Oh To Believe in Another World
Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XX , [Venue Details]William Kentridge’s film has its UK premiere with the Shostakovich symphony that inspired it, played by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop.
Join us for a powerful, political evening bringing together Kentridge’s film and Shostakovich’s subversive Symphony No.10, with both works sharing themes of freedom against totalitarianism and oppression.
Oh To Believe in Another World is an animated film to ‘illuminate and honour’ Shostakovich’s powerful Symphony No.10, which premiered a few months after the death of Stalin and expresses the violence and dread of Russia’s years under the dictator’s regime.
Using collage, puppets and masked actors, artist William Kentridge creates a dream-like ‘Soviet museum’ to accompany the symphony, featuring a cast of characters including Lenin, Stalin and Shostakovich himself.
South African visual artist and filmmaker William Kentridge works in many disciplines, including drawing, sculpture, textiles, dance and opera – a 2022 retrospective at the Royal Academy simply called him a ‘global creative powerhouse.’ Much of his work addresses the politics of oppression in his native South Africa and around the world.
To complement Shostakovich’s symphony, conductor Marin Alsop has chosen Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms.
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Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop
Age restriction: For ages 7+
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Oh To Believe in Another World
Thursday, 24 Apr 2025 @7.30pm
Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XXMore Information
William Kentridge’s film has its UK premiere with the Shostakovich symphony that inspired it, played by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop.
Join us for a powerful, political evening bringing together Kentridge’s film and Shostakovich’s subversive Symphony No.10, with both works sharing themes of freedom against totalitarianism and oppression.
Oh To Believe in Another World is an animated film to ‘illuminate and honour’ Shostakovich’s powerful Symphony No.10, which premiered a few months after the death of Stalin and expresses the violence and dread of Russia’s years under the dictator’s regime.
Using collage, puppets and masked actors, artist William Kentridge creates a dream-like ‘Soviet museum’ to accompany the symphony, featuring a cast of characters including Lenin, Stalin and Shostakovich himself.
South African visual artist and filmmaker William Kentridge works in many disciplines, including drawing, sculpture, textiles, dance and opera – a 2022 retrospective at the Royal Academy simply called him a ‘global creative powerhouse.’ Much of his work addresses the politics of oppression in his native South Africa and around the world.
To complement Shostakovich’s symphony, conductor Marin Alsop has chosen Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms.
Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop
Age restriction: For ages 7+
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