Germany ‘Between Variety and Propaganda’ – Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [9]: Salonorchester CAPPUCCINO / Albrecht Winter (violin / moderator). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig. 16.5.2025. (GT)
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Leipzig recital by Trifonov and Szeps-Znaider of contrasting Shostakovich Violin and Piano Sonatas
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [8]: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider (violin), Daniil Trifonov (piano). Gewandhaus Hall, Leipzig. 18.5.2025. (GT)
Partnering with the Gewandhaus Quartet, Quatuor Danel’s rarely-heard Shostakovich is masterly
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [7]: Quatuor Danel (Marc Danel [first violin], Gilles Millet [second violin], Vlad Bogdanas [viola], Yovan Markovitch [cello]), Gewandhaus Quartet (Frank-Michael Erben [first violin], Yun-Jin Cho [second violin], Vincent Aucante [viola], Jürnjakob Timm [cello]). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 18.5.2025. (GT)
Chamber Music at the Shostakovich Festival Leipzig opens with masterly performances by the Quatuor Danel
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [6]: Quatuor Danel (Marc Danel [first violin], Gilles Millet [second violin], Vlad Bogdanas [viola], Yovan Markovich [cello]). Mendelssohn Hall, Gewandhaus, Leipzig, 17.5.2025. (GT)
The Festival Orchestra is conducted by an outstanding Anna Rakitina at the Shostakovich Festival Leipzig
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [5]: Gautier Capuçon (cello), Festival Orchestra / Anna Rakitina (conductor), Gewandhaus, Leipzig. 19.5.2025. (GT)
Nelsons masterfully leads the BSO in superlative Leipzig performances of two Shostakovich symphonies
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [4]: Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Gewandhaus, Leipzig. 18.5.2025. (GT)
Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphony gets a glorious performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Leipzig
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig [3]: Gautier Capuçon (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Gewandhaus, Leipzig. 17.5.2025. (GT)
Andris Nelsons directs a revelatory Eleventh Symphony in Leipzig’s Shostakovich Festival
Germany Shostakovich Festival Leipzig 2025 [2]: Baiba Skride (violin), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Gewandhaus, Leipzig. 16.5.2025. (GT)
