CBSO/Yamada review – apocalyptic and soul-shaking Mahler opens the season

Orchestral discipline was tight and solo contributions distinguished in Kazuki Yamada and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s finely judged interpretation of Mahler’s transcendent Resurrection Symphony

Phaedra Ensemble: The Music of Meredith Monk review – fleeting rough edges amid polished beauty

Works by the not-quite-minimalist composer’s included her Realm Variations and quartet Stringsongs in a compelling concert

Exaudi: Pocket Universe album review – virtuoso vocals with a joyfully bonkers bent

Four substantial, eclectic works written for James Weeks’ ensemble are brought together here, encompassing swooping folk phrasing, delicate harmonising and exuberant stylistic skill

Opus13: Mendelssohn and Grieg album review – an assured and distinctive debut

The young quartet – winners of the Wigmore Hall String Quartet competition – continue to impress in a recording pairing Mendelssohn and Grieg

Alcina review – Handel’s opera of sex and sorcery comes alive in vivid staging

This revival of Richard Jones and Antony McDonald’s 2022 staging has kept most of its excellent original cast Lisette Oropesa is imperious and gleaming as the enchantress Alcina

Mishka Rushdie Momen review – unforced elegance and plenty of fireworks

A programme based around works by French baroque composers, played on a concert grand, made for an unusual but thoughtful and beautifully played recital

Mahler Academy Orchestra/Steinaecker review – trailblazing performance that pushes work to the limits

Penultimate Prom showcases antique brass and woodwind and humongous tubular bells in a magical mystery tour through an alien musical landscape

Last Night of the Proms review – musical chaos ensues in near four-hour finale

The evening features everything from a rendition of an inscrutable Samuel Barber concerto to a celebration of Dolly Parton, but the real star is tartan-clad tenor Nicky Spence

Playing With Fire review – like Disney’s Fantasia on steroids as a virtual Yuja Wang plays amid luminous dreamworlds

Wang’s avatar performs music from Ravel and Debussy to Prokofiev and Liszt while dizzying virtual worlds take shape around her in this virtual reality installation

Don Giovanni review – reality recedes in visually dizzying Mozart tour de force

Kaspar Holten’s revival of his 2014 staging puts the focus on the Don’s psychology. Aigul Akhmetshina’s Elvira is a standout performance in a strong cast

Our Eyes Looking for God review – exploring the Black British experience in rap, reggae and arias

Renell Shaw and TD Moyo’s new opera, with libretto by April Koyejo-Audiger, tells a tragic story of two cousins. Gamba Cole shines as Adjani

Lucas Debargue: Gershwin Variations album review – freshness and flair

Alongside supple and distinctive accounts of Rhapsody in Blue and the Piano Concerto and Preludes, the French pianist showcases his jazz chops in reinterpretations of Gershwin’s timeless songs

Lise Davidsen: Verdi album review – star soprano gives opera’s leading ladies radiant power and vulnerability

Focusing on five Verdian heroines (and anti-heroines), the soprano has chosen roles that fit her formidable vocal talents perfectly. Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra provide detailed accompaniment for these striking portraits

Freiburg Baroque Orch/Rattle/Faust review – ‘problem’ Schumann works shine in exceptional evening

Simon Rattle, guest conducting the period instrument ensemble, brought insights and detail to these three lesser known works by Schumann. Isabelle Faust was a spirited and graceful soloist in the Violin Concerto

BBCSO/Oramo/Gillam/Kanneh-Mason/Goldscheider review – Simcock’s triple concerto bursts with musical interest

Gwilym Simcock’s concerto – written for Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Ben Goldscheider and Jess Gillam (cello, horn and sax) – had problems of balance but at its best was a riot of colours and energy