Two premieres – Julian Anderson's striking The Discovery of Heaven and Hugh Wood's more traditional Second Violin Concerto – impressed London, writes Andrew Clements
Eight years after it was written, György Kurtág's … concertante … received its UK premiere and delivered some breathtaking moments, writes Andrew Clements
This all-Czech programme saw the premiere of C by Jiří Kadeřábek, which needed more sophistication in its handling to justify its inclusion, writes George Hall
The UK premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's wonderfully rich violin concerto was the second remarkable performance by Christian Tetzlaff at this year's Proms, writes Andrew Clements
Kevin Volans's new piano concerto is a strikingly attractive and engaging piece and was played by Barry Douglas with brilliance and precision, writes Andrew Clements
At the Royal Albert Hall the BBC Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor, Jiri Belohlavek, was in every sense on home territory with Czech music, writes George Hall
Ilan Volkov showed himself again to be a conductor of great sensitivity, intelligently and unfussily guiding the BBCSO through three strikingly different works, writes Guy Dammann
Not everything clicked immediately in the BBCSO's playing of Rachmaninov's The Bells, yet this hardly mattered when the choral singing sounded so explosively vibrant, writes Erica Jeals
Kazuki Yamada revealed his prowess as a collegiate rather than a despotic conductor; his rapport with the orchestra was plain to see, writes Martin Kettle
Under Jirí Belohlávek, the BBCSO played vividly, creating a shimmering, shifting halo behind the solo line. But all ears were on the brilliant Alexei Ogrintchouk, principal oboist of the Concertgebouw, writes Erica Jeal
The real meat in the programme came in the second half, with the premiere of the revised version of Julian Anderson's choral work Heaven Is Shy of Earth, writes George Hall