The importance of Dmitry Shostakovich as an influence in the history of classical music is hard to understate. Marking the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth, Performance Today begins a week of ...

Conductor James Gaffigan. Photo by Mat Hennek. Courtesy of Mr. Gaffigan’s website. (Producer Todd is off recording Two Star Symphony’s new album right now (sweet!), so we have unearthed some old gold ...

Aside from the obvious marketing hooks, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich this week gives us an opportunity to delve more deeply into the less-explored music ...

Conductor John Storgårds pairs Shostakovich’s radical youthful 2nd symphony with the more assured 5th, in performances that emphasise clarity over drama The latest in the Shostakovich series from the ...

The debate about “meaning” in Dmitri Shostakovich’s output has gone on for almost 30 years, so some may be unaware that there once was a time when interpretations of his scores were derived not from ...

Symphony No. 2, '(The) Age of Anxiety' Leonard Bernstein, Conductor Seymour Lipkin, Piano New York Philharmonic Orchestra Leonard Bernstein, Composer Symphony No. 5 New York Philharmonic Orchestra ...

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer Xavier Phillips, Cello Les Dissonances David Grimal, Director Symphony No. 5 Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer David Grimal, Director ...

It was 100 years ago that Dmitri Shostakovich, as a young music student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, completed his First Symphony. He finished the work in April 1925, and did not turn 19 years ...