Happy Anniversary Shostakovich Cello Sonata Op. 40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q350N0Y9KyE Click here to view the embedded video. Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife, pianist Elena Rostropovich, (piano) Olga Rostropovich
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Gerard McBurney and Shostakovich Part 2
C(click here) Moscow Cheryo Part 2 Gerard McBurney, Creative Director of the CSO’s Beyond the Score series, joins Noel Morris as Guest Host. Gerard discusses his long working relationship with Dmitri...
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Gerard McBurney and Shostakovich Part 1
(click here) Moscow Cheryo Part 1Gerard McBurney and Irina Shostakovich Gerard McBurney, Creative Director of the CSO’s Beyond the Score series joins Noel Morris as Guest Host. Gerard discusses his...
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Singing with Maestro Muti
Ildar Abdrazakov as Attila the Hun Russian Bass Ildar Abdrazakov is in Chicago to sing the rarely performed Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Dmitri Shostakovich with the Chicago Symphony....
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Bruno Bartoletti (June 10, 1926 – June 9, 2013)
“…I was acutely aware of the extraordinary legacy which he had left; not only did he establish and maintain the great Italian opera tradition which earned the company the nickname of ‘La Scala West,’...
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Music’s Fathers
Happy Father’s Day from WFMT WFMT honors fatherhood this weekend with opera, film music, and one artist’s journey to connect with his late dad. View an online photo exhibition (below) of musical dads...
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Shostakovich as a “Calling Card”
Monday at 8:00 pm Wednesday at 12:15 pm The pairing of performers and compatriot composers is such a satisfying notion (like having a French meal at l’Ecole Le Cordon Bleu Paris) that in a field...
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