Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Good, bad, but never ugly, a curious evening unfolds at the Barbican, inspired at times, ill-judged in places.

On their European tour, the Toronto Symphony calls in at the Wiener Konzerthaus for a diverse program conducted by Gustavo Gimeno.

Opening her LSO Artist Portrait series, Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Béla Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto before Rattle and the LSO whisk the audience to Falla’s Andalusia. 

The Czech conductor impresses in a wide-ranging program featuring a world premiere by Jesse Montogomery and the Philharmonic debut of the Moravian violinist. 

Schoenberg advocate PatKop performs the knotty Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and young Finn Tarmo Peltokoski. 

The George Enescu International Festival returns for its 26th edition in 2023, playing host to some of the most illustrious orchestras and soloists Europe has to offer.

The CEO of a major international touring orchestra reflects on its conductors, discusses how to deal with orchestral life in the pandemic and looks forward to the coming season.

From Finland to California, we run down some of the festivals that no self-respecting new music fan should miss out on.