Tag: shostakovich
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Shostakovich Is Having a Moment and This Conductor Is On It
In scanning the calendars of symphony orchestras this season, you may notice that Shostakovich is having a moment. The conductor Karina Canellakis considers the composer’s present-day relevance.
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Shostakovich and Cold War Anxieties in ‘Bridge of Spies’
Director Steven Spielberg is so closely associated with the epic scores of John Williams that it’s easy to overlook the moments in which he has used classical music in his films, from Bach in “Schindler’s List” to Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony in “Minority Report.”