All Shostakovich articles
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ReviewConcert review: Carducci Quartet, Sonoro Quartet, Guildhall School Musicians
Edward Bhesania visits London’s Milton Court Concert Hall on 29 January 2025 for the performance of Shostakovich and Ustvolskaya
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ReviewJerusalem Quartet: Shostakovich
Grittily human readings of music close to this ensemble’s heart
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ReviewNing Feng: Prokofiev, Shostakovich
Virtuosity is a given in a pair of superbly characterised concertos
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ReviewCasals Quartet: Shostakovich
A quartet renowned in Classical repertoire ventures into the 20th century
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ReviewConcert review: Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano)
Janet Banks listens to the veteran duo’s performance of Fauré, Assad, Nadia Boulanger, Shostakovich, Pärt and Franck at London’s Barbican Hall on 2 November 2024
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ReviewLionel Martin: Kabalevsky, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky
A Mutter protégé impresses in a wide-ranging Russian programme
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ReviewConcert review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) Sinfonia of London/John Wilson
Tim Homfray visits London’s Barbican Hall on 15 October 2024 for the performance of Shostakovich, Kenneth Hesketh and Rachmaninoff
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BlogsViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja on the shadow world of Shostakovich
US correspondent Thomas May speaks with Patricia Kopatchinskaja about playing Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 on her current tour with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Edward Gardner, which culminates in her long-overdue Carnegie Hall debut.
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ReviewConcert review: Pacifica Quartet masterclass and concert
Bruce Hodges attends the performance of Shostakovich and Beethoven as part of the Bowdoin Festival at the Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin, ME, US, on 1 July 2024
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ReviewConcert review: David Finckel (cello) Wu Han (piano)
Leah Hollingsworth hears the performance of Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Grieg at the Brevard Music Center, Brevard, NC, US, on 1 July 2024
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ReviewDaniel Lozakovich: Grieg, Franck, Shostakovich, Shor/Pletnev
Youth and experience combine with mixed results
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ReviewConcert review: Sheryl Staples, Frank Huang (violins) Cynthia Phelps (viola) Carter Brey (cello) Igor Levit (piano) Christopher Martin (trumpet) New York Philharmonic/Jaap van Zweden
Leah Hollingsworth hears the performance of Mozart, Shostakovich and Brahms in David Geffen Hall at New York’s Lincoln Center on 1 June 2024
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ReviewQuartetto Noûs: Shostakovich
An Italian group brings warmth to its ongoing Shostakovich cycle
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ReviewConcert review: Jerusalem Quartet
Bruce Hodges the performance of Haydn, Brahms and Shostakovich at New York’s 92NY on 16 April 2024
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ReviewConcert review: Quatuor Danel
Tim Homfray reports on the performance of Shostakovich and Weinberg at London’s Wigmore Hall on 19 March 2024
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BlogsShostakovich string quartets translate the human experience: Quatuor Danel
Marc Danel, first violinist of Quatuor Danel, shares the ensemble’s history with the complete string quartet cycle, including its highlights and challenges for the players
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BlogsThe Brodsky Quartet: how we prepare our Shostakovich string quartet cycle
Embarking on several Shostakovich string quartet performance cycles over 2024 and 2025, members of the Brodsky Quartet answer our questions on how to tackle this mammoth of a task
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ReviewConcert review: Apollon Musagète Quartet
Leah Hollingsworth hears the performance of Schubert, Dvořák and Shostakovich at the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York on 7 February 2024
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ReviewConcert review: Pablo Ferrández (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Karina Canellakis
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Brahms, Mussorgsky and Shostakovich at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 21 February 2024
