Schwarzman Centre opening concerts – a magnificent new monument to secular culture

The Sohmen Concert Hall’s acoustics made Scottish Ensemble’s Shostakovich and Tchaivoksky pinprick clear, while the Great Hall showcased Devlin and Muhly’s ‘choral installation’

Wozzeck: Wretches Like Us review – Berg’s harrowing opera is more adrenaline-inducing than ever

The London Philharmonic under Edward Gardner combined with video art by Ilya Shagalov that was riveting and, in places, not for the squeamish

Turangalîla: Infinite Love review – RPO and 1927 Studios bring Messiaen to joyous and vibrant life

Part of the Southbank’s Multitudes festival, this pairing of silent movie and Messiaen was a feast for the eyes and ears

Anohni review – masterful songbook reinventions are an out-of-body experience

Accompanied by a virtuosic band and powered by her operatic voice, Anohni is as good as Nina Simone at interpreting songs – and her own catalogue proves equally malleable yet strong

Carla dal Forno: Confession review – spartan, sunlit post-punk strikingly contrasts the desperation of desire

The Australian songwriter’s fourth album exists in the captivating chasm between the coolness of her music and the unrepentant obsession of the crush it explores

Walter Smith III: Twio Vol 2 review – classic jazz is vividly alive in the hands of this incisive saxophonist

The redoubtable musician and guests including Branford Marsalis and Ron Carter make standard song-shapes sparkle with focus and rugged phrasing

Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Lemminkäinen Suite album review – Ava Bahari is an enthralling storyteller

In this all-Sibelilus disc, violinist Ava Bahari’s account of the Violin Concerto has heft and exuberance, while Rouvali’s dramatic nous suits the drama of the Four Legends of Lemminkäinen

Forged in Sound: Heavy Metal Orchestrated review – hard-rocking mashup rides the lightning

Suzi Quatro, Mr Lordi and Alison Mosshart joined the Philharmonia in a setlist spanning Wagner and Metallica – with conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali flexing his rock-drummer skills

Olivia Dean review – soul-pop superstar shimmies into a classy and commanding first arena tour

The glam set design, gleaming brass and Motown moves are knowingly retro, but Dean’s performance is immediate, vulnerable and natural – the work of a singular artist

Multitudes festival: Echoes of Hill and Horizon review – epic light show electrifies Elgar and Vaughan Williams

With dizzying surround sound and thousands of LED baubles, this was a synaesthetic feast from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Timothy Ridout: Alto Appassionato album review – engaging and smartly curated viola and piano programme

Accomplished violist Ridout and pianist Jonathan Ware add bristling imagination and rich emotional layers to music by Franck, Fauré and more

Noah Kahan: The Great Divide review – Stick Season turns Groundhog Day in stadium folkie’s endless autumn

All but repeating the formula of his breakout album, Kahan seems torn between whether success is sustainable or even repeatable on songs defiantly rooted in small-town life

LSO/ Pappano: The Dream of Gerontius review – full-throttle rendering of Elgar’s operatic finest

Antonio Pappano’s dramatically charged interpretation of this religious oratorio landed powerfully with a hair raising performance from David Butt Philip as the titular soul

Madonna: I Feel So Free review – album teaser offers hypnotic glimpse of a return to her club scene roots

The ‘Queen of Pop’ conjures the heady vibes of a small hours dancefloor with this exceptionally crafted single

LSO/Frang/Pappano review – tragic and thrilling Shostakovich and silky and spiky Korngold

Vilde Frang revealed the expressionistic bones of Korngold’s Violin Concerto in her performance of this 1945 work, part of a concert that included Imogen Holst’s Persephone and a drama-filled reading of Shostakovich’s 5th