DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

The story of Soviet music-making and the complex creative choreography it demanded from Dmitri Shostakovich is the inspiration behind Under Stalin’s Shadow, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s revelatory series of albums for Deutsche Grammophon conducted by its Music Director Andris Nelsons. Their recording, released on 22 February 2019, presents Shostakovich’s Sixth and Seventh Symphonies together with the composer’s Suite from the Incidental Music to King Lear and the Festive Overture. Its predecessor, a compelling pairing of the Fourth and Eleventh Symphonies, has won Grammy in the Best Orchestral Performance category at the 2018 Grammy Awards.