Russia’s composers had spoken their apologies for their past sins of “formalism” and “bourgeois ideology,” and promised they would try harder to stay in the right key. Last week, the big brass of the ...
The new nationalistic Soviet anthem (TIME, Jan. 3) was widely played in the U.S. last week. No sooner had the music been published in the U.S. press than U.S. orchestra leaders fell all over ...
Vladimir Ashkenazy brought the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra to Carnegie Hall not long ago and bravely confronted his past—literally so—in the first program. The music was by Shostakovich and Prokofiev ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about great music, mobile-centric tech and related trends. As World War II consumed Europe leaving a trail of death, ...
This may not be the timeliest moment to proclaim Russia’s creative superiority, but the musical facts are incontrovertible. Over the past century, Russia has produced most of the world’s outstanding ...
"Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" is on stage at Symphony Hall Jan. 25 and 27 before heading to Carnegie Hall at the end of the month. Myles McCaul was an Associate Producer for the GBH News arts and culture ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. "Poetry is respected only in this country - people are killed for it. There ...
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