For this titanic wartime work, the Symphony pulled out all stops, delivering one of the year's most memorable performances.

As part of the Southbank Centre's Multitudes festival, Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony is given a stunning visual direction by Kirill Serebrennikov to match the RPO's gripping playing.

A performance of the rarely heard “Symphony No. 4” revealed Gianandrea Noseda’s keen understanding of Shostakovich’s music.

While the Red Army was bringing the victory closer, this famous music manifesto of resistance against Nazism was performed in ...

This was (quite literally) dangerous music. After 10 rehearsals with the Leningrad Philharmonic, Shostakovich abruptly withdrew the symphony from its premiere, citing incompatibility with his ...

Immortal Regiment’ marches commemorating World War II veterans were held in several African countries as part of Russia’s ...

The concert opened with the iconic Yellow River Piano Concerto, a piece that has long symbolized Chinese resilience.