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German conductor Christian Reif directed The Hallé in a vivid and rhythmically alert performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.

Three Russian works, two debuts and one superb orchestra create an evening of outstanding music making at The Lighthouse.

The Ligeti Quartet’s new album of music by Anna Meredith features at their launch event at The Leadmill, Sheffield, but a performance of Ligeti’s First String Quartet steals the limelight.

South African musical phenomenon Abel Selaocoe plays multiple roles as the soloist in his Four Spirits, which is complemented by a shockingly fresh Symphonie fantastique under Lawrence Renes.

Behzod Abduraimov impresses in Rachmaninov's evergreen Second Piano Concerto.

Mozart and 1784 is the basis for this latest OAE venture, an engaging programme that highlights the flawless technique of 18th-century keyboard specialist Kristian Bezuidenhout.

The French soprano confirms her status as the best current performer of Léo Delibes masterpiece in a concert with a solid supporting cast.

An engaging and inventive piece of theatre (sometimes tiringly so) that is, at least half the time anyway, about its titular subject.