Echoes of the 20th Century

Some music just can’t get through a première without booing and consternation. Compositions that symbolise a new style. Other pieces so original that they still defy our imaginations today. In this blog, you'll discover the twelve compositions in our concert series Echoes of the 20th Century.

Published on 6 October '25

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Cello Concerto No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich

The concert series 'Echoes of the 20th Century' tells the story behind twelve iconic compositions from the 20th century.

- By Klaas Coulembier

Echoes of the 20th Century

Published on 30 September '25

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The Planets by Gustav Holst

The concert series ‘Echoes of the 20th Century’ tells the story behind twelve iconic compositions from the 20th century.

- By Klaas Coulembier