The week in classical: Dido’s Ghost; Der Rosenkavalier; Philharmonia/ Salonen – review
Errollyn Wallen had a bold new take on Dido and Aeneas, while the Philharmonia sparkled with a staging of Strauss’s opera and bid farewell to Esa-Pekka Salonen
Philharmonia/Uchida/Salonen review – smaller scale but beautiful, Salonen bows out with a whisper
Esa-Pekka Salonen bids farewell to the Philharmonia with a perfectly put-together programme, with Mitsuko Uchida’s playful but profound Beethoven a highlight
The Creatures of Prometheus – Philharmonia’s fun and witty take on Beethoven’s ballet
Stephen Fry and animator Hillary Leben help bring the story of Prometheus to life, with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia performing with panache and grace
Philharmonia/Rouvali review – bold programme that sparkled
Despite a shrunken symphony orchestra and high stakes, the Philharmonia’s American Dreams launched their online season with music-making at its best
Philharmonia/Benjamin review – from shimmering to sombre and joyously brassy
In this belated birthday celebration, George Benjamin’s programme included his own music plus a sombre memorial to his late friend Oliver Knussen
Philharmonia/Salonen review – Turnage gets the horn
Mark-Anthony Turnage’s horn concerto was premiered with understated virtuosity by Richard Watkins, part of a programme that focused on the instrument with warmth and wit
HarrisonParrott: 50 Years in a Day review – starry celebration with old-fashioned feel
The classical agency marked its half century with three marathon pick’n’mix-style concerts
Philharmonia / Salonen / Tetzlaff review – Berg and Hindemith of angry beauty
The orchestra’s new season opened with tempestuous works, born of dark times, that terrifically contrasted emotion and restraint
Philharmonia/Salonen review – style but not enough substance for Weimar series opener
The first of the Philharmonia’s Bittersweet Metropolis events focused on Berg, Hindemith and Weill but felt like a banquet without a main course
The Bartered Bride review – charm and wit in assured English village staging
Director Paul Curran transfers Smetana’s comic masterpiece to 1950s England to create an irresistibly energetic production
Philharmonia / Rouvali review – top dog designate shows his pedigree
Freshly announced as the orchestra’s next principal conductor, Santtu-Matias Rouvali directed a sizzling and sensual programme of Adams and Stravinsky
The week in classical: the Anvil at 25; Semele; Symphonie fantastique – review
The excellent Anvil celebrates its quarter century with flair not fanfare, Handel’s a hit at Ally Pally, and more Berlioz fireworks
Philharmonia/Blomstedt review – 91-year-old conductor brings thrills, poise and menace
The irrepressible nonagenarian conductor’s readings of Beethoven and Berlioz were detailed and vivid.
Philharmonia/Nelson review – devotion and drama elevate Berlioz’s Requiem
In this grand setting, the composer’s Grande Messe des Morts unfolded with intensity and gravitas, with tenor Michael Spyres bringing ease and beauty of tone
The week in classical: Kát’a Kabanová; Radu Lupu; Bach’s Mass in B minor – review
Amanda Majeski makes an unforgettable debut in Richard Jones’s exemplary new production of Janáček’s great late opera. And time stands still with Radu Lupu