Guide to Romantic Music

The Polish National Opera's first staging of Strauss' massive fairy tale feels like a bold statement of intent.

Brautigam bridged Wilms and Beethoven at the fortepiano, while Farrenc’s First Symphony added symphonic breadth, all shaped by the assured playing of the Kölner Akademie under Michael Alexander Willens.

The French director’s much-travelled production arrives at the Teatro di San Carlo, displaying a precise balance between word, gesture and voice. 

Seong-Jin Cho continues his Artist Portrait series with the LSO by performing Chopin's poetic Second Piano Concerto. 

A lovely production of Giselle by the increasingly good and ever-growing Atlanta Ballet.