It may seem straightforward, says the Russian pianist, but Shostakovich’s Second is anything but The Second Piano Concerto (1957) is interesting because it’s supposed to be a student piece (written ...

It's odd that the two concertos Shostakovich composed for his own instrument lack the scope of those he produced for violin and for cello. Both the piano concertos are much more divertimento-like, ...

We count down the 21 greatest piano concertos - the finest works ever written for piano with orchestra ...

Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto turned 60 last year. The age matters, because it's often described as the last piano concerto to have entered the general orchestral repertoire. Shostakovich wrote ...

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Anna Vinnitskaya, Ivan Rudin (pianos), Tobias Willner (trumpet), Kremerata Baltica, Winds of Staatskapelle Dresden/Wellber (Alpha) The fun pieces here are the neglected two-piano works: the ...

The first time Natasha Paremski performed the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, it was under the direction of the composer's son, pianist and conductor Maxim Shostakovich. ...

Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto was written for his son Maxim's nineteenth birthday. The work was written to be accesible for developing young pianists, and consequently Maxim premiered the work ...