Why Was Festive Overture Written?
Shostakovich Wrote the Festive Overture (1954) in Just Three Days, to Commemorate the 37Th Anniversary of the 1917 October Revo- Lution. It Was Commissioned by...
Shostakovich wrote the Festive Overture (1954) in just three days, to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the 1917 October Revo- lution. It was commissioned by the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, which needed a new work for their October Revolution celebra- tion concert.
How long did it take to compose the festive overture?
What is wild, however, is that Shostakovich wrote Festive Overture in three days.
When was festive overture premiered?
The successful premiere took place on 6 November 1954 and the overture has been a popular favorite ever since, receiving frequent performances at official events such as the opening of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the 2009 Nobel Prize ceremony.
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