Françoise-Green Piano Duo at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival

Not being a French national and having only just heard about their excellent series of Tuesday night concerts, this was my first visit to the Institut Français, Kensington. This was the last in a series of concerts focusing on French music, moving chronologically toward contemporary/modern composers over the course of the series.

It's extremely rare to see a small opera company commission a brand new work, but that's exactly what Heritage Opera, who regularly present chamber operas in the north-west of England, have done.

With a smaller programme and a humbler premise, the stars of the show – those young, immensely talented performers – could have shone even brighter

Klar herausgearbeitete Kontraste und ein überwältigend starker dramatischer Puls prägten diese konzertante Aufführung von Wagners Oper im Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

Typische Feierlichkeit und Demut im Paradox-Amalgam lichter Dichte bestimmen diese erneute belgische Ensemblekooperation.

Der 98-jährige Dirigent und die Berliner Philharmoniker musizieren bei Bruckners Siebenter Symphonie im Einklang und werden zu einer Sternstunde der Saison.