Dmitry Shostakovich’s succinctly composed and highly distinctive 24 Preludes have proved their popularity in numerous arrangements, but when the composer heard these transcriptions by Dmitry Tsyganov he declared that ‘I forgot they were originally written for piano, so naturally did they sound.’ The set was completed in 2000 by the Russian-born composer and pianist Lera Auerbach. These often whimsical and ironic Preludes contrast greatly with the chilling and profound Violin Sonata, a late work that concludes with Shostakovich’s last ever use of passacaglia form.

Sergei Dogadin is the winner of ten international competitions, including the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011 and the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hannover in 2015. Since making his major debut in 2002 with Vasily Petrenko and the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Dogadin has performed with many leading orchestras in the world’s most renowned venues including the Musikverein in Vienna, the Berlin Philharmonie, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Herkulessaal in Munich, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Tonhalle in Zurich and Düsseldorf, and the Symphony Hall in Shanghai, among others.