Them Crooked Vultures

The supergroup rolled into London with the overwhelming majesty of an all-conquering rock’n’roll juggernaut

Gary Williams

Gary Williams is one of the most experienced Sinatra acolytes, even bearing a striking physical resemblance to the great man

Haircut 100

Nick Heyward wore his guitar as high as ever and tore into the finger-shredding funk of Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)

LSO/Gergiev

When Valery Gergiev collected his honour from the Royal Philharmonic Society his musical risk-taking was singled out

Wagner opera pieces triumph at Festival Hall

The composer's works by the Philharmonia Orchestra were magic, while Austria's best were celebrated at Wigmore Hall

The Horrors

For the best part of an hour, The Horrors were a perfect rock’n’roll band making a perfect rock’n’roll noise

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

The American conductor Robert Spano presents the latest work from Jukka Tiensuu

Ingrid Fliter

The pianist has just recorded the complete set of Chopin’s waltzes. She overcame flu to explore others of his works

Spiritualized

There was a surprisingly festive mood as Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space was played in its entirety

Public Image Ltd

The return of PiL feels like a genuine cultural event as John Lydon’s band confirm their lofty reputation

The Great American Seasonal Songbook

A sedate, if occasionally contrived, stroll through the calendar’s four seasons only catches fire when Louisa Parry is centre-stage

Britten Sinfonia

You feel that a sad, noble beauty has been fleetingly glimpsed or created, in spite of the harsh, incomprehending world surrounding it

Miley Cyrus

The Hannah Montana star has mutated into a more grown-up rock chick, but she risks leaving younger fans behind

Philharmonia/Mackerras

The life force that courses through Mackerras’s music-making tingles with energy and draws swift and smiling response from his players

Scottish Ensemble

This rich, intense programme edged through lowering gloom. Still, no festive season is without its dark side

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi

Not being Latin American the Birmingham players put in huge effort but gave a performance that suggested that they were sitting an exam

Three stars for Julian Casablancas

A dash more presentational bling might have enhanced an inevitably slender batch of songs

Camille O’Sullivan

The half-Irish, half-French singer’s act is so wildly over the top that it really requires an interval every 15 minutes

Concertgebouw/Jansons

This great Dutch orchestra produced the sort of heart-stopping playing to make stone walls weep

Philharmonia/Makerras

Wagner is not a calling card of the protean Mackerras, but the same qualities that he brings to so much opera were all displayed here