Alexey Shor (b.1970) Violin Concerto

[Wheesht]

I have a subscription to VAN magazine and have just tried copying and pasting the full text of the article, without illustrations, to see if I could make it fit in here. While this would work, I am loath to do it as it would be an infringement of copyright IMHO.   

[Alan Howe]

It sounds impractical to me, so unless someone has the time to make a summary of the article, I'd say let's wait until we can find another source or report.

[Alan Howe]

Here's a thread from another online forum:
https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=33425.0

[Christopher]

Dear oh dear. Am happy to DM the article to anyone interested.  I am still working (it's 22:15 here) so really wouldn't have time to precis an already-well-written article, sorry.

[Alan Howe]

No hurry, of course. Thanks.

[Alan Howe]

If you send me the article by PM I'll produce a summary.

[Alan Howe]

Basically, the article reveals that:
(i) The music is has little substance (although there's little discussion of it);
(ii) The composer's influence stems from connections with Putin's Russia;
(iii) This influence not only facilitates the promotion of his own music but also serves as a propaganda tool of the Russian state;
(iv) His enormous wealth has enabled him to 'buy' the services of high-profile musicians.

Frankly, it's all very distasteful. A good way of registering our distaste might be to cease all discussion of his music.