Performer: Jiří Bělohlávek

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus grow in stature through an evening which provides a good introduction to the virtues of Dvořák’s seldom-played large scale choral work.

American violinist Joshua Bell updates a tradition with class and panache in the Czech Philharmonic's season opener.

Karita Mattila produces a star turn in the title role, but a pure concert staging does little to bring out the cleverness of the libretto of Janáček’s Makropulos Case.