Funereal Fauré and Gounod from Equilbey, accentus and Insula Orchestra

Laurence Equilbey makes a convincing case for a younger, fresher Fidelio played on period instruments.

Louise Farrenc bucked the trend by composing symphonies at a time when Paris had turned its back on the symphony.

A disappointing staging of Weber's supernatural opera by Compagnie 14:20 in Paris

There's a strong chance that the majority of the audience had never seen Louise Farrenc's Third Symphony before; conductor Laurence Equilbey made a strong case for repeat performances.

Early Mozart opera seria triumphs in Vienna’s ‘other house’.

An all-Beethoven evening at the Philharmonie where the orchestral playing lacked bite, but Nicholas Angelich provided warmth and humanity in the Fourth Piano Concerto.