Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond.

I’ve written about the Shostakovich Fifth Symphony before. It’s one of the masterworks of the classical repertoire, alongside ...

The Butler County Symphony Orchestra opens its new year Feb. 8 with “Shostakovich Five!,” featuring Dmitri Shostakovich’s ...

The Butler County Symphony Orchestra’s concert Saturday, Feb. 8, will be preceded by a presentation at 6:30 p.m. for symphony patrons who arrive early. The symphony orchestra opens the new year on ...

Stalin's death in 1953 was the biggest step towards Shostakovich's restoration as a creative artist – finally he could express himself freely! This transition was marked by his 10th Symphony ...

His Second Symphony, To October, was less successful despite its rousing choral finale and revolutionary sentiments. Shostakovich, when he apologised for his errors, said he would try to do better and ...

Music by Jean Sibelius and Dmitri Shostakovich was featured in the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Masterworks Series concert on ...