recorded by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
gptkbp:part_of Shostakovich's larger body of work
gptkbp:performed_by major orchestras worldwide
gptkbp:performers gptkb:Violin_Concerto_No._1_in_A_minor,_Op._77
gptkb:Violin_Concerto_No._2_in_C_major,_Op._129
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gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:recordings multiple acclaimed recordings
gptkbp:style gptkb:modernism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gidon_Kremer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4