Dmitri Shostakovich News

The iconic Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires will usher in a powerful orchestral event this spring with “La voluntad infinita,” a landmark concert headlining the Filarmónica de Buenos Aires’ 80th‑anniversary season.

Radu Paponiu has extended his contract as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra through the 2028–29 season. The Wattis Foundation Music Director joined the SFSYO in 2024 and leads four concerts annually.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra recently presented a program featuring works by Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Andreia Pinto Correia at Richardson Auditorium this past weekend, led by Music Director Rossen Milanov. Check out photos of the evening.

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance has announced Shostakovich 5 & Festive, a concert featuring the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Keitaro Harada.

Bulgarian-American violinist Bella Hristova and a work by New York-based Portuguese composer Andreia Pinto Correia will be spotlighted at Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) concerts shortly after the New Year.

Chamber Project St. Louis will kick off the new year with DANCE BREAK: fancy footwork, an energetic, rhythm-driven chamber music program inspired by dance traditions from around the world

Joburg Ballet will make their UK debut at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre on Thursday 30 October, followed by a further three performances through to Sunday 2 November.

Joburg Ballet has announced that the company will make its UK debut at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Theatre in London this month. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (SFSYO) and Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu will perform five concerts during the 2025–26 season, beginning with their season-opening performance in November.

Berkeley Symphony continues its 54th season with Worlds Beyond, November 16, 2025, conducted by Ming Luke. The program features works by Juan Pablo Contreras, Richard Strauss, Missy Mazzoli, and Dmitri Shostakovich at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley.

Audience favorite Aubree Oliverson will return to open the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's (PSO's) 2025-26 Season at concerts the weekend of October 25-26.

Join the Central Ohio Symphony for an evening of chamber music as their string quartet takes the stage at The Avalon Theatre. Learn more and see how to attend!

Orchestra Victoria's 2025 Southbank Series will continue with At Spring's Edge, an evening of striking contrasts and emotional depth led by, Carlo Antonioli, and featuring the orchestra's Section Principal Cello Melissa Chominsky.

The Beijing Music Festival, the most important international multi-day classical music event in China, has revealed the details of its 28th festival. Learn more!

Baryshnikov Arts is celebrating 20 years with an all new season lineup, kicking off in September with figaro/faggots. Learn more about the full season here!

Parlando has revealed its 2025-26 season, led by conductor and founder Ian Niederhoffer. For the new season, Niederhoffer and Parlando return to Merkin Hall and more.

Baryshnikov Arts will present a fall season of dance, music, and theatre beginning with the world premiere of Kevin Carillo’s FIGARO/FAGGOTS. Learn more here!

In its landmark 12th Season, Axiom Quartet has announced UNBROKEN, the complete cycle of Dmitri Shostakovich’s 15 string quartets performed across seven concerts during the 2025–2026 Season.

Berkeley Symphony has announced its 2025-26 season, featuring four dynamic symphonic programs and four intimate chamber music performances. Learn more here!

New Jersey Symphony will present its Season Finale concerts with Music Director Xian Zhang conducting Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. Pianist Conrad Tao performs Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto, an audience favorite.