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Her work was played at Queen Victoria's funeral, and her compositions celebrated all over the world - but today she is barely known. Stephen Hough on why he is putting Chaminade in his current season ...

Set among land girls and flying aces Harry Fehr's new staging is a lot of fun, with Thomas Atkins making a fine ENO debut and Rhian Lois a terrific lady of the manor ...

Royal Opera House; Royal Festival Hall, London; Philharmonie, BerlinWild fantasies take hold in Offenbach's compellingly strange opera; Lawrence Power is more than a match for Magnus Lindberg's new Viola Concerto; and to the underworld with the ...

In a space that usually rings with opera, a poignant and moving video installation examines the intimate connection between our voices and our selves ...

Bruce Liu's performance is superbly polished, but wonderfully free of mannerisms, giving these charming salon pieces the respect and sincerity they deserve ...

The composer's ever evolving chamber music is captured here in eight works from 1986-2024, showcasing a singular voice ...

Britten's second string quartet was framed by forward-looking works by Haydn and Beethoven with each work sounding fresh in an entrancing concert ...

Two concerts, including the UK premiere of Magnus Lindberg's fiercely challenging Viola Concerto, showcased the versatility and communicative skills of Lawrence Power ...

A turbo-charged performance from the young conductor, carefully paced and full of bold choices, brought out the beauty and the terror of Stravinsky's score ...

Sheffield takes on the Minotaur in a rousing Jonathan Dove staging; fire meets grace as two superstar pianists share the stage; and ENO's Verdi updating remains the godfather of them all ...