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In London concerts the BBCSO performed the 10th in an adventurous programme, while the LPO paired No 8 with works by Beethoven
Cultural historian Jeremy Eichler makes a compelling case for classical music as a powerful political act in documenting what cannot be expressed in words
The Boston Symphony Orchestra brings its super-confident style to the Soviet composer’s early and late works
Andris Nelsons introduces humour, darkness and colour and creates an atmosphere of impending violence
Eva-Maria Westbroek is a knockout in this revival of Shostakovich’s opera
The cellist performed works by pianist-composers as well as Russian masterpieces
Pieces by Finzi and Shostakovich presented contrasting views of postwar music
A programme that illuminated surprising connections between two works that emerged from the second world war
The Royal Albert Hall is an ideal venue for exploring the mighty musical legacy of the Russian Revolution
A programme of contrasting pieces was superbly conducted by Andris Nelsons
A staging that takes a surprisingly gentle approach to Shostakovich’s brutal opera
Shostakovich’s opera is a vivid but exhausting spectacle in Barrie Kosky’s production
Two concerts conducted by Vladimir Jurowski offered high-energy Shostakovich and rarely-heard Bruckner
This day-long event devoted to the composer’s chamber and piano pieces was a revelation
The Polish composer conducted a contrasting selection of his own works
The Last Night featured splendid moments from Jonas Kaufmann but declined into musical bonbons
The composer’s unfinished satirical opera was a head-splitting experience
Linus Roth puts together an imaginative disc of music composed in the second world war and its immediate aftermath
This most remote and intense of international music events featured a wealth of gems and surprises
Conductor Paavo Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra give these communist-era pieces their all
Subtly interpreted songs based on Tang dynasty poetry were the highlight of the programme
Steven Isserlis plays unfamiliar early versions of known masterpieces
The playing of the current Borodin Quartet members has a molten intensity in this disc, which exudes authority
Ghoulish whispering and tantrum-like outbursts at times threatened to undermine the music’s ambiguity
A rare performance of one of the composer’s most difficult symphonies by the Mariinsky Orchestra while Mark Elder’s recording is precisely played by the Hallé
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