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The temporary loss of their first violin holds no fears for the Doric Quartet in this richly satisfying concert of playful Haydn and driven Beethoven at the Bradfield Festival. 

The festival presents an illuminist take on the myth of Orpheus in a convincing concert performance of a rarely performed opera by Haydn. 

Lydia Teuscher, Andrew Staples and Hanno Müller-Brachmann prove a beautiful trio of angels and the SCO Chorus are on top form in Haydn's biblical oratorio.

A successful, psychedelic production of Haydn’s masterpiece is presented with a cast of young, talented singers from the International Opera Studio in Zurich, for an evening of fun in Winterthur.

Clarity of articulation and ensemble underlined gripping performances in a programme that could have been a one-horse race. 

The leading French quartet Quatuor Ébène makes a mighty leap from a pre-revolutionary world in 1772 to the turbulence of 1923, only to return to sheltered calm in 1842: works by Haydn, Janáček and Schumann.

In polished and idiomatic performances, the London Philharmonic showcases the music of two short-lived composers and the father of the symphony.