Mäkelä’s Oslo forces bring freshness and vitality to early Shostakovich.

Warner boxes up a tremendous legacy from a cool customer.

As he prepares to deliver talks at the Australian Festival Chamber of Music, musical polymath Stephen Johnson discusses the music of Shostakovich.

Two world premieres, Mozart, and Shostakovich's hilarious operetta feature in Richard Mills' swansong season.

Andrew Litton, who once met the great man, talks to Clive Paget about the Soviet composer's lighter side.

Another monumental piano conquest by the intrepid Igor Levit.

Given his great success in the West, why did Prokofiev return to the grip of Stalin in the USSR? Daniel Jaffé offers an explanation.

A thoughtful but emotionally inconsistent account of Shostakovich’s social commentary.

Clive Paget recommends rarities by Stravinsky and Strauss, plus Barrie Kosky’s take on Mussorgsky.

Shostakovich revisited: Riccardo Muti champions Babi Yar 50 years on.

Melodiya opens a unique window on time.

The young Shostakovich's incidental music for Mayakovsky's farcical play proves a delight.