| Date | Shows (unless
indicated, all program are on CBC Radio Two) |
| Nov. 6 | In
Performance 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT) A 3-part documentary series called “In Search of Shostakovich”, prepared and presented by Tamara Bernstein. First broadcast on CBC Radio One’s “Ideas”, this series explores Shostakovich as composer and citizen in the context of life in the Soviet Union. |
| Nov. 7 | In
Performance 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT) with guest host Robert Harris String Quartets of Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by the Borodin String Quartet at the Ottawa International Chamber Festival 2005. |
| Nov. 11 | Sound
Advice 12:00 p.m. (1:00 AT, 1:30 NT) with host Rick Phillips Essential Shostakovich recordings featured in the Library |
| Nov. 12 | Sound
Advice 6:30 p.m. (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) with host Rick Phillips (CBC Radio 1) Essential Shostakovich recordings featured in the Library |
| Nov. 13 | In
Performance 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT) Second in a 3-part documentary series called “In Search of Shostakovich”, prepared and presented by Tamara Bernstein. First broadcast on CBC Radio One’s “Ideas”, this series explores Shostakovich as composer and citizen in the context of life in the Soviet Union. |
| Nov. 14 | In
Performance 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT) with guest host Robert Harris String Quartets of Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by the Borodin String Quartet at the Ottawa International Chamber Festival 2005. |
| Nov. 17 | Northern
Lights 11:00 p.m. (11:30 NT) (CBC Radio One) 4:00 a.m. (4:30 NT) (CBC Radio Two) with Host Andrea Ratuski "Who's afraid of Shostakovich?" featuring a story and musical selection by Shostakovich |
| Nov. 18 | Sound
Advice 12:00 p.m. (1:00 AT, 1:30 NT) with host Rick Phillips Essential Shostakovich recordings featured in the Library |
| Nov. 19 | Choral
Concert 8:00 a.m. (8:30 NT) with host Howard Dyck Dimitri Shostakovich Anniversary …a choral journey behind the Iron Curtain. OnStage 1:05 ET with host Shelley Solmes (CBC Radio 2) “Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues” Sound Advice 6:30 p.m. (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) with host Rick Phillips (CBC Radio 1) Essential Shostakovich recordings featured in the Library OnStage 8:05 pm with host Bill Richardson (CBC Radio One) “Live from Chan Centre, CBC Radio Orchestra” Bill Richardson, host Yegor Dyachkov, cello Alain Trudel, conductor CBC Radio Orchestra DSCH Suite no. 1 Andrew Creeggan - DSCH Variations Robert M. Lepage - Crimes et chatiments Douglas Schmidt - The Shostakovich Project Shostakovich - Incidental music from the film "Hamlet" DSCH Suite no. 2 Jocelyn Morlock - Disquiet John Korsrud - Wood Eye Michael Oesterle - Compression Shostakovich - Violincello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat Major, op. 107 Yegor Dyachkov, soloist |
| Nov. 20 | Music
& Company From Pollack Hall in Montreal, CBC McGill presents pianists Jean Saulnier and Serhiy Salov Shostakovich Concertino for two pianos in A minor, Op. 94
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| Nov. 21 | Music & Company 6:00 a.m. (6:30 NT) Throughout the week - Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues, performed at the Glenn Gould Studio by pianists Shoko Inoue, David Jalbert, and Heather Schmidt. 7:30 a.m. (8:00 NT) Shostakovich Cage Match: Two versions of a Shostakovich hit go head-to-head...register your vote on the Music & Company website 8:30 a.m. (9:00 NT) A Day in the Life of Dmitri: a five-part series prepared by Tom Allen, touching on five important events in Shostakovich's life. Here’s to You 9:00 a.m. (9:30 NT) with host Shelley Solmes – plays your Shostakovich requests Studio Sparks 12:00 p.m. (12:30 NT) with host Eric Friesen Hour 2 Shostakovich and the Jewish world: Eric Friesen explores the Jewish themes and connections in Shostakovich's music, with music critic and professor Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer In Performance 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT) with guest host Robert Harris From Roy Thomson Hall, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Peter Oundjian with violinist Maxim Vengerov Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 Northern Lights 11:00 p.m. (11:30 NT) (CBC Radio One) 4:00 a.m. (4:30 NT) (CBC Radio Two) with Host Andrea Ratuski "Who's afraid of Shostakovich?" featuring a story and musical selection by Shostakovich |
| Nov. 22 | Music
