Young artists of exceptional talent play Mozart, Schumann and Schubert at Schumannhaus Bonn

A marathon chamber concert in Bantry ends in a glorious performance of Brahms String Sextet no. 2 in G major. 

Balance issues mar an otherwise compelling programme from John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra frame Chopin’s E minor concerto with two Prokofiev works, the First Symphony and Second Piano Concerto.

A world premiere by Wang Chenwei, familiar Chopin and a rare outing for Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta make for satisfying fare in Jahcun Wong’s Singapore Symphony programme.

An uncluttered evening of English music includes Gerald Finzi’s gorgeous Clarinet Concerto and Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge. 

After a Rachmaninov concerto that resembles a harangue, an uneven Toronto Symphony programme comes into focus with a sharply characterised Shostakovich Ninth.