Major orchestras in the US and around the world need little excuse to program the symphonic music of Soviet composer Dmitri ...

The two-minute rest for the soloist at the beginning of the Brahms Violin Concerto is no idle wait. Battle is imminent. Journeying to the sunny theme of the opening movement, the violinist must first ...

The Marquette Symphony Orchestra will present its season finale, “Festive Folk,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Kaufman Auditorium. This event will blend classical music with the spirited ...

His Fourth Symphony fared no better as far as musical officialdom went and it was withdrawn before its first performance. With the Fifth Symphony (1937) Shostakovich was allowed in from the cold, as ...