Vasily Petrenko With his searing Shostakovich and ravishing Rachmaninov, the superb Russian conductor has breathed new life into the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He talks exclusively to Ivan Hewett
The Symphony What is a symphony? And what are the symphonies that excite the top conductors? We explore orchestral music's most noble form
Victoria's Requiem Jeremy Summerly names the finest recordings of this masterpiece of Renaissance choral writing
Maurice Duruflé William Whitehead looks beyond the Requiem to find a French composer with a unique voice
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