Dmitri Shostakovich in 1972(Erich Auerbach/Hulton Archive) Dmitri Shostakovich's career was plagued by censorship and heartbreak. His string quartets are perhaps his most intimate, interior ...

Shostakovich was one of the twentieth-century's great composers: his music treading the dangerous tightrope between the revelation of truth and terror at the consequences.

Freedom of expression is enjoyed by many, but it is cherished by those who have lived without it. In his early 30s, a leading musical voice was reprimanded by his heads of state for his disapproved ...

The hottest ticket in Chicago classical music at the moment? That’s an easy one. It is the Pacifica Quartet’s Shostakovich string quartet cycle at Roosevelt University’s Ganz Hall. After the ...

If the symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich represent the composer at his most public, his 15 string quartets reflect his most private reflections: They are a diary of a life lived, for the most part, ...

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Several of Vancouver’s classical music organizations are exploring the trend toward focused miniseries. (I shy away from the term “binge-listening,” but it’s certainly expressive enough). In the next ...

Last week, the college-town of Bloomington, Ind., shivered in record low temperatures. But the frigid weather didn't stop the Pacifica Quartet - the string quartet in residence on the sprawling ...

Where: Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, University of Victoria When: Feb. 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9. All concerts at 8 p.m. Pre-concert talks at 7 p.m. Tickets: $25 single ticket or $100 for ...

String Quartet No.1 in C major, Op.49: 1. Moderato String Quartet No.1 in C major, Op.49: 2. Moderato String Quartet No.1 in C major, Op.49: 3. Allegro molto String ...