Preludes and Sonata of Messiaen and Shostakovich

Michael Kieran Harvey, piano

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) and Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) were two of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. Both were remarkable in that they discovered their own unique and distinctive creative voice when they were in their teens and each was inspired by one of the two great 'religions' of the twentieth century, Catholicism and Communism respectively.

Wordless Meanings

Raga Dolls

In the beginning, there was harmony - before anyone thought to ask the question "What sort of music do you play?" ... before everyone became too busy to stop and listen anyway ... before music became 'the music industry' ... harmony was lost in a cacophony of meaningless words.

20th Century Piano Trios

Yu, Baran, Copland, Shostakovich and Sculthorpe

A brilliant and rare collection of 20th Century masterworks for piano, violin and cello including first-ever recordings of the Yu, Sculthorpe and Baran works.

Tchaikovsky Concerto / Shostakovich Song of the Forest

New Monash Orchestra

The New Monash Orchestra, under the direction of Andre de Quadros, joins pianist Yuri Rozum, the Monash Women's Choir and VIVE VOCE in an exciting all-Russian program featuring Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto and the rarely heard Song of the Forests by Shostakovich - his first major work for choir and orchestra.