On a recent summer night, hundreds of young Russians assembled on St. Petersburg’s main street to hear songs that the ...

Last year, it was Mozart's turn to bask in the historical retrospective spotlight. This year, it's Dmitri Shostakovich's turn. Orchestras the world wide, starting last fall, began tipping their hats ...

He drew on Russian literature for his stage works and was an eager experimenter, inspired by folk tales, religious mysticism and melodrama. By Jonathan Kandell Rodion Shchedrin, a leading Russian ...

In 1928, Shostakovich shared 'Tahiti Trot' with conductor Nikolai Malko for the first time. Malko wagered a bet that ...