It’s very possible that a potent double-shot of often gloomy Russian composers — i.e. Alfred Schnittke and Dmitri Shostakovich — didn’t mesh with some folks’ warm spring evening agendas.

Dmitri Shostakovich in 1942 One such program was presented by the New York Philharmonic two weeks ago. It featured Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, considered by most—critics and listeners alike ...

Even fellow musician Sergei Prokofiev, whom Shostakovich considered the “Greatest Russian composer of today,” publicly attacked the piece. But today, it has built a cult following among ...

Dmitri Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, one of the mainstays of the twentieth-century orchestral repertory, ends with an unapologetic display of musical bombast. The coda consists of thirty-five ...

Born in 1906, Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist, and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. His mother was a professional pianist and she started teaching her ...

In the West, at least, Sergei Prokofiev is known for his sonatas, his concertos, his symphonies, his ballets . . . But he is not really known for his operas. Should his operas be better known? That is ...

Perhaps I am showing my age, but Sergei Prokofiev was not a household name in my book by any means until quite recently. Everyone will have their own story as to when the Russian composer’s ...

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 March 22, 2024 4:30 pm ET ...

Hilary Hahn and chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu, in a concert of 1s: Shostakovich's Opus 1, his First Symphony and the First Violin Concerto by Prokofiev.

Gorbachev's tragic legacyLONDON — Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’s last leader, was buried last month at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow next to his wife Raisa and near fellow Soviet leader ...