Fantasio – review
The beauty and refined melancholy of Offenbach's flawed masterpiece shone through in Opera Rara's concert revival, writes Tim Ashley
Hallé/Elder – review
A curious suite of music Britten composed for wartime radio is no lost masterpiece compared to Shostakovich's Seventh, writes Alfred Hickling
Prom 57: Parsifal – review
This Proms performance is a fine example of the Wagner tradition assiduously nurtured by the Hallé in Manchester, writes Tim Ashley
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – review
Elder and the Hallé gave us act three complete, preceded by extracts from acts one and two. The problem was that extracts, when done this well, leave you longing to hear the whole work, says Tim Ashley
LPO/Elder – review
Mark Elder's performance with the London Philharmonic underlined what an extraordinary achievement The Dream of Gerontius was, writes Andrew Clements
LPO/Elder – review
Mark Elder examined the emergence of atonality in beautifully played pieces by Schoenberg, Webern and Mahler, writes Tim Ashley
Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 2000-2010 – review
Bringing the RCO story up to date, this seventh collection documents a transitional period but is nevertheless a joy, writes Andrew Clements
La Bohème – review
Post-surgery, Rolando Villazón's voice is slightly weaker, but the singing we can hear is beautifully shaped in this revival of John Copley's 1974 production, writes Erica Jeal
Leeds Piano Competition final – review
This was that rarest of events, a closely fought musical contest that generated tremendous tension and excitement, writes Tim Ashley
Prom 37: Hallé/Elder – review
If you're going to have a second-rate choral extravaganza by Elgar – and why not? – then these are the people to do it, writes Guy Dammann
Proms 35 & 36: BBC Philharmonic/Storgårds; Glamorous Night – review
Effortful performances of Sibelius's most elusive symphonies preceded a late-night concert devoted to Ivor Novello, which eventually revealed his prodigious talent, writes Andrew Clements
Wagner: Die Walküre – review
Mark Elder, the Hallé and soloists are on fire in this live Die Walküre, writes Fiona Maddocks
Hallé/Znaider – review
Znaider conducted Beethoven and Shostakovich with composure, showing his potential to become the next Hallé director, writes Alfred Hickling
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
The Apostles – review
Mark Elder's Elgar cycle turned to the rarely performed Apostles – a hefty undertaking the Hallé made thrillingly compelling, writes Andrew Clements