Is Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, "Leningrad" an homage or is it something else?

The phrase “speaking truth to power” originates from a Quaker treatise published in 1955 that outlined alternatives to violence and became a cornerstone of the pacifist movement.

Tonight's "Evening Concert" features works written within ten years of each other, the period from

Prokofiev made five trips to Chicago in his lifetime. During Prokofiev’s last trip to Chicago, in January 1937, he led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in selections from his new, still-unstaged ballet, Romeo and Juliet. Tune in tonight at 7:00 to hear Riccardo Muti's "take" on this classic work.

What have Latino Composers in the U.S. been up to? Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert, "Fiesta!" presents music of