All Shostakovich articles
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BlogsTwo anniversaries: the Carducci Quartet on Ravel and Shostakovich string quartets
Ahead of a performance at Music at Paxton, the ensemble shares their thoughts on a programme containing two pillars of string quartet repertoire
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Britten, Shostakovich
An album abounding in fearless musicianship
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ReviewConcert review: Gemma Rosefield (cello) Tim Horton (piano)
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Shostakovich, Mendelssohn and Casals at London’s Wigmore Hall on 13 April 2025
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ReviewConcert review: Carducci Quartet, Elmore Quartet
Janet Banks attends the performance by the two quartets at London’s Milton Court Concert Hall on 29 April 2025, to hear works by Shostakovich, and Elena Firsova
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Premium ❘ FocusSentimental Work: Baiba Skride on Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto no.1
The Latvian violinist grew up with Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto no.1, a work that allows a lot of freedom of expression – as her two recordings amply demonstrate
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma: Shostakovich
An A-lister line-up proves a mixed bag on this anniversary celebration
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ReviewConcert review: Edgar Moreau (cello) Philadelphia Orchestra/Nathalie Stutzmann
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of Schumann, Bach, Missy Mazzoli and Shostakovich at Philadelphia’s Marian Anderson Hall on 29 March 2025
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BlogsMusic between friends: Sheku Kanneh-Mason on his new album, ‘Shostakovich & Britten’
The British cellist speaks to The Strad about his deeply personal new album, the influence of Rostropovich and the emotional extremes that keep him returning to this music.
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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
