Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor

There was never any hint of over-sentimentality in the playing of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's artist-in-residence. 

The Estonian conductor takes evident delight in conducting mercurial Ravel and Shostakovich; Mozart is harder to engage with in an empty Royal Albert Hall.

In a tempting recital, Hyeyoon Park and Benjamin Grosvenor filled an empty Wigmore Hall with perfumed music.

This afternoon Vassily Sinaisky was in charge of the CBSO for a matinee performance which began with Wagner’s overture, ended with a Sibelius symphony and had siphoned between them an ever-popular piano concerto by Mozart.

Alondra de la Parra breathes new life into Russian classics

In what was a non-textbook performance of Bruckner, Oramo achieved a performance of utmost thrill, replete with clarity and conviction.