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Shostakovich

Exploring Shostakovich’s Quartets

Exploring Shostakovich’s Quartets

The Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg explore Dmitri Shostakovich's complete string quartets over two seasons at the Mondavi Center, providing context to the music.

03/06/2020
A Brief History of Composers Sneaking Their Names into Their Music

A Brief History of Composers Sneaking Their Names into Their Music

Explore the intriguing world of musical cryptograms, where composers like Bach and Shostakovich cleverly embed their names into their compositions using note sequences.

10/15/2019

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