Instrument: Bandoneon

With superb support from Kremerata Baltica and a smart set of soloists, Gidon Kremer continues a love affair that began 25 years ago.

A free public concert with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and celebrated friends chosen for the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Colombian festival.

French-Argentine Unión Tanguera is keeping us up at night at Cal Performances in Berkeley with Nuit Blanche, their imaginative evolution of tango.

Mr McFall’s Chamber has a reputation for bringing surprise and delight to audiences, with a track record of unusual and compelling repertoire, often collaborating with both local and international artists.

Last Thursday’s concert with the Oslo Philharmonic featured four pieces with little or no connection to each other, other than three of the pieces being either written by Spanish-speaking composers or actually being about Spain. Yet, apart from one piece, it all came together into a rather coherent whole.The concert began with Jacques Ibert’s Bacchanale.

It is bold for an Asian orchestra to tackle a programme of works with a strong and vibrant ethnic character. We got far more than we bargained for in the concert titled “Bravo! Piazzolla” by the Hong Kong Philharmonic on Friday, not only in terms of the generous encores but more so of the quality of performance.

L'Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, emmené par Christian Arming, proposait l'ouverture des Noces de Figaro, la Symphonie n°7 de Beethoven et, entre les deux, le rarement entendu Concerto pour Bandonéon d'Astor Piazzolla, avec Per Arne Glorvigen en soliste.