Shostakovich, Michelangelo & The Artistic Conscience
Part of the series Sight & Sound
at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
in NYC
Single Tickets from $30
Bring the Kids for $1
- Conductor and music historian Leon Botstein explores the parallels between orchestral music and the visual arts
- On-screen artworks discussed alongside musical excerpts, a full performance, and audience Q&A
- Shostakovich’s Suite on Verses of Michelangelo and the artwork of Michelangelo & others
- With baritone Tyler Duncan
- Ticket includes museum admission
What’s on the Program
The Music: Shostakovich’s Suite on Verses of Michelangelo
The Artwork: Works by Michelangelo & others; Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer, on view at The Met Fifth Avenue Nov 13, 2017–Feb 12, 2018
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo’s birth, Shostakovich set eleven poems by the Renaissance master to music. This symphonic song cycle illuminates the timeless struggle of artists across the ages—from Michelangelo to Beethoven and Shostakovich himself—in their quest to remain free.
Program subject to change.
What to Expect
| 2:00 | Event begins |
| Conductor and music historian Leon Botstein discusses the parallels between Shostakovich’s Suite on Verses of Michelangelo and the artwork of Michelangelo & others, with on-screen artworks and musical excerpts performed by The Orchestra Now. | |
| 2:45 | Intermission 20 min |
| Full performance
Dmitri Shostakovich Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Audience Q&A |
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| 4:00 | Event ends |
All timings are approximate. Program subject to change.
The Performers
LEON BOTSTEIN, conductor
TYLER DUNCAN, baritone
Artists subject to change.
Sample the Music
Shostakovich Suite on Verses of Michelangelo
Photo by David DeNee
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