A grand piano sits on a wooden stage in an empty auditorium, its lid open and sheet music on the stand. Brick arches and rows of vacant seats form the backdrop, while a spotlight casts light on the piano from above. Banner for Shostakovich’s Piano Cycles ( CU Music )

Shostakovich's Piano Cycles (CU Music)

by Cornell Department of Music

Open Event Free Fun Music Performance

Fri, Oct 24, 2025

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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The piano studios at Cornell present selections from Dmitri Shostakovich's two major piano cycles: the Preludes, Op. 34 (1932–33), and Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 (1950–51), commemorating the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich's death.

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