BBCNOW/Venditti review – 20th-century British classics shine at a potent patriotic Prom
Including a sugary Rutter premiere, the rarities were a slightly mixed bag, but the classics – The Lark Ascending, Enigma Variations and more – simply soared
BBCSO/Lintu review – there’s a good reason these Boulez and Mahler works aren’t often performed
Despite eye-catching percussion and deluxe orchestral playing, these strange, overlong pieces are for die-hards only
Káťa Kabanová review – furtive groping and a wing-bloodied angel stalk flawed staging of Janáček’s opera
Robin Ticciati conducts the London Philharmonic in this finely sung but inconsistent revival of Damiano Michieletto’s 2021 production
Hallé/Wong review – new conductor commands an utterly gripping performance
Conducting without a score, Kahchun Wong beguiled as he maintained ultraprecise coordination and built to a powerful, cosmic-scale finale
The Veil of the Temple – powerful expressive talents on display in eight-hour choral epic
The opening concert of this year’s Edinburgh international festival saw conductor Sofi Jeannin put in a remarkable shift marshalling combined choirs
Lim/CBSO/Yamada review – wonderful Rachmaninov and a swirling Sinfonia
Young Korean Yunchan Lim naturally conjured a willing audience into silence with his commanding range after an alarm disrupted the popular pianist’s Prom
BBCPhil/Weilerstein/Fröst; Arvo Pärt at 90 review – star clarinettist captivates and delights
The evening’s two proms brought wildly contrasting energies. The BBC Phil were on blistering form and, late-night, the Estonian Philharmonic Choir were immaculate even if the programme felt a little bland
Chromatic Renaissance album review – Exaudi negotiate these writhing lines with exemplary precision
Exaudi, directed by James Weeks, explore late 16th-century choral works in this fascinating and involving disc
The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals album review – a joyful reminder of the richness of Claudio Arrau
Three recitals given by the Chilean pianist in the 70s and 80s are a feast of lucid and emphatic playing that hasn’t dated in the slightest
BBCNOW/Otaka/Kholodenko review – Rachmaninov fills seats but magic is missing
Soloist Vadym Kholodekno brought little subtlety to the ever popular second piano concerto, works by two Polish composers, Lutoslawsi and Grażyna Bacewicz fared better in this BBC National Orchestra of Wales concert
BBCSSO/Wigglesworth/Batsashvili review – detailed and monumental Bruckner
The BBC Scottish chief conductor’s reading of Bruckner’s Seventh was thoughtful and balanced. Mariam Batsashvili was an enthralling soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 20.
The Traitors Prom review – iconic show’s greatest hits turn the melodrama up to 11
Claudia Winkleman hosted while the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra expertly negotiated orchestrated covers including Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo alongside a smattering of Saint-Saëns and Puccini
King of Kings: Orchestral Transcriptions of Bach by Andrew Davis album review – the late conductor’s first love
Davis’s fastidious and thoroughly musical orchestrations of Bach’s organ works become a touching memorial as Martyn Brabbins steps in to finish the recordings
Ginastera: String Quartets album review – compelling and colourful
The passionate settings of Spanish poetry in the Argentinian composer’s third string quartet are the real discovery of this career-spanning trilogy
Ensemble Intercontemporain/ Bleuse review – from a clown to a clarinet and Cathy Berberian
Royal Albert Hall, LondonA late-night Prom devoted to the music of Berio and Boulez (both born 100 years ago) demonstrated the intricacy, zaniness and sheer imagination of the two composers