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

Janine Jansen ofreció un concierto acompañada por la Camerata Salzburg, demostrando ser una de las violinistas más interesantes del panorama actual.

Entre la variedad estilística y las diversas maneras de hacer, la música del violonchelista alemán desplegó un muestrario de posibilidades instrumentales en la intimidad monástica.

La Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa interpretó, aun con algún desajuste, una poderosa Resurrección de Mahler bajo la dirección de Martin Lebel.