This video examines Dmitri Shostakovich’s life as a composer navigating Soviet authoritarianism. It highlights his shifting ...

After composing an operatic adaptation of “Macbeth” that displeased Stalin, the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich told a friend: “Even if they cut off both my hands, I shall continue to write music ...

The April 9 program will be repeated on today (Friday, April 10) and tomorrow (Saturday, April 11) at 7:30 pm. Tickets are ...

Who never wrote a bad note? If Mozart springs to mind, you’re in good company. Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons would agree with you. But next to Wolfgang Amadeus, Nelsons would ...

Like most Russian composers—and unlike his fellows in capitalist countries—Dmitri Shostakovich works for a corporation. Its headquarters are a modern redbrick combination office and apartment house ...

Our critic tracked one concert, from its first rehearsals to its first performance. Practice is only part of what makes this ensemble excellent. By David Allen Banned for decades in the Soviet Union ...

The 20th-century Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich might be best known for his conflicted but patriotic symphonies, his daring operas, including two takes on Nikolai Leskov’s novella “Lady Macbeth ...

Rhein Main Airport, Germany, March 22, 1949: Russian composer and pianist Dimitri Shostakovich (center, with glasses) is surrounded by reporters and photographers at Rhein Main Airport. The famous ...

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Many years ago, a relative of mine used the term "music-intense" in conversation to describe a musician we both knew. I think it's also an apt descriptor for BBC music broadcaster Stephen Johnson. His ...

As reportedly happened during the Kirov Opera’s visit to Washington last year, the best performance of the group’s residency this week at the Kennedy Center was saved for last. On Sunday afternoon, ...