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.

New recordings of Schubert's Piano Sonata D959, Biber's violin sonatas, Rachmaninov's songs and Shostakovich's Preludes and ...

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) ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

When guns speak, the muses keep silent, says an old Russian proverb. Last winter, as he listened to the roar of German artillery and watched the sputtering of German incendiaries from the roof of ...

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.