All Dmitri Shostakovich articles
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VideoSergej Krylov performs Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto no.1
The violinist selected the concert as his ‘Sentimental Work’ in the October 2023 issue of the magazine
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Premium ❘ FeatureGidon Kremer on Mieczysław Weinberg: Testament to turbulent times
2019 marked a century since the birth of Polish–Soviet composer Mieczysław Weinberg. Violinist Gidon Kremer tells Tom Stewart why he has become one of the composer’s greatest champions
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Premium ❘ FeatureStanding Strong: Shostakovich’s violin works
Fifty years ago David Oistrakh premiered Shostakovich’s Violin Sonata, written for the violinist’s 60th birthday. Only two further works by Shostakovich for solo violinist survive: the concertos, both for Oistrakh. Andrew Morris examines all three pieces, uncovering their interpretative challenges in conversation with Gidon Kremer, Julia Fischer and Vadim Gluzman