1992: The last recording we made of a Shostakovich symphony & the most difficult to play. I only realized the intensity in this performance listening to it 20 years later. These covers celebrate my 80th birthday, tracing the history of the Slatkin family through their recordings.

Airing today on @classic1073 at 3 p.m. Central: An all-new episode of The Slatkin Shuffle featuring music inspired by the works of Shakespeare. Listen at 107.3FM/96.3HD2, https://classic1073.org, or https://audacy.com.

1992: Putting young American students together with Russian musicians who were already well-formed professionals was a terrible idea. These covers celebrate my 80th birthday on Sept. 1, tracing the history of the Slatkin family through their recordings.

1992: Donald Erb, the SLSO’s third composer in residence, was a wonderful man and composer. His sound world was unlike anyone else’s. These covers celebrate my 80th birthday on Sept. 1, tracing the history of the Slatkin family through their recordings.

I am very excited to do my first performance with the Las Vegas Philharmonic @lvphil tonight. Performing Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins with Storm Large @Stormof69 seems appropriate for this city. It should be a terrific evening.

1992: I have a love/hate relationship with Ives. Sometimes I think he was just lucky that it came out well, and other times he seems a genius. These covers celebrate my 80th birthday on Sept. 1, tracing the history of the Slatkin family through their recordings.