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My Days: Orlando Gibbons and Nico Muhly album review – a luminous tribute

The English composer died 400 years ago; this new collection commemorates the enduring power of his music; Muhly’s My Days, a ritualised memory piece about Gibbons, contrasts perfectly

Wahnfried review – madness, monstrousness and a mischievous Wagner daemon

Avner Dorman’s chilling opera about the toxic Wagner clan’s in-fighting comes to the UK in an effective and lively staging by Polly Graham

Cassie Kinoshi x Ensemble intercontemporain review – vivid and anarchic, new music programme full of thrills

A memorable work by Hannah Kendall and Cassie Kinoshi’s [Untitled] – featuring virtuoso turntabling and choreography - were paired with Boulez’s visionary Sur Incises, all conducted by rising star Nicolò Umberto Foron

The Flying Dutchman review – terrific cast and hurtling momentum in OHP’s first ever Wagner

Julia Burbach’s blurs the lines of reality and illusion in an impressive new staging of Wagner’s horror story that hits more than it misses. Musically it is very fine indeed

I Fagiolini review – startlingly intense surround-sound baroque

The former church was an excellent setting for Robert Hollingworth and his group’s superb exploration of Benevoli’s baroque masses for multiple choirs

Simon Boccanegra review – Opera North’s staging of Verdi’s knotty score is a brooding triumph

The Leeds-based company stages Verdi’s dense political drama with a no-frills set-up that sees a stand-out performance from debut soprano Sara Cortolezzis

BBCSO/Elder review – like a Klimt painting in sound

The final concert of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s season brought us Franz Schreker’s sensual and elusive Chamber Symphony and Mahler’s intense Das Lied von der Erde

Faust review – darkly gothic production turns Gounod’s opera into boisterous Les Mis

The 1860s French setting mixes panache and musical charm as Faust sells his soul to Méphistophélès and seduces Marguerite

Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou review – rewarding pairing brings intimacy and colour

A programme of solo and duo works ranged from Schubert to Beethoven, but Kurtág was the main focus, his duets beautifully shaped and vivid

Pierre Boulez: Éclat/Multiples album review – two of his most significant works are played with fabulous precision

In the composer’s centenary year, this disc showcases two of his most substantial works

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 album review – hear the performance that made Yunchan Lim a star

The prodigious South Korean talent won 2022’s Van Cliburn piano competition with this performance; his version deserves a place alongside Argerich and Rachmaninov himself

Parsifal review – reconciliation rather than redemption as Wagner staging focuses on family over faith

Jetske Mijnssen’s production of Wagner’s opera – the festival’s first – bypasses much of its mysticism and magic, but it is moving and musically very special

BBCNOW/Widmann review – explosive, inquisitive and exhilarating concerto is a family affair

Jörg Widmann conducted his own concerto with dynamism alongside virtuosic playing from his sister Carolin, while the BBCNOW were on incendiary form for Mendelssohn and Mozart

Anna Lapwood review – charismatic organist has a packed Royal Albert Hall eating out of her hand

The social media star allies her virtuosity in pieces written for her by Kristina Arakelyan and Max Richter with movie soundtracks and an infectiously winning enthusiasm

LSO/Dudamel/Rebeka review – relentless orchestral fireworks and bright moments

Starry conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra saw Strauss and Ravel given explosive power but limited depth

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