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Alexander Raskatov and Damiano Michieletto turn George Orwell’s fable into an opera of exceptional contemporary relevance.

A concept album of a programme which might not quite have cohered, but whose components were never less than lovely.

A full-sized LPO première a bewildering new mass setting by Alexander Raskatov that misses the mark and sits uneasily alongside Beethoven's great ode to nature. 

The Detroit Symphony played its best concert in over a year, with Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto proving the highlight. 

Russian composer Alexander Raskatov visits Ireland for a concert of his own works, including the epic string quartet cycle Monk's Music. A fascinating cross-section of the composer's work, well played to a sizeable and enthusiastic local audience.

The Seattle Symphony's all-Russian program presents the U.S. première of the richly mysterious Night Butterflies piano concerto by Russian emigre composer Alexander Raskatov.

Saturday evening’s concert saw the coming together of two world-class ensembles from opposite ends of the world: Australia’s national orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the world-renowned British vocal group the Hilliard Ensemble.

Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ is a venue known for its adventurous programs and patronage of contemporary music. Tonight’s concert was had the theme “Rust z8”, or “Rest in Peace” (literally “Rest softly”). The evening boasted two premieres: a Dutch premiere of James MacMillan’s Nunc dimittis and the world premiere of Alexander Raskatov’s Alphabet of Death, with the composer present.

Last night saw the UK première of Alexander Raskatov's new opera A Dog's Heart, performed by ENO together with theatre company Complicite. The opera, based on a 1925 novella by Russian satirist Mikhail Bulgakov, tells the tale of Sharik, a stray dog who is given the testicles and pituitary gland of a human by an eminent surgeon, the Professor.

Das Auftragswerk Animal Farm wird vom Wiener Publikum mit viel Applaus bedacht und wirkt auch 80 Jahre nach der Veröffentlichung von George Orwells Klassiker zeitgemäß wie nie.

Der finnische Dirigent drückt mit einem beeindruckendem Programm seinem zukünftigen Orchester bereits jetzt seinen Stempel auf.