All the songs at Louise Alder’s recital shone out in their own true, rich colours – which was quite a feat as the musical range was so vast
Sam Jackson's appointment was controversial – but commissions such as Caroline Shaw's The Colours in Sound could hint at a brighter future
The Radiohead guitarist showed poise and grace in this celebration of Steve Reich at the city's Bridgewater Hall
Mendelssohn's portrayal of the Old Testament prophet can sometimes seem over-sweet – but the LSO managed to bring it to life magnificently
There’s more to the treasury of Christmassy orchestral music than the usual Bach and Handel. Our music critic offers up 10 gems
Brilliantly accompanied by pianist Malcolm Martineau, German soprano Dorothea Röschmann delivered an evening of skin-prickling Romanticism
This year the wrecking ball came swinging for Britain’s orchestras and choirs. But ballet has never looked better
From Holst conducting his Planets to a celestial Tallis Fantasia, these performances are sure to delight this Christmas
English National Opera’s new home in the north is a fine cultural hub. Yet the reality may not match the scale of its ambitions
The composer's 3rd Symphony presents a challenge for orchestras, but the London Philharmonic Orchestra handled it with exquisite clarity
You might think building a theorbo or a rebec is a dying art. Yet there is a demand for these weird and wonderful objects
Marking both the centenary of the Festival and the end of the Korean War 70 years ago, this tribute served as a balm for our troubled times
The Serbian artist’s self-obsession is transformed into a comment on fame in this remarkable tribute to the tortured operatic icon
At the Battle of Ideas, our classical music critic explained why the likes of Mozart will always evade ideological capture
He scowled his way through concerts and said that female conductors ran ‘counter to nature’ because the essence of a conductor was strength
It's the Cinderella of subjects for youngsters – but Shireland CBSO Academy is out to change that
He conducted more than 160 orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony, claiming to lose 2lbs each concert via sweat
Rachmaninov's famous concerto received a faithful and noble interpretation from Lugansky and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Largely unchanged since 1673, the Stationers’ Hall is a feast of architecture which would make the patron saint of music proud
At first, he could only distribute his periodical in the gents’ loos of the Met. Twelve years later, he was being given free press seats
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