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A horn recital or a turgid England football international? Ben Goldscheider makes it an easy choice at this year’s Bradfield Festival of Music. 

A centenary celebration of György Ligeti from Ensemble 360 in a concert of vibrant 20th-century music from Eastern Europe. 

Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony, in partnership with musicians from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, present a new work from Mingdu Li, Glière’s Horn concerto and an immense Shostakovich 11.

Mozart and 1784 is the basis for this latest OAE venture, an engaging programme that highlights the flawless technique of 18th-century keyboard specialist Kristian Bezuidenhout.

One of the fathers of the wind quintet, a sextet for a unique instrumental line-up and Beethoven as we rarely hear him: an evening of surprises in Sheffield.

In a programme of Lutosławski, Richard Strauss and Tchaikovsky conducted by Paavo Järvi, there are no weak links in the playing of the EFO and Stefan Dohr’s versatility on the horn is once again on display.

The Knights consistently put on some of the most interesting classical concerts in New York. Friday night’s offering at the 92nd Street Y was no exception.

With the broad sweep of a bold Nordic brush, premieres from Sweden and Denmark presented fresh sound worlds in Amsterdam.

A dream team of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra directed by Pekka Kussisto, with Allan Clayton and Alec Frank-Gemmill astonish with two modern icons: Clyne’s Within Her Arms and Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings.

The Philharmonia marked the start of its 75th anniversary year with an absorbing portrait of the French horn in solo and orchestral guises.