The New York Times – Music:
Our critic tracked one concert, from its first rehearsals to its first performance. Practice is only part of what makes this ensemble excellent.
Category: Shostakovich, Dmitri
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La Scala Stages New Vision of Shostakovich’s Original ‘Lady MacBeth’
The New York Times – Music:
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.
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Review: A Conductor Surprises by Embracing the Ordinary
The New York Times – Music:
Esa-Pekka Salonen is known for unusual, ambitious projects. But at the New York Philharmonic this week, he succeeded with standard repertory works.
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Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist
The New York Times – Music:
Without interplay from the musicians, Leonidas Kavakos found tension in his own playing in Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto.
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Review: A Shostakovich Symphony Finally Reaches the Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
The composer’s 12th, from 1961, is being played by the orchestra for the first time under the conductor Rafael Payare, also making his debut.
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The Facts and Fictions of Shostakovich’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’
The New York Times – Music:
The 1934 opera, revived this season at the Metropolitan Opera, stoked the ire of the Soviet state, or so the story goes. But archives tell a more interesting tale.
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Stalin Once Banned This Opera in Russia, but Audiences Still Enjoy It
The New York Times – Music:
“Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” by Dmitri Shostakovich, a tale of love and betrayal once banned in Soviet Russia, is returning to the Metropolitan Opera.
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A Sister and Brother Choose Repertoire by Feeling and Listening
The New York Times – Music:
The young British phenoms Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason are performing a duo recital of cello sonatas, including by Shostakovich and Frank Bridge, at Carnegie Hall.