Performer: Oleg Dolgov

The BBC NOW gave us two hearty Russian works and celebrated the lunar landing with a world premiere of Huw Watkins' The Moon.

La Philharmonie invite le Bolchoï : sous la direction de Tugan Sokhiev, solistes, orchestre et chœurs de l'institution russe ont délivré une extraordinaire version de concert d'Ivan le terrible, opéra de Rimsky-Korsakov.

As the first non-Russian orchestra to tackle a complete Semyon Kotko, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic gave a tension-propelled performance under the inspired leadership of Vladimir Jurowski.