That the current Russian leadership, and its lackeys, are pariahs does not – and should not – force us to reject Russia’s culture. In the Second World War, Beethoven and Brahms remained in British ...

Upcoming performances of Shostakovich's 8th symphony and Mahler's 7th are ideal vehicles to show off the symphony’s big new ...

Batiashvili’s account of the Tchaikovsky concerto confirms why she remains one of the most compelling violinists of her ...

Dmitri Shostakovich lived under constant threat in Stalin’s Soviet Union, where artists could be celebrated one day and ...

Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death. By A.J. Goldmann The male ...

Alexander Kerr, concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, will join the Arkansas Symphony as soloist and guest ...

Composed in 1944 under Stalinist censorship, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 is one of the most politically charged ...

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra has quietly announced a complete change in the program for the May 10-12 performances at its newly renovated Geffen Hall at the city’s Lincoln Center arts complex.

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 ...

Brooklyn Rider’s exploration of the four elements, miniatures by Kurtag and the Anzû Quartet’s debut recording are among the highlights. Over two nights at Carnegie Hall, Andris Nelsons and the ...