Philharmonia/LPO review – brilliant new piano concertos by Dessner and Coll

Bryce Dessner’s ebullient concerto, equal parts rock and Reich, was dazzlingly performed by Alice Sara Ott and the Philharmonia, while Francisco Coll’s glinting, flamenco-tinged piece had its world premiere with the LPO and Javier Perianes

Philharmonia/Bancroft review – fearless and fiery Copland is a dark heart of US programme

Part of the London-based orchestra’s season of American music, the programme featured Copland, Caroline Shaw and Samuel Barber’s violin concerto, brilliantly played by Renaud Capuçon

Il trovatore; The Planets; Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed at the Orchestra review – from Bosch to Bash Street

Spellbinding Jamie Barton and company excel in Adele Thomas’s clear-sighted take on volatile Verdi; to the final frontier via Peckham; and kazoos at the ready for a Beano Concerto

Anna Clyne/Philharmonia review – Martin Fröst delivers torrents of bravura

The clarinetist was utterly compelling for the premiere of Clyne’s Weathered while female composers showcased work inspired by American artists and poets

The week in classical: In the Realms of Sorrow; Alexander’s Feast; Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Bloch – review

The raw, ravishing power of four solo cantatas is taken to the next level at the London Handel festival, while young star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason works overtime

Philharmonia/Hrůša review – genteel beginnings cede to compelling drama

If his Dvořák felt a little bland, with Bartók and Strauss’s Dance of the Seven Veils, the Royal Opera’s music director designate gave London audiences a glimpse of the vivid excitement he can bring

Currie/Philharmonia/Francis review – Colin Currie leads impressive short works

The percussionist showed off complex polyrhythms from Luke Bedford and led an instrumental kaleidoscope by Philippe Hurel

Philharmonia/Rouvali/Levit review – secure and clear-sighted Beethoven

The Emperor Concerto – at the centrepiece of this Philharmonia concert – became a moving tribute to the late Lars Vogt, and Anna Clyne’s lively triptych Color Field and Dvořák’s Seventh offered much to admire

Prom 38: Philharmonia/Santtu-Matias Rouvali review – raucous but undemanding

Rouvali’s Proms debut as principal conductor of the Philharmonia could have been more challenging; while violinist Jennifer Koh was understated on Missy Mazzoli’s Procession

Philharmonia/Blomstedt review – flow and glow as one one of wonders of our age remains in control

In Mozart, Maria João Pires was an ideal partner for Blomstedt’s attentiveness to pulse, phrasing and dynamics; his unified and unshowy approach brought lightness and clarity to Bruckner

Bruce Liu/Philharmonia/Santtu-Matias Rouvali review – an unexpected but refined UK debut

Last year’s winner of the International Chopin competition, Bruce Liu, was a late substitution for this all-Tchaikovsky programme, but made light and elegant work of the challenging Second Concerto

The week in classical: Theatre of Voices; Philharmonia/Wilson; Felix Klieser – review

John Luther Adams’s Grand Canyon meditation finally surfaces; James Ehnes makes Walton look easy; and Felix Klieser and co shine in Mozart and Brahms

Philharmonia/Labèque Sisters review – intensive immersion in Philip Glass

Replacing a live-accompanied screening of Koyaanisqatsi, this programme was intoxicating, thrilling and clearly exhausting to perform

The week in classical: Music of Today; Rites: Philharmonia/Rouvali; Amadigi; Venus and Adonis

Santtu-Matias Rouvali’s first season with the Philharmonia gets off to a flying start alongside compatriot Pekka Kuusisto

Philharmonia/Rouvali review – new principal conductor proves himself a fine Straussian

In his first concert as the Philharmonia’s Principal Conductor, Santtu-Matias Rouvali brought a glowing string sound and irresistible elan to an all-Strauss programme