Performer: The Royal Danish Orchestra

An excellent extension to Akram Khan’s growing repertoire of contemporary ballet, Lady Macbeth, his first creation for Royal Danish Ballet, brought out powerful performances from the entire cast.

Anthony Almeida and Rosanna Vize's deconstructed ghostly country house provides plenty of tension; fine vocal qualities are marred by poor intelligibility.

This was a concert made in heaven. To hear Per Nørgård's Iris, one of a triptych of symphonic poems composed in the late 1960s, eerie and mysterious, and underlain by the influences of Sibelius and Nørgård's teacher and fellow-symphonist, Vagn Holmboe, would make a rich and rewarding enough occasion in itself.

Kasper Holten's production of Carl Nielsen's delightful comedy Maskarade delights in Copenhagen.

The Royal Danish Opera's new production of Carl Nielsen's first opera Saul og David updates the action to the present-day Middle east and, while well-sung, comes off as overly simplistic.

Die französische Dirigentin verabschiedet sich von den Königlichen mit Brahms und Prokofjew. Der dänische Geiger Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider ist mit dabei, aber die Kurzkomposition von Hans Abrahamsen ist eine Alibiübung.