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Drama, precision and high-definition contrast in a thrilling Resurrection Symphony at the Philharmonie.

Superb musicality and terrific playing underpin Marek Janowski's no-nonsense Bruckner with the Gewandhausorchester.

The gritty realism of Matthew Wild’s updated production can’t quite save Tchaikovsky’s historic drama in its Frankfurt premiere. 

From John Adams’ swinging mechanics and Simone Lamsma’s fiery Korngold to Alan Gilbert’s masterfully paced Brahms First, the NDR Elbphilharmonie ignite the evening with boundless energy.

At the Elbphilharmonie, Joana Mallwitz treats Mahler's Fifth as an argument to be won, and she knows exactly how it will end.

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday with a concert at the Staatsoper Berlin. 

Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.

The Baroque confectionery of Herbert Fritsch's production of Handel's oratorio belies a serious core which is all too close to today's headlines.

In Hamburg, Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO navigate the thorny brilliance of Walton’s First Symphony, proving that ‘difficult’ music can offer an evening’s most profound human connection.