To mark the 50th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich's death, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform his Symphony No. 7, known as the ‘Leningrad’, a symbol of ...

In the orchestral world, unlike the funk atmosphere inhabited by James Brown when he uttered that familiar phrase, well-worn repertoire doesn't usually highlight the percussion section. But on ...

Streaming platforms for Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad' @ Gewandhaus, Leipzig haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

The major success of Andris Nelsons’ still brief career as the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s music director must be his advocacy of the orchestral music of Dmitri Shostakovich. Certainly no BSO ...

In the summer of 1942, Leningrad was starving. It had been under siege and bombardment by German forces for nearly a year. And yet an orchestra managed to perform a new symphony by the composer Dmitri ...

Is the Leningrad a pastoral symphony? Petrenko would like us to think so. Throughout the performance he looks for pockets of expressive intimacy quite as much as sheer excitement, although he is also ...

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