Concert Program Introduction This evening will feature a wide variety of pieces, but ranging within relatively the same years. Dmitry Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitry Kabalevsky were all living and composing under the Soviet Regime. Shostakovich and Prokofiev experienced very different encounters with the Soviet Union, whereas Kabalevsky’s relationship was quite smooth. All three of… Continue reading Soviet Music: Public and Private Meanings
