Boulez vs Shostakovich — discord and harmony at the heart of 20th-century music . This year, a spotlight will be shone on the work of two composers with diametrically opposite styles and attitudes.

Shostakovich’s Vibrant Valediction. The composer’s 15th Symphony, his last, blends a hard-earned gravity with the buoyant spirit of youth. By Peter Saenger . Share. Resize. Listen (2 min) ...

At a fraught contemporary moment, the BSO performed Shostakovich’s “Babi Yar” on Thursday night in Symphony Hall, concluding its traversal of the composer’s complete symphonies.

Shostakovich’s bawdy humour and chilling fatalism were there in his music from the very start and never went away; the unlikeliness of that combination remains one of his music’s most appealing ...

He will be conducting Yo-Yo Ma through both of Shostakovich’s cello concertos at Symphony Hall through Oct. 15. (Photo Aram Boghosian) By Jed Gottlieb. UPDATED: October 13, 2023 at 3:39 PM EDT.

Schnittke and Shostakovich push the NSO to the peak of its powers. Violinist Lisa Batiashvili joined the National Symphony Orchestra for a powerful two--piece program of works by the Russian ...

Review: In thrilling Shostakovich, CSO music director designate Klaus Mäkelä shows 2027 can’t come soon enough ... at its apex, has the soloist sing in harmony with their cello.

Violinist Leonidas Kavakos joins the NSO to lead Shostakovich's crowd-pleasing first concerto on a program with Bruckner's sixth symphony.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s program featuring Lutoslawski’s Cello Concerto and Shostakovich’s hourlong Symphony No. 11may have seemed daunting to some listeners but proved to be ...

In Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center on Wednesday evening, May 7, Kissin’s program of J.S. Bach, Chopin, and Shostakovich, plus encores, had something to satisfy every fan’s wish.

The DSO performes Chopin's "Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra" and Shostakovich's "Symphony No. 10." The Dallas Symphony Orchestra led by music director Fabio Luisi performs nearly two dozen ...

Complete Information About Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony in Cleveland at Blossom Music Center. SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen’s Return WALTON Cello Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 The Cleveland ...