Dmitri Shostakovich
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Letters: Readers on the Ukrainian culture minister’s call for a boycott of Russian culture, in protest at the invasion of Ukraine
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3 out of 5 stars.
Cherry Town, Moscow review – Shostakovich’s operetta becomes a zany romp but outstays its welcome
3 out of 5 stars.Welsh National Youth Opera attack the subversive satire with verve and enthusiasm, maximising the theatricality and cheerfully taking the Mikhail out of it all
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4 out of 5 stars.Carolina Eyck was mesmerising in Kalevi Aho’s theremin concerto, while Kaija Saariaho’s Vista and Shostakovich’s 15th symphony were superbly played by the BBC Philharmonic
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An all-star production of Britten’s opera thrilled; Soviet-era melancholy flowed through Shostakovich’s quartets; and the RPO rose to their game-changing new conductor
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Brief letters: No such thing as time | Cushioning the blow | Out for the count | Reclaiming San Serriffe | Marine disaster
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5 out of 5 stars.The Carducci Quartet get to the heart of Shostakovich, while two very different interpretations of Bartók’s only opera enthral
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5 out of 5 stars.
On DSCH: Works by Shostakovich and Stevenson review – Levit’s spectacular wild ride
5 out of 5 stars.Pairing Stevenson’s Passacaglia on DSCH with Shostakovich’s equally epic 24 Preludes is a unique combination of rarity and virtuosity
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Letters: Mick Murray shares the response he got from the director of English Touring Opera on the need for the public to connect with artists
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Fresh performances of Shostakovich and Beethoven open Classical Vauxhall’s mini-festival, while GPO turns its hand to Ravel’s clock-shop comedy
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Crippled by Hitler’s forces during history’s deadliest siege, Leningrad rallied under the most unlikely of anthems – Shostakovich’s Seventh SymphonyPodcast
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In the eye of Russia’s revolutionary storm, he wrote some of the most powerful – and cryptic – music of the 20th century. Whether he is judged a Soviet lackey or heroic dissident, the wealth of his musical legacy is beyond doubt
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Musicians and artists were all enlisted to assert US power in the cold war. A new podcast explores the part the agency played
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The two composers were separated by the Iron Curtain and language but united by their art and their deep admiration for each others’ music. A new bi-cultural orchestra inspired by their friendship pays tribute to their common cause
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5 out of 5 stars.Tower Ballroom, Birmingham
Shostakovich’s bleak and brilliant satire fits this unconventional opera company perfectly
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3 out of 5 stars.The Boston SO under Andris Nelsons don’t quite bring out the character of these symphonies, but the playing is sometimes stellar
Shostakovich: Symphonies 2, 3, 12 and 13 album review – Nelsons ends his cycle as convincingly as it began
3 out of 5 stars.