Performer: Gidon Kremer

A chamber programme of Shostakovich’s private idioms and public masks

Philip Glass' Double Concerto proves to be a substantial, rewarding work in the hands of Gidon Kremer and Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė with fine support from the Belgrade Philharmonic under Hossein Pishkar. 

A perennially unsettling pair of complementary post-war masterpieces, conducted by Andrey Boreyko, and a moving return to London for Gidon Kremer. 

Born in Christopol in 1931, Gubaidulina’s intensely spiritual music marked her out as the most important Russian composer of the contemporary period.

Music competitions can be a useful step for any young musician on the road to greatness. Here, we look at major stars who entered competitions at the start of their careers. 

Gidon Kremer and András Keller take their longstanding friendship to a new level as they join the ensembles they respectively lead -- Kremerata Baltica and Concerto Budapest -- into a dream orchestra for a tour of Asia. Where politics is floundering, could music show the way towards the benefits of international cooperation?