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Sex, Stalin and Shostakovich: the story of the 1934 opera the Soviet leader walked out of

At the BBC Proms in September, the Albert Hall will stage a concert performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s controversial 1934 opera, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

The Conversation

‘Ahead of his time’: Guyanese artist gets London show amid reappraisal

Aubrey Williams produced huge, colourful abstract paintings and was influenced by music and climate issues

The Guardian - UK

BBC Proms 2025: Full line-up revealed, including first-time Traitors Prom

86 star-studded Proms will be held across the eight-week festival

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Claudia Winkleman to host Traitors Prom as BBC reveals line-up for 2025 season

US musician St Vincent and British conductor Sir Simon Rattle also feature in the series of Proms.

Evening Standard

Sofia Gubaidulina obituary

Russian composer whose music expressed the deep, emotional mysticism that sprang from her religious convictions

The Guardian - UK

In Slovakia, a frenzy of cultural repression is under way, as we turn back to Soviet times

It is chilling to witness Robert Fico’s purge of state-run arts institutions – and the country’s steady creep to authoritarianism

The Guardian - UK

The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin review – hymn to the exiled and executed

This moving study of the Russian composers and performers who fell foul of the Soviet dictator features stories that freeze the veins and stir the heart

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The week in classical: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Pekka Kuusisto & Norwegian Chamber Orchestra: DSCH; Camerata RCO – review

A top cast and young local chorus share the honours in Netia Jones’s stylish new Britten staging; Finnish live-wire Pekka Kuusisto and friends conjure Shostakovich in the dark. Plus, Bruckner’s 6th for 10 players…

The Guardian - UK

Rock on, Shostakovich, Handel, Ravel: lives of great composers hit the screens

Torment, rebellion and tragedy are major themes as a rash of new biopics highlight the achievements and challenges of the musically gifted

The Guardian - UK

‘The Nose’ receives superb staging at Chicago Opera Theater

COT opened the much-belated Chicago premiere of Shostakovich’s opera Friday evening at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, with a smart, winning new production take makes clear the appeal of the work.

Chicago Sun-Times

Classical home listening: Shostakovich’s 14th Symphony; Riot Ensemble’s Vestige

The BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds excels in Shostakovich’s intimate penultimate symphony, while new music champions Riot Ensemble explore memory, healing and desire

The Guardian - UK

Fall classical music preview: An early-music collaboration and 10 more highlights of the season

Riccardo Muti returns, Lyric Opera goes to sea and Newberry Consort joins forces for the first time with Haymarket Opera Company.

Chicago Sun-Times

The week in classical: London Symphony Orchestra/Noseda; Down the Rabbit Hole – review

Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO go to the edge with Shostakovich. Plus, an operatic trip to Wonderland for deaf and hard-of-hearing children

The Guardian - UK

Silencing Russian music plays into Putin’s hands

Letters: Readers on the Ukrainian culture minister’s call for a boycott of Russian culture, in protest at the invasion of Ukraine

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A World Cup of political symbolism in silence

They call soccer the beautiful game, and spectacular moments from its greatest showcase, the World Cup, linger in the mind’s eye like jewels.

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Classical home listening: Julia Bullock’s Walking in the Dark; the Dudok Quartet’s Reflections

The American soprano Julia Bullock ranges from John Adams to Sandy Denny on her lyrical debut, while the Dudoks pair Shostakovich and Bacewicz

The Conversation

Russian artists grapple with the same dilemma as their Soviet forebears – to stay or to go?

With few exceptions, most Russian artists who oppose the war have been relegated to releasing songs, posting artwork or publishing articles on social media.

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