En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Chonguri for cello solo

Most music Festivals only have to deal with demanding divas, mercurial maestros or bad weather. In Istanbul there is a lot more at stake.

Ádám Fischer and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment gave a thrilling account of Beethoven's Seventh, and there was much to admire in Steven Isserlis' intelligent reading of Hadyn's Cello Concerto no. 1.

Zurich’s Tonhalle audience enjoys a triple-bill programme of fine polyphonic music under the baton of Dutch conductor Ton Koopman.