BBCSSO/Donald Runnicles – review
The highlight of this concert was a truncated Der Rosenkavalier that showcased some sublime singing from three female soloists, writes Kate Molleson
Die Frau ohne Schatten; BBC Proms 61 & 62 – review
Domestic turns gothic to dizzying effect in a rare outing for Die Frau ohne Schatten, writes Fiona Maddocks
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier – review
Montserrat Caballé at the height of her powers is just one reason to go back to Glyndebourne in 1965, writes Fiona Maddocks
Reger/Strauss: Piano Concerto in F minor; Burleske in D minor – review
Marc-André Hamelin and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra bring out the best in Reger's unwieldy piano concerto, contrasting it with Richard Strauss's altogether sunnier Burleske, writes Stephen Pritchard
Piccard in Space; Intermezzo; Fidelio – review
Not everyone enjoyed Piccard in Space, but Will Gregory's debut opera boldly goes, writes Fiona Maddocks
Intermezzo – review
Strauss's already sketchy opera needs the orchestra to be on form. It wasn't, says Kate Molleson
LSO/Davis – review
Davis captures wonderfully the Straussian sense of beauty and lingering fondness for nature, writes Tim Ashley
LSO/Daniel Harding – review
Also Sprach Zarathustra suits Harding's slightly detached way with Strauss – and the LSO played it gloriously, writes Tim Ashley
LSO/Previn – review
The quality achieved in André Previn's programme with the LSO spoke of a relationship between the ensemble and its conductor laureate that remains, however infrequent his visits latterly, genuinely special, writes George Hall
Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer/Hough – review
For Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony the orchestra was joined by a slender, 12-foot-high tree, right in front of Fischer's podium, raising a smile, writes Erica Jeal
BBCNOW/Ono – review
This concert highlighted works by Strauss, Takemitsu, Wagner and Zemlinsky and their instinct for exploiting instrumental tone, writes Rian Evans
Richard Strauss: Oboe concerto, Serenade in E flat, Suite in B flat – review
François Leleux's playing of Strauss's lovely, escapist oboe concerto is lyrical and rhapsodically detailed, says Nicholas Kenyon
Proms 75 & 76: Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque/Gardiner; Fleming/Rysanov/BBCSO/Belohlávek
Royal Albert Hall, LondonRenée Fleming's intensity and precision of feeling was a masterclass in itself, writes Guy Dammann
Strauss: Ariadne on Naxos, Christine Brewer et al, Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Armstrong
A fine cast led by Christine Brewer distinguishes Chandos's Ariadne on Naxos, writes Fiona Maddocks
Prom 12: BBC Philharmonic/Vassily Sinaisky
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThis was to have been the first of Charles Mackerras's appearances this season – and he was hugely missed, writes Martin Kettle