Instrument: Timpani

McGregor's new creation for the Milanese company imagines Les Noces as a sequel to his take on The Rite of Spring.

ChamberFest Cleveland’s Hungarian evening traversed works of Liszt, Eötvös, and Dohnányi, alongside Brahms’ apt Hungarian Dances.

Robert Spano’s love of contemporary music was apparent in this program that featured the return of two intriguing recent works, beautifully performed by the ASO and The Brothers Yancich.

His fans presented him with not one but two impromptu birthday serenades before and after the Brahms. "I'm getting old," Gustavo admitted ruefully to his public. He's only 36. 

Julian Rachlin visits Royal Northern Sinfonia as soloist and conductor, infusing Sibelius, Mozart and Tchaikovsky with a spirit of dreamy romanticism.

Piano duo Antoine Françoise and Robin Green perform a challenging, innovative and entertaining lunchtime recital.

While Glass' latest music has managed to package and sell a form of experimentalism to the masses, it also sparks debate about style versus substance.