Pianist David Bismuth, assistant of Maria João Pires at the music Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, and the Quatuor Hermès, ensemble in residence at the Music Chapel, bring us the two most popular chamber music works of the Russian composer Shostakovich. While the Piano Quintet – written after the sight of the devastated city of Dresden – is largely known for its virtuosity, its powerful melodies and its piano solo passages, the Eighth String Quartet in its turn is a nostalgic memory of the victims of Hitler and Stalin.

Flagey, Music Chapel