Performer: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conclude the UK leg of their European tour at the Barbican, pairing Janáček’s Taras Bulba with Bruckner's Seventh Symphony.

Sir Simon Rattle returns to Liverpool to conduct his new orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, in Schumann and Stravinsky. 

Stunning orchestral colour from the BRSO, with command and total coherency from Sir Simon Rattle in Mahler's “Tragic” Symphony.

Bachtrack polled 15 of the world's leading music critics and can reveal their 2023 list of the world's greatest orchestras and conductors. 

Four weekends, four of the world’s greatest orchestras: the Riga Jurmala Festival unveils its 2021 edition.

In Germany, orchestras and theatres start their new seasons, with unique challenges for audiences and musicians.