Murray Perahia’s long relationship with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields saw the conductor and pianist on stage to be part of Schumann’s Piano Quintet
Aigul Akhmetshina steals the show in Damiano Michieletto’s uneven new 70s-set Bizet. And in a good week for world premieres, four composers take on Handel while the London Symphony Orchestra channels death metal
With music that ranged across four centuries culminating in the premiere of Cassandra Miller’s Chanter for guitar and strings, this concert showcased the skill of Shibe, a truly compelling performer
The starry Korean pianist’s account of Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto was joyous and compelling, while Gardner made a persuasive case for Tippett’s divisive second symphony
The Camerata were joined by the Kantos chamber choir to perform works ranging from Purcell to Pärt while Karen Cargill gave a very fine performance of Britten’s Phaedra
The Hallé’s playing was triumphant as Thomas Adès oversaw a challenging programme including a rare Tippettmasterpieceand new work from Oliver Leith, while the conductor’s own piece was an immense statement