Houston Symphony presents Shostakovich Symphony No. 10, a program of 20th century classics that kicks off with one of Shostakovich’s brightest and most joyful works, his Festive Overture. Then, marvel ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s fitting that conductor Pablo Heras-Casado should be leading The Cleveland Orchestra this week in Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 — the work of a mid-career composer who ...
I found no lack of subtlety in this 1986 Prom relay which also has the advantage of a true sense of euphoria at the end. The applause is earned, frenzied rather than merely respectful though rather ...
When there’s a final reckoning of Andris Nelsons’ tenure as artistic head of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, his performances and recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's music will certainly ride high on ...
The composer himself never matched the joy, optimism and boldness of his first teenage symphony, as the chill of Stalinism settled on his music ...
Symphony No. 10 Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Verbier Festival Orchestra Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer A conceptual puzzle at the best of times, Shostakovich’s third movement is prefaced here by some ...