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Reflections of nature and humanity's place within it in Salonen's 2026 return

Gemma New conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a lean account of Sibelius' Second Symphony to close a bracing concert under the title ‘Lost Coast’. 

Textures, tensions and transformations across musical perspectives imbue the Tanglewood programme Thomas Adès inherited from Esa-Pekka Salonen. 

At Wigmore Hall, the JACK Quartet's sonic mastery gives a lift to Liza Lim and threatens to start a carrot revolution.

A capacity crowd turns out to see the doyen of American composers work his contemporary magic in the Rudolfinum. 

From an unknown Mexican piece to an all-new Bryce Dessner concerto to the familiar Rite of Spring, Rouvali and the Philharmonia blow the roof off the Royal Festival Hall.

A rare misfire showcasing the music of minimalism’s all-stars. 

Premier Prix du Concours Reine Elisabeth de Belgique en 2024, le violoniste ukrainien bouleverse dans le Premier Concerto pour violon de Dimitri Chostakovitch, bien secondé par Oksana Lyniv et l'Orchestre National de France.