Review: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, The Coliseum
At just 19 years old, Dmitri Shostakovich unveiled his First Symphony in Leningrad to widespread acclaim and was compared to such greats as Stravinsky and Prokofiev. Like those bastions of twentieth century Russian composition, he had a turbulent relationship with the Soviet State, failing swiftly out of favour when Stalin and the Politburo were seen 'visibly... Read more → The post Review: Lady Macbeth of…