Jeffrey Lewis & the Jrams review – a wordy force of nature
The anti-folk cult hero and comicbook artist from New York can stir you up with politics or knock you sideways with his sadness, writes Malcolm Jack
Edinburgh festival 2014 review: RSNO/Knussen – intriguingly radical curtain-raiser
Choosing three of the most forward-thinking pieces composed before the first world war was a tantalising take on the festival's theme of art and conflict, writes Kate Molleson
American Lulu – review
Olga Neuwirth's misfiring reinterpretation of Alban Berg's unfinished opera is little improved by this new production, writes Kate Molleson
Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich/Zinman – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
David Zinman's brisk conducting produced a slick and efficient performance, but more emotion would have been welcome, writes Kate Molleson
Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble/Minkowski – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
Marc Minkowski's Alpine ensemble attack a Schubert-only programme with boldness but only mixed success, writes Kate Molleson
Patti Smith/Philip Glass – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
A warm, magnetic Smith teams up with Glass for a heartfelt tribute to Allen Ginsberg, writes Kate Molleson
Christian Gerhaher/Gerold Huber – review
Gerhaher's sparse delivery spoke volumes about the nature of human isolation; Huber matched his every emotional shift with playing of wonderful lucidity and subtlety, writes Tim Ashley
BRSO/Jansons – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
Mariss Jansons's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique ranks among the greatest. Mitsuko Uchida's Beethoven was superb, too, says Tim Ashley
RSNO/Gergiev – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
The opening concert of the international festival was something of a stunner, writes Tim Ashley
Fidelio – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
The reason for setting Beethoven's opera in outer space, complete with lasers, transvestites and radical leftists, escapes Tim Ashley
Martha Reeves – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
Off-piste a cappella and audience participation brought this gig memorably to life, writes Graeme Virtue
Australian CO/Tognetti – review
The Australian Chamber Orchestra blow northern hemisphere string bands away with their sheer energy and joy, writes Andrew Clements
In the Locked Room & Ghost Patrol; Suffolk Villages festival – review
A new double bill of operatic love triangles united Scotland, Wales and Thomas Hardy in a great week for British composers, writes Fiona Maddocks
King Arthur – Edinburgh festival review
The numbers were stylish, if underwhelming, in this concert performance by Harry Christophers and the Sixteen, writes Kate Molleson
Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer – Edinburgh festival review
The Budapest Festival Orchestra began life as a festival band and still plays with staggering freshness and verve, writes Kate Molleson