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Conrad Harris, Steven Gosling and Alex Waterman exhibit mastery of the requisite groupthink in an exemplary performance of Morton Feldman’s Trio. 

Stylistic juxtapositions from within a single year shape an intelligently conceived programme at the BBC Proms, marked by polished accounts. 

Gianandrea Noseda conducts his Zurich Opera forces as Adele Thomas' 2024 production arrives in Edinburgh with a cast led by Stephen Costello and Elena Stikhina. 

Rafael Payare conducts the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal with soloists Francesca Chiejina, Nicky Spence and Christopher Maltman at the Usher Hall.

Salvatore Sciarrino's Stupori is paired with Michael Hersch's Carrion-Miles to Purgatory in performances by Boston's American Modern Opera Company. 

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s ingenious production reveals L’occasione fa il ladro as a miniature masterpiece of theatrical imagination, brought vividly to life by a young conductor.

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya dominates in Pesaro; around her, Davide Livermore’s visually striking production turns Rossini’s tale of war into a meditation on the destruction of classical beauty.

In the SWR Experimentalstudio's contribution to Time:Spans, Philippe Manoury’s piano duo with real-time processing works better with the eyes closed. 

Rossini’s La scala di seta returns to the ROF in a lively revival of Damiano Michieletto’s production that combines the composer’s sparkling music with a playful contemporary staging.