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Marc-André Hamelin opens his recital with the uncompromising demands of Ives’ Concord Sonata, followed by suites of Schumann and Ravel.

Collins gives a scintillating performance of Bach and a highly expressive account of Schubert, Schumann and Chopin.

Pianist Dejan Lazićpresented an imaginative programme of music in which two greats of German music – Haydn and Schumann – were juxtaposed with dances by Shostakovich and Lazić himself, revealing his strengths.

A traditional programme of overture, concerto and symphony delivered classically, with a soloist on radiant form.

Both a grand and intimate programme from Imogen Cooper, centred around the music of Robert Schumann. 

A series of three concerts over the course of one weekend, designed to reflect upon and champion the work of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, which has supported a significant number of worthy performers in its first ten years, was always going to present an interesting range of repertoire – if not something of a conundrum for those planning the programming of the concerts.

As part of this year’s International Piano Series at the Southbank Centre, Japanese pianist Mitsuko Uchida gave a highly absorbing and exquisitely presented performance of works by Bach, Schoenberg and Schumann.

Harry Christophers brought his Sixteen to Manchester for a night of deeply romantic choral music at The Bridgewater Hall. Brahms’ Deutsches Requiem was a foreseeable success, but the seldom-heard Vocal Quartets, settings of Sternau, Schiller, Daumer and Goethe, were a delightful addition to the programme.The first set of Brahms quartets, Op.

Le festival dirigé par Suzana Bartal s'est achevé en beauté, avec un récital de Jean-François Heisser et l'alto solo des Berliner Philharmoniker en invité d'honneur.

Si le pianiste a l’art de concocter des programmes originaux, il se montre aussi curieusement imprévisible, capable de sublimes fulgurances comme d’inexplicables lourdeurs.

Bei seinem Recital in der Hamburger Laeiszhalle hinterlässt Grigory Sokolov einmal mehr ein begeistertes Publikum zurück.

Un rotundo recital a cargo de Grigory Sokolov en el que dominió su maestría habitual en la expresividad, el fraseo y la contención en un programa selecto e introspectivo.

La Symphonie Fantastique transcrite par Franz Liszt nous montre une fois de plus, sous les doigts de Roger Muraro, que le piano est un instrument qui n’est pas que noir et blanc.

Aus Dichterliebe mach' Tuba-Solo: eine erfrischend andere Hommage an Robert Schumann.