Shostakovich is admitted to the Petrograd Conservatory. He studies piano with Leonid Nikolayev and composition with Maximilian Shteynberg. He also works with Glazunov. He writes his Opus 1.

The Sioux City Symphony Orchestra will present "Olga Kern Performs Shostakovich" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Orpheum Theatre.

His first music lessons (on the piano) came from his mother ... at the age of 20 and has subsequently proved to be one of his most popular works. His Second Symphony, To October, was less successful ...

In a thrilling concert oscillating between lush sentiment and explosive tension, pianist Lise de la Salle and conductor Diego ...

Van Cliburn Piano Competition winner Olga Kern to perform with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 8. Known for her ...

Music Worcester will present one of the world’s most acclaimed chamber orchestras, Academy of St Martin in the Fields and ...

aThe two quirky, virtuosic Shostakovich piano concertos, as I say, were squeezed between the two Strauss works. Beyond virtuosic, the Israeli Inon Barnatan executed the pair with maniacal rapture.

Kern is widely recognized as one of the greatest artists of her generation and captivated both audiences and critics alike.