Shostakovich is born in St Petersburg on September 25 to Dmitrij Boleslavovich Shostakovich (1875-1922), a government inspector of weights and measures, and his wife Sofja Vasilevna (1878-1955 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is hard to know how best to mark the 50th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s death. His music is so ...

"Shostakovich created deeply personal works ... and her quartet will be featured along with special guests, Kids 4 Harmony. Next, on Saturday (May 17), the Linde Center plays host to the ...

He tells the extraordinary story of Shostakovich's 7th Symphony ... to early notation and how music was first written down. Harmony, intervals, triads and cadences. videoHarmony, intervals ...