Yunchan Lim review – young pianist’s Bach dazzles and intrigues
In the Korean musician’s first UK performance of the Goldberg Variations his playing felt simultaneously spontaneous and impeccably thought throug
Aurora Orchestra/Collon review – reduced Mahler still packs a punch
A chamber reduction of Das Lied von der Erde formed the centrepiece of this spring-themed concert
Peter Grimes review – WNO’s production of Britten’s masterwork seethes like a wild and cruel sea
Melly Still’s new staging production brilliantly captures the tortured guilt, small-minded bitching and flash-points of volatility, with Nicky Spence a sympathetic Grimes
The week in classical: BBCSO Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez; RLPO/ Hindoyan: Mahler Symphony No 3; Joyce DiDonato and Maxim Emelyanychev – review
An invigorating all-day tribute to the maverick French composer-conductor felt like the end of an era. Plus, heartfelt Mahler and a star mezzo’s Winterreise
LPO/Jurowski review – conflict and loss power Russian-Ukrainian concert
Timely take on pieces by Prokofiev, Mussorgsky and Lyatoshynsky masterfully encapsulated the continuing struggle between war and peace
Bartók: Piano Works album review – Sonya Bach guides us from romantic roots to expressionist power
In six carefully selected works, the Korean pianist tracks the evolution of Bartók’s keyboard music but doesn’t tell the whole story
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk album review – controversial opera’s drama is dulled
The impact of Shostakovich’s savagely ironic and historically significant composition is neutered in a disappointing recording taken from live performance
Le Roi d’Ys review – the floodgates open to Lalo’s thrilling tale of love, rage and war
Chelsea Opera Group were at their best and conductor Paul Wingfield drove the score hard in this rare outing for the French composer’s startlingly original work
Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez review – still refreshingly alien
The hands of pianist Tamara Stefanovich executed a mesmerising ballet as the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins saluted this revolutionary composer
The Tallis Scholars review – inspired pairing of Palestrina and Pärt brings shining warmth and clarity
The consummate vocal ensemble beautifully highlighted symbolic connections between the 16th-century Italian composer and soon-to-be 90 Arvo Pärt
DiDonato/Emelyanychev review – ingenious artistry brings Schubert’s bleak Winterreise to life
Joyce DiDonato’s theatrical skills enabled her to feminise the cycle in a particularly original way, before Strauss’s Morgen! gave us all hope
The week in classical: Arias Reimagined; Rhythm of the Seasons; Out of the Deep; Turandot – review
In a good week for baroque experiments, Handel meets Britney Spears and AI, while a whirlwind percussionist unpicks Vivaldi
Tales of Apollo and Hercules review – Handel double bill channels Don Draper and Hollywood musicals
An imaginative melding of a 1710 Handel cantata and a 1751 oratorio results in a nifty two-act opera-ballet – and a dazzling cornucopia of images
Errollyn Wallen: Orchestral Works album review – momentum and drive from the Master of the King’s Music
Dating from 2000 to 2023, referencing folk dance, spirituals and house music and including works for voices, there’s real of variety and quality here
Dvořák and Price String Quintets album review – a pairing of passion and sparkle
Dvořák’s Quintet No 2 in A major is full of charm, while Florence Price’s Piano Quintet in A minor is fleet of foot; this dream-team of chamber music makes them an excellent match