With conductor Keith Lockhart gone, there has been a “rest note” for the Utah Symphony. To whom did they look to replace Lockhart's charm and charisma? Meet Swiss native Thierry Fischer... With ...
Even in its waning months, the Shostakovich centennial year keeps providing musical riches. This week alone brought Monday's vivid performance of the Eleventh Symphony by Valery Gergiev and the Kirov ...
The initial time I heard the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform the politically charged Shostakovich 10th was during the first week of October 1990. The second time was last weekend, the first week of ...
The two works on Thursday’s Dallas Symphony Orchestra concert could hardly have been more different. First up was the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, music of pastels and scented lace, with ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Kentridge’s film played over Shostakovich’s 10th symphony at a New York Philharmonic concert led by Keri-Lynn Wilson. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim ...
The Seattle Symphony's Shostakovich Uncovered Festival ends Saturday night with the repeat of Thursday's concert, which drew a nearly full house to Benaroya Hall for the composer's Symphony No. 10 and ...
The final volume of symphonies was released Oct. 20. It will eventually be part of a massive box set documenting the entire Shostakovich venture. Andris Nelsons was still in his first season as music ...