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The LSO’s Principal Guest Conductor talks about his passion for two titans of Russian and Soviet music – and how to decode Shostakovich’s more cryptic and troublesome symphonies.

Pianist Nicholas McCarthy, who was born without a right hand, talks about his intimate relationship with one of Ravel’s most enigmatic works.

The iconoclastic Spanish director talks about a new production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina in Geneva – and the messy, anarchic, utopian struggle of directing opera.

The young German pianist talks about his distinctive improvisatory approach to combining sonatas of Scarlatti and Scriabin, on a 2024 release for Deutsche Grammophon.

“I detest imitation, I detest hackneyed devices.” Prokofiev was one of the most important Russian composers, writing in a variety of forms and happy to challenge conventions. 

Tom Pye has drawn inspiration from the magical fairytale illustrations of Edmund Dulac and Arthur Rackham with his new set designs for Frederick Ashton's Cinderella.

This year's winner in the Piano Category of the George Enescu International Competition opens up about the challenges of being in the spotlight and what now lies ahead of her.

Our violinist-columnist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut reaches the grand recital at the end of his studies. But what goes through the head of a concert artist in full sail?

Every month, young violinist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut takes us behind the curtain of classical music. Today, our columnist invites us across the Rhine to follow his German travels and tribulations.

The first of a new monthly series on Bachtrack: young violinist Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut takes us behind the curtain of classical music. This month, we're putting the spotlight on summer academies.