Shostakovich Archives - The Spidy Editor

Sheku Kanneh-Mason works his magic with Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic

7 March 2025Music

Exactly 50 years ago to the day, Semyon Bychkov fled the Soviet Union for Vienna, carrying a score - Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony in D minor, Op 47. Like Shostakovich, he…

The real deal: Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic

13 November 2024Music

Much has been invested in Tarmo Peltokoski, the 24-year-old Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra who made his debut with the orchestra in May 2022. Amidst the hype…

Tetzlaff’s colourful Shostakovich with the LPO tells a Russian story

28 February 2024Music

Christian Tetzlaff, Cristian Macelaru and the LPO

Christian Tetzlaff's colourful interpretation of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 with Cristian Macelaru and the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Essen told a very Russian story of struggle and strife. The…