Trouble in Tahiti review – vibrant staging of Bernstein’s one-acter of marital discord

Mid Wales Opera continue to survive against the odds, and this small-scale but lively evening is full of wit and strong singing

Le Poème Harmonique: Hail! Bright Cecilia album review – Purcell’s ode shines in luxurious French recording

Vincent Dumestre and his radiant ensemble bring theatrical flair and exquisite detail to a joyous celebration of England’s patron saint of the baroque

Schubert 4 Hands album review – affectionately searching accounts from two pianists in emotional synergy

Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou find lyrical intimacy and finely tuned emotional balance in Schubert’s late masterpieces for four hands

Bavarian Radio SO/Rattle review – consistently fine and fervent playing

Janacek’s spine-tingling Taras Bulba was paired with Bruckner’s 7th in an evening of illumination and excitement

Rebecca Clarke review – composer of spirited chamber music and songs finally gets her due

In a deftly curated programme, youthful compositions rubbed shoulders with music from her most productive period, the 1920s

BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Oramo/ Tetzlaff review – plain-speaking, big-hearted fare

Sakari Oramo and his orchestra served up a multifaceted concert, from swaggering Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to virtuosic Thomas Adès and mistily magical Sibelius

Rebecca Clarke: The Complete Songs album review – rich, radiant performances bring a forgotten voice to life

A superb survey of Clarke’s lyrical, long-overlooked songs reveals a composer of depth and drama

Martin Fröst: BACH album review – silkily eloquent clarinettist brings freshness and fun

The virtuosic musician’s effortless phrasing and imaginative collaborations make this collection short but sweet

Sir John Rutter’s Birthday Celebration review – niche national treasure celebrates 80 in magnificent style

The composer conducted two of his own choral works – one a world premiere, alongside a majestic performance of Vaughan Williams’ fifth symphony in a polished and enjoyable evening

The Makropulos Case review: Ausrine Stundyte is magnetic in exhilarating – and funny – Janáček staging

Katie Mitchell’s production wittily reinvigorates Janáček’s story of an immortal woman, via toxic masculinity and dating apps. Jakub Hrůša’s conducting draws out the music’s colours and the cast are uniformly strong

Aimard/Benjamin review – concentrated musical thought and pianistic imagination

George Benjamin joined Pierre-Laurent Aimard to give the UK premiere of his ingenious and compelling Divisions

Smyth’s Der Wald and Respighi’s Lucrezia review – Wagner’s spirit presides over double bill

The UK premiere of Respighi’s 1937 work was paired with Ethel Smyth’s dark and dramatic Der Wald, both imaginatively staged by Stephen Barlow

Rosalía: Lux review – a demanding, distinctive clash of classical and chaos that couldn’t be by anyone else

The Catalan star’s monumental fourth LP features lyrics in 13 languages, references to female saints, the London Symphony Orchestra – and Björk on ‘divine intervention’

Hallé/Shields/Adams: John Adams festival review – dynamism that could generate electricity

Adams himself praised the orchestra for giving ‘one of the best performances I’ve ever heard’ of his Chamber Symphony, part of a four-concert feast of his luminous timbral combinations and expansive orchestral beauty

Dead Man Walking review – searing honesty and humanity in ENO’s staging of Heggie’s compelling opera

The first staging in the UK of Heggie and Terrence McNally’s adaptation of the memoir by Sister Helen Prejean is an anguished reflection on truth, compassion and capital punishment, sung with empathy and pathos