Symphony No. 11 in G Minor op. 103 - "The Year 1905" (1957)

German symphonic music of the 19th century had the greatest effect on Russia. It also influenced the composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who with his 15 symphonies set the pattern for the music history in the 20^th century. The great 11^th symphony, which was awarded with the Lenin Price in 1958, is being released this month as one of the first HybridSACD from ARTS MUSIC in multichannel sound.

Oleg Caetani, artistic director and permanent conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra since 2005, conducts the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, which is one of the most important ensembles in whole Italy. Founded in 1993, this ensemble tours through Europe, America and Japan. It regularly works together with great conductors like Christopher Hogwood or Riccardo Muti as well as with well-known soloists like Martha Argerich or Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Since 2003 the orchestra brings in the complete cycles of Shostakovich’s symphonies exclusively for ARTS.