Dmitri Shostakovich News

New England Conservatory (NEC) announces an expansive winter-spring season of performances, featuring a diverse roster of ensembles and programming. Ensembles large and small perform in NEC's world-class venues, including Jordan Hall and the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre.  

Camerata Pacifica's February program opens with the chilly mystery of Prokofiev's Op. 80, F minor Violin Sonata, and closes bathed in a beautiful, warm sunset of Johannes Brahms' Vienna, with his Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115.

The Taiwan Philharmonic - known as the National Symphony Orchestra in its homeland - will be one of the first international orchestra to be presented by the New York Philharmonic in David Geffen Hall in their return to the United States for a national tour this spring, led by new Music Director Jun Märkl.

Unquiet Music Ltd releases a concept album titled “MEMEmusic” and features Jon Poole of Lifesigns, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson, Markus Reuter of Stick Men, Adrian Benavides of Earthdiver, Frédéric L’Epée of Yang. The album is composed by JP Rossi, and produced by Markus Reuter (Stick Men, Reuter/Motzer/Grohowski, Anchor & Burden).

The adventurous Beo String Quartet, noted for its sterling sound and experimental as well as classical performances, will be presented by the prestigious Morgan Library and Museum on Tuesday evening, January 31st, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the J.Pierpont Library.

Following a successful collaboration during London Art Week and the first four concerts of the residency from  September to November 2022, the Philharmonia and Cromwell Place have announced the programme for the second half of the residency from January - June  2023.  Members of the Philharmonia have formed ensembles and selected music to reflect the themes of the changing exhibitions at Cromwell Place.

The Columbus Symphony's 2022-23 Masterworks Season continues into the new year, showcasing the best in orchestral music by composers including Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler, Schubert and many more, as well as works that will be performed for the first time on the Ohio Theatre stage.

The adventurous Beo String Quartet, noted for its sterling sound and experimental as well as classical performances will travel to California with two exciting programs.

Watch the music video for Beo String Quartet's 'People' music video.

On January 26-28, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Steven Mackey's Concerto for Curved Space, co-commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

On Wednesday, November 30th from 6:30-8:00 pm, The Strings of Modus Operandi Orchestra (MOO) will perform in their Merkin Hall debut.

In its 50th Anniversary year, the KPO joins with ROGER WOODWARD AC, who returns to Sydney for a single performance – in his childhood suburb of Chatswood - to celebrate the orchestra’s 50th anniversary AND raise funds for the Sisters of Charity Foundation.

On Friday, November 11, 2022, acclaimed pianist Orion Weiss will release his new album, Arc II: Ravel, Brahms, Shostakovich, on First Hand Records.

The Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet, whose credits include a host of prestigious awards and residencies, concludes its complete Beethoven string quartet cycle on Cedille Records with a three-disc set of the composer's late quartets, available October 14, 2022.

BCM Autumn, Bridgehampton Chamber Music's fall mini-series launched in 2021, expands from two concerts to three in 2022, with Saturday evening programs October 29, November 12, and December 10, BCM's first-ever holiday program.

Margot Morales to Present In the Likely Event of Forever at Queen Victoria Women's Centre, Tue 11 Oct - Sat 15 Oct, Tue 18 - Sat 22 October 2022.

As part of its centennial celebrations, San Francisco Opera released the first installment of Streaming the First Century.

The Colburn School has announced its 2022-23 season, which brings together the School's exceptional students and faculty with today's most esteemed artists in a wide variety of free or low-cost programs offered on campus and throughout Los Angeles. 

The Orchestra Now, the visionary orchestra and master’s degree program founded by Bard College president, conductor, educator, and music historian Leon Botstein, returns to the stage for its eighth season on September 10, 2022.

The Chelsea Symphony's 2022/2023 season, NEAR & FAR, ties together powerful orchestral works by theme, place, and history to highlight the connectivity of the human experience and the journey forward.