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Rattle leads the London Symphony Orchestra on a journey to his adoptive country, without so much as a lateral flow test to hold them up.

French Baroque from a 20th-century perspective as well as the real deal with François Couperin's hommage to Jean-Baptiste Lully. 

Karina Canellakis leads the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in Wagner and Strauss with style and sophistication.

Fresh sounds from Anna Clyne, and the LPO serves up a sumptuous meal in Richard Strauss' Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.

A vibrant evening of dance and drama from the London Symphony Orchestra in music by Bartók, Strauss, and Hannah Kendall.

Susanna Mälkki, relying on a group of capable instrumentalists, brought out the merits of Strauss's opus.

The fil rouge of the performance is represented by two young dancers.

The Bayerische Staatsorchester saved the best for last with its season finale, a generous programme of Strauss, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Mahler.

In the second instalment of his Strauss and Shostakovich exploration, Payare directs the Ulster Orchestra in two hugely contrasting works premiered in times of conflict.

The Vienna Philharmonic may have loathed Bruckner in the past, but are today unparalleled interpreters of his music.

An evening of fine music-making in Birmingham thanks to the CBSO Youth Orchestra Academy and Michael Seal. 

Mariss Jansons’ reading of Strauss’ Der Bürger als Edelmann is devoid of parody, while his Mahler Fourth is a glimpse of heaven in shimmering watercolours.

Brett Dean's The Annunciation offers a Moderninst take on Christmas traditions. Curiosities from Respighi and Strauss complete an eccentric programme.