June 7th
“heavenly Duo”
“But then Dmitri Shostakovich. This – last – 15th symphony becomes an event – the fantastic Adagio- funeral march again becomes perfection. Here Currentzis’ tendency for the extreme is fully effective. Pain, agony, suffering: So much of grotesque tragic is hard to bear, but the outstanding soloists, the dialogue of brass and solo cello, do also proclaim something of a hidden hope within all the sadness.”