Shostakovich Archive

Venue: Louise Davies Symphony Hall Van Ness Avenue, San Frnacisco, CA Dates/Times: April 27, 2016 at 8:00 PM April 28, 2016 at 8:00 PM April 29, 2016 at 8:00 PM Conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado, the …

Franz Schubert was one of the most amazing composers of the early 19th century. And Gustav Mahler was a major figure in music of the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. This recording …

Dmitri Shostakovich: Two Piano concertos and violin/piano sonata Op. 134 The many facets of  Shostakovich’s music are demonstrated in this excellent CD. His youthful spirits are ever-present in the 1932 concerto for piano, solo trumpet, …

  Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 Shostakovich completed his First Concerto in 1948, and it was dedicated to the great Russian violinist David Oistrakh. The Second Concerto was completed and premiered in 1967 …

    Ravel and Shostakovich for strings. Arranged by Rudolph Barshai. This is the very first recording of Rudolph Barshai’s arrangements of Ravel and Shostakovich string quartets. The specially commissioned arrangements retain the nuances that …