Performer: Kristiina Poska

Kristiina Poska directs the RSNO in gripping Tchaikovsky and Pärt, but words and music only occasionally match in Elena Langer's new song cycle.

Kristiina Poska makes a successful Toronto debut with solid Beethoven and some spicy Caribbean fireworks from Stewart Goodyear. 

The Flanders Symphony Orchestra finish their UK tour in Edinburgh with Mozart and Beethoven: safe repertoire, but it's played with focus and energy.

After an atmospheric Four Sea Interludes Jess Gillam gives a dazzling account of John Harle's Briggflatts. 

A Sibelius symphony where everything worked, and a high-sugar treat from Rachel Barton Pine.

ENO's Merry Widow is big, brash, and more than a touch juvenile – but it's the most fun one can have at the opera.

The young Belgian conductor has had a long association with the Flanders Symphony – and this January he takes the chief’s baton from departing Kristiina Poska, who reaffirmed the orchestra’s crisp, classical sound.

The Chief Conductor of the Flanders Symphony Orchestra talks about their upcoming tour of the UK, the orchestra’s distinctively transparent sound, and her lithe and tactile approach to Beethoven.

Estonia has produced some remarkable musicians, among them Anu Tali, Kristiina Poska and Maria Seletskaja, who have each found their own path to an international conducting career.