Marked by deeply emotional music and complex relationships with state media, the three composers featured on this program share more than just Russian roots. Learn about the contributions of Prokofiev, Koussevitzky, and Shostakovich to classical music, and enjoy masterful interpretations of their works by the New York Philharmonic.
Prokofiev, Koussevitzky, and Shostakovich
Serge Koussevitzky (Photo:George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
Playlist
Sergei Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Kurt Masur, conductor
Serge Koussevitzky: Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Eugene Levinson, double bass
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Teresa Kubiak, soprano; Bushkin Isser, bass
