Oppression and exile: Jurowski offers Russian fare at the Konzerthaus

The Russian State Symphony Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko celebrates its heritage with an evening of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov

Retrospection held at bay by the conductor’s unusual choice of Rudolf Barshai's completion to Mahler’s last symphony.

Jurowski took a full-on approach in the first movement, grinding through the discords without shame and only pulling back in those rare moments in the score where everyone is catching their breath.

Even without a gingerbread house, there’s enough wickedness in Richard Jones’ staging of Humperdinck’s opera for sweet tooths to savour.

At the Seoul Arts Center, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra achieves a luminous balance of historically informed insight and modern orchestral splendour, delivering performances that feel at once deeply rooted and thrillingly alive.

The London Philharmonic welcomes back its Conductor Emeritus Vladimir Jurowski for a typically challenging programme of dark Russian and Ukrainian scores.