You can call just about anything you want jazz, but that doesn’t mean anyone has to listen when you do. Someone should have explained this to Dmitri Shostakovich. A Soviet composer best known for his ...

Here & Now classical music opinionator Fran Hoepfner joins host Callum Borchers to discuss 20th-century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's jazzy "Suite for Variety Orchestra." Hoepfner says "it's ...

American jazz traveled to Europe and the Soviet Union, where Shostakovich created his own version. We'll enjoy the Jazz Suite No. 1 during our music today. Tune in at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and ...

Dmitri Shostakovich's most famous work, the Fifth Symphony, reflects his tenuous position as a creative artist in a repressive state. But the composer's overall contributions were stunningly diverse.

This week started with a concert at the Liszt Museum, and yesterday was a wind orchestra concert at the Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy of Music 🎺🎶🪈I was in charge of the piano for Shostakovich's J ...