Period: 20th century

A strong platform for Caroline Shaw's abundantly inventive writing, followed by joyous and commanding Schumann from the Calidore String Quartet and Javier Perianes to launch the Proms at... Cadogan Hall season.   (Note: Please add First Essay: 'Nimrod' by Shaw to the programme list)

Astonishing virtuosity for the clarinet along with one of the great wartime symphonies ensured a fascinating evening at the 2018 Proms.

With a smaller programme and a humbler premise, the stars of the show – those young, immensely talented performers – could have shone even brighter

Under the baton of John Storgårds, Vilde Frang made her Cleveland Orchestra debut in Britten's Violin Concerto, with works of Antheil and Schumann rounding out a diverse selection.

Polished but ultimately tepid performances that kept the emotional temperature under wraps despite some fine individual playing and singing.

As part of the annual Schubertiade festival, clarinettist Martin Fröst and pianist Roland Pöntinin recently gave an unforgettable recital.

Marking the centenary of the end of the First World War, Anna Meredith and 59 Productions' work proves a powerful, often surprisingly upbeat, commission.

There’s no doubt that Mélisande endeavours to escape past troubles when she first appears in Barrie Kosky’s production of Debussy’s opera, yet Nadja Mchantaf is no reticent, wispy maiden. Every vocal and physical gesture – always precise and penetrating – displays an atypically forthright quest for vitality, something that Arkel’s chauvinistic world does not readily offer.