Secret Music Skirmishes of the Cold War
Location
Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington DC 20016
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Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington DC 20016
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Secret Music Skirmishes of the Cold War: The Shostakovich Case
Wednesday, May 23 | 7:30pm
In the frosty days of the Cold War, the intelligence agencies of the USSR and USA fought proxy wars across, with unwitting individuals often swept into the fray.
The Russian musical legend Dmitri Shostakovich spent his life composing groundbreaking music, often facing criticism, and even death threats, by the Soviet government.
At the height of the Cold War he too was forced into the center of the CIA and KGB war of propaganda as he was offered an invitation to the United States. With John F. Kennedy and Joseph Stalin in a perilous standoff, Shostakovich became an unwilling pawn in the struggle between the Communist and Capitalist world.
Join us as former CIA historian Nicholas Dujmovic shares incredible stories of the secret music skirmishes of the Cold War, alongside the powerful music of Dmitri Shostakovich, played by PostClassical Ensemble and pianist Benjamin Pasternack.
Featuring
Benjamin Pasternack, pianist
PostClassical Ensemble
Program
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 2 (1943)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues (1950-52)
Ticket Prices
Premium Nave: $65
Front Nave: $60
Mid Nave: $45
Rear Nave: $25
West Side Transepts: $45
East Side Transepts: $25
$15 student tickets (available for seats normally priced $45 and below; select the student option in the drop-down)
Tickets purchased now will be held under your name, and may be picked up beginning at 6:30 pm on May 23.
Wednesday, May 23 | 7:30pm
In the frosty days of the Cold War, the intelligence agencies of the USSR and USA fought proxy wars across, with unwitting individuals often swept into the fray.
The Russian musical legend Dmitri Shostakovich spent his life composing groundbreaking music, often facing criticism, and even death threats, by the Soviet government.
At the height of the Cold War he too was forced into the center of the CIA and KGB war of propaganda as he was offered an invitation to the United States. With John F. Kennedy and Joseph Stalin in a perilous standoff, Shostakovich became an unwilling pawn in the struggle between the Communist and Capitalist world.
Join us as former CIA historian Nicholas Dujmovic shares incredible stories of the secret music skirmishes of the Cold War, alongside the powerful music of Dmitri Shostakovich, played by PostClassical Ensemble and pianist Benjamin Pasternack.
Featuring
Benjamin Pasternack, pianist
PostClassical Ensemble
Program
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 2 (1943)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues (1950-52)
Ticket Prices
Premium Nave: $65
Front Nave: $60
Mid Nave: $45
Rear Nave: $25
West Side Transepts: $45
East Side Transepts: $25
$15 student tickets (available for seats normally priced $45 and below; select the student option in the drop-down)
Tickets purchased now will be held under your name, and may be picked up beginning at 6:30 pm on May 23.