LSO/Gergiev – review

Valery Gergiev kicked off his Stravinsky festival with an anticlimactic Mass, but the rest of the concert suggested great things await, writes Guy Dammann

The Great Escape – review

With massive queues to see the big artists in Brighton, the most appealing perforances were off-piste, writes Alexis Petridis

Bill Frisell/John Taylor – review

Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers trio dominated this year's festival Big Top with the eccentric audacity of their interpretations, writes John Fordham

Marcus Miller – review

This was a well-oiled machine of a show full of thumb-slapping dance grooves from the breathtaking bass guitarist, writes John Fordham

Raghu Dixit – review

This evening saw Raghu Dixit and his band team up with Bellowhead for some folk-rock with an Indian (and at times Celtic) edge, writes Robin Denselow

Boltfest – review

Riffs did chug and heads did bang as John Peel favourites Bolt Thrower put on a charity festival for the hirsute hordes, writes Jamie Thomson

Ultra music festival – review

A guest appearance by Madonna demonstrated dance's return to the big time at an event with plenty of new faces, writes Luke Bainbridge

AV festival – review

Yoshi Wada's Lament for John Cage at the AV festival was a curious work that sounded like a confrontation between a highland marching regiment and the Velvet Underground, writes Alfred Hickling

Alistair Hulett Tribute – review

The occasion demanded far more of Hulett himself – more of his songs, more anecdotes about him, more reason to celebrate everything he stood for, writes Colin Irwin

Jack Bruce and Lau – review

Jack Bruce's rich voice – miraculous in a man of 68 – mesmerised a reverential audience, and you marvelled not only at his durability, but his appetite for new challenges, writes Colin Irwin

BBC Philharmonic/Mena – review

This BBC Philharmonic performance, with Juanjo Mena conducting, was not a very prepossessing start to Manchester's festival marking the 150th anniversary of Debussy's birth, writes Andrew Clements

LCO/Brunt – review

The Spitalfields winter festival, from the London Contemporary Orchestra, kicked off with works by Vivier, Grisey and a vibrant piece by Martin Suckling, writes George Hall

Other Voices festival – review

The festival is a celebration of a new generation of homegrown talent, but its ambitions stretch far beyond, writes Caspar Llewellyn Smith

Other Voices day four – review

Caspar Llewellyn Smith: The final night of the the festival saw supporting roles for Ben Howard and SBTRKT, but Wild Beasts and Spiritualized both shone as the principal attractions

Other Voices day three – review

The third night of the festival brought some real rock, a troubadour, a collaboration involving Cherry Ghost and Edwyn Collins on top form

Other Voices day two – review

The second night of the festival saw four singer-songwriters take the stage, including James Vincent McMorrow and Lisa Hannigan

Other Voices day one – review

From traditional Irish music to St Vincent and the Frames, the first night of this intimate festival spoke to myriad traditions

Dillon/Ferneyhough – review

Huddersfield's final weekend saw two bold and compelling UK premieres from composers who get lumped together but really have little in common, writes Andrew Clements

Elias Quartet/Clayton/Poster – review

Earth Music Bristol turned its attention to 20th-century English composers here with performances that could not have been more passionate, writes Rian Evans

Peter Hill – review

The Earth Music Bristol festival found a well-deserved place for Olivier Messiaen in its programme of music inspired by the natural world, writes Andrew Clements

Bent Sørensen – review

This rather lightweight concert of works by Bent Sørensen featured installations and a silent film of him at home in rural Denmark, writes Andrew Clements

London Jazz festival – review

Saturday's festival saw Henry Threadgill in one room and the No Smoking Orchestra belting out singalongs next door, writes John Fordham

London Jazz festival – review

The festival has showcased the timeless virtues of great song-based tunes, embellished by gifted improvisers, writes John Fordham

London jazz festival – review

The London jazz festival's packed lineup caused the live-music equivalent of iPod shuffling to break out, writes John Fordham

Jazz Voice – review

Jazz Voice was a mainstream affair that gave priority to 100 years of classic songcraft, writes Caroline Sullivan

Anna Larsson – review

Larsson's velvety tone, that of a genuine contralto, was wonderfully even, and her phrasing perfectly sculpted, writes Andrew Clements

La Bohème – review

A young cast adds credibility to David McVicar's 11-year-old staging, which returns in fine fettle for Glyndebourne on Tour, writes George Hall