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Shostakovich’s opera, The Nose, follows a Kovalyov Yakolevich as he loses his nose and attempts to track it down.

Giant tap-dancing noses star in this brilliantly surreal Shostakovich opera

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Haydn and Mozart by the Australian Chamber Orchestra; Beethoven Symphonies 5 & 7 by the NDR Radiophilharmonie

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Russian conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian pianist and conductor, retires with immediate effect

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Vote in the Classic FM Hall of Fame and win £1,000 thanks to Viking!

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