Between Fire and Shadow
10. nov 2026, 19:30 - 21:30
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On 10 November 2026, the BTV Stadtforum Innsbruck will host an extraordinary concert featuring chamber music by two of the 20th century’s most important composers. Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev – whose 135th birthday provides an additional reason for this concert – have blended tradition and modernity in their music, each finding their own voice and developing an unmistakable musical language without which the history of music would be unimaginable. Deeply rooted in Russian culture and undoubtedly influenced by the socio-political events of the world, their music expresses not only the immediate spirit of the age, but rather a personal statement on the values of humanity, its decline and resurrection, which transcends all temporal and physical boundaries. Violinist Ivana Pristašová Zaugg, recipient of the 2025 Tyrol State Culture Prize for her services to contemporary music, and Teodor Rusu, principal cellist of the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, will perform highlights from the Russian chamber music repertoire together with the Innsbruck-based pianist Paul Cartianu. Join us and experience a triumph of contrasts: energy and lyricism, turmoil and enlightenment; venture between fire and shadow.