& Company From Pollack Hall in Montreal, soprano Dominique Labelle accompanied by Laurence Kayaleh, violin; Yegor Dyachkov, cello and Jean Saulnier, piano Shostakovich Seven Romances on poems by Alexander Blok, Op. 127 |
| Nov. 23 | Music & Company 6:00 a.m. (6:30 NT) Throughout the week - Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues, performed at the Glenn Gould Studio by pianists Shoko Inoue, David Jalbert, and Heather Schmidt. 8:30 a.m. (9:00 NT) A Day in the Life of Dmitri: a five-part series prepared by Tom Allen, touching on five important events in Shostakovich's life. Here’s to You 9:00 a.m. (9:30 NT) with host Shelley Solmes – plays your Shostakovich requests Studio Sparks 12:00 p.m. (12:30 NT) with host Eric Friesen Shostakovich Trio N.2, in a new recording to mark the anniversary year, by Canada's premiere chamber trio, the Gryphon Trio In Performance 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT) with guest host Robert Harris From the Chan Centre in Vancouver, the CBC Radio Orchestra under the direction of Alain Trudel with cellist Yegor Dyachkov The Shostakovich Project: DSCH Suite #1, short works commissioned by CBC Radio from composers Andrew Creegan, Robert M. Lepage and Douglas Schmidt Dmitri Shostakovich Hamlet, Incidental Music The Shostakovich Project: DSCH Suite #2, short works commissioned by CBC Radio from composers Jocelyn Morlock, John Korsrud and Michael Oesterle Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 |
| Nov. 24 | Music & Company 6:00 a.m. (6:30 NT) Throughout the week - Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues, performed at the Glenn Gould Studio by pianists Shoko Inoue, David Jalbert, and Heather Schmidt. 7:30 a.m. (8:00 NT) Shostakovich Cage Match: Two versions of a Shostakovich hit go head-to-head...Winner Announced! 8:30 a.m. (9:00 NT) A Day in the Life of Dmitri: a five-part series prepared by Tom Allen, touching on five important events in Shostakovich's life. Here’s to You 9:00 a.m. (9:30 NT) with host Shelley Solmes – plays your Shostakovich requests Studio Sparks 12:00 p.m. (12:30 NT) with host Eric Friesen Shostakovich Cello Sonata, performed in concert during the Ottawa international Chamber Music Festival by cellist Paul Marleyn and pianist Kyoko Hahimoto |
| Nov. 25 | Sound
Advice 12:00 p.m. (1:00 AT, 1:30 NT)with host Rick Phillips (CBC Radio 2 ) Essential Shostakovich recordings featured in the Library Saturday Afternoon at the Opera 1:30 p.m. (2:30 AT, 3:00 NT) with host Howard Dyck Lady MacBeth of Mstensk District Historic 1979 Great Recordings of the Century EMI Classics Series Mstislav Rostropovich, conducter Ambrosian Opera Chorus London Philharmonic Orchestra Galina Vishnevskaya, Nicolai Gedda, Dimiter Petkov, Birgit Finnila, Robert Tear |
| Nov. 26 | The
Singer & the Song (1:00 AT, 1:30 NT) with host Catherine Belyea On the final Sunday of our week-long 'Shostakovich 100' Celebration, 'The Singer & the Song' features political songs and satires composed throughout the composer's career. Despite censorship and the hostile watchfulness of the oppressive Soviet regime, Shostakovich composed amazingly wry fables, 'Romances' on letters published in the satirical magazine 'Krokodil', and even a song cycle titled 'Satires: Pictures of the Past'. Sound Advice 6:30 p.m. (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) with host Rick Phillips (CBC Radio 1) Essential Shostakovich recordings featured in the Library Two New Hours 10:00 p.m. (11:00 AT, 11:30 NT) with host Larry Lake Performances from the Montreal series, "Dimitri Shostakovitch @ 100 ans" co-presented by La Chapelle & Bradyworks. Serge Arcuri: Remanences (WP) (Molinari String Quartet) Tan Dun: Eight Colors for String Quartet (Molinari String Quartet) Nicole Lizee: The Small Hours (WP) (Members of the Bradyworks Ensemble: Pamela Reimer, keyboards; André Leroux, sax; Tim Brady, electric guitar; Phillip Hornsey, percussion) Nicolas Gilbert: Ladomir (WP) (Members of the Bradyworks Ensemble: Annie Tremblay, soprano; Brigitte Poulin, piano; Lori Freedman, clarinet; Pemi Paull, viola; Catherine Meunier, percussion) Tim Brady: Double Quartet (Second premiere) (Members of the Bradyworks Ensemble: Pamela Reimer, piano; André Leroux, sax; David Cronkite, sampler; Tim Brady, electric guitar; Catherine Meunier and Phillip Hornsey, percussion) |
| Dec. 2 | Sound
Advice 12:00 p.m. (1:00 AT, 1:30 NT) with host Rick Phillips Essential Shostakovich recordings featured in the Library |
| Dec. 3 | Sound
Advice 6:30 p.m. (7:30 AT, 8:00 NT) with host Rick Phillips (CBC Radio 1) Essential Shostakovich recordings featured in the Library |






