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Timely take on pieces by Prokofiev, Mussorgsky and Lyatoshynsky masterfully encapsulated the continuing struggle between war and peace ...

In six carefully selected works, the Korean pianist tracks the evolution of Bartók's keyboard music but doesn't tell the whole story ...

The impact of Shostakovich's savagely ironic and historically significant composition is neutered in a disappointing recording taken from live performance ...

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 ...

The hands of pianist Tamara Stefanovich executed a mesmerising ballet as the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins saluted this revolutionary composer ...

The consummate vocal ensemble beautifully highlighted symbolic connections between the 16th-century Italian composer and soon-to-be 90 Arvo Pärt ...

Joyce DiDonato's theatrical skills enabled her to feminise the cycle in a particularly original way, before Strauss's Morgen! gave us all hope ...

Stone Nest; Smith Square Hall; Royal Opera House, LondonHandel meets Britney Spears and AI, while a whirlwind percussionist unpicks Vivaldi. Plus, a meditation on Oscar Wilde's prison letter, and a spirited revival of Puccini's swansongHair streaked ...

Arts funding body responds to criticism as Wigmore Hall in London says it will operate independently from 2026 ...

High-flying broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill was robbed of basic abilities after a brain haemorrhage. This film about her recovery is brutal, raw - and full of gut-wrenching moments that have nothing to do with the injury ...