In the April issue of Gramophone, we catch up with the young British conductor Robin Ticciati as he prepares to leave the orchestra he transformed – the Scottish Chamber Orchestra – for the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester in Berlin.

Elsewhere in the issue, we interview Paul Lewis about his new recording of Haydn’s piano sonatas, and Pierre-Laurent Aimard guides us through the challenges of Messiaen’s complex score for the solo-piano work Catalogue d’oiseaux.

Plus, don’t miss our bumper Festival Guide, highlighting the very best classical music festivals across the UK, Europe and North America in 2018.

In addition to all this are reviews by our expert panel of critics, highlighting the most recent – and groundbreaking – classical music recordings. Don’t miss the April issue of Gramophone, on sale from March 23!