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Vladimir Jurowski explains why he views 'The Nose' as Shostakovich’s greatest opera and explores the enigma of the composer as a true genius navigating the threats to his survival.

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Bill Whelan’s Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite creatively draws together themes and melodies from the show as a colourful and dynamic full-length concert piece for symphony orchestra. This showreel presents a selection of highlights from across the work, from the Spanish-inflected _Firedance_to the entrancing Cloudsong Riverdance finale.

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From first hearing Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 conducted by Leonard Bernstein, Marin Alsop has been continually fascinated by the work’s universal drive for freedom.

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Conductor Semyon Bychkov explains how Dmitri Shostakovich can now be viewed as a miraculous survivor, coding into his works the fears and aspirations of the Soviet people.

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Trailer for Andreas Peer Kähler's adaptation of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker (family concert version)

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