Magdalena Kožená/Mitsuko Uchida – review
With Kožená's voice changing, the evening's real musical distinction belonged to the pianist, Mitsuko Uchida, writes George Hall
Hallé/Elder – review
Purists might be alarmed at this rescoring of a notoriously dense bit of Mahler, but it actually works rather well, writes Tim Ashley
Kathleen Ferrier: The Complete EMI Recordings – review
Test recordings sit alongside her famous performances of Mahler and Gluck on a centenary disc reminding us of the late, great contralto's ability to move her listeners, writes Nicholas Kenyon
Mariinsky Opera/Gergiev – review
Valery Gergiev's commanding control made something irresistible of the massive musical flow of Mahler's 8th, writes Rian Evans
Illumina: Music of Light – review
Ave Maria to the tune of Mahler's Fifth? It's caused a stir but it's actually quite good, writes Fiona Maddocks
Mahler: Symphony No 7 – review
Jonathan Nott gives one of Mahler's greatest challenges a credible shot, writes Andrew Clements
Jonas Kaufmann, Tristan und Isolde/CBSO/Nelsons; West-Eastern Divan Soloists – review
Exemplary vocal control is only part of the attraction as Birmingham thrills to Jonas Kaufmann, writes Fiona Maddocks
CBSO, Stephen Hough/Nelsons; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Nott – review
Andris Nelsons, Stephen Hough and a lost baton make for a thrilling CBSO season opener, writes Fiona Maddocks
RLPO/Petrenko – review
Few performances of the opening movement have seemed to cling to life with such uncontrollable desperation as this, writes Tim Ashley
Mahler: Symphony No 6: Philharmonia Orchestra/Salonen; Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Pappano
Salonen and Pappano go head to head with live recordings of Mahler 6. Fortunately Fiona Maddocks doesn't have to choose between them
RLPO/Petrenko – review
The performance of Mahler's Eighth Symphony touched on magnificence, but the cathedral's seven-second echo played havoc with the music, writes Tim Ashey
Philharmonia/Maazel – review
A great performance leaves you wanting the rest of the Mahler's unfinished symphony in one of its posthumous completions. In this instance, one was grateful Maazel proceeded no further, writes Tim Ashley
Mahler: Symphony No 3 (CD); No 5 (DVD) – review
Two live performances from conductor Klaus Tennstedt, recorded as illness loomed, are almost unbearably intense, writes Nicholas Kenyon
Proms 63 & 64: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Iván Fischer – review
The Budapest Festival Orchestra's two sensational Proms reminded us of their limitless ability to take us by surprise, writes Tim Ashley
Prom 56: BBCSO/Bychkov – review
Semyon Bychkov barely glanced at the sheet music in a memorable performance of Mahler's Sixth, writes George Hall