Angela Gheorghiu

Criticism only goes so far when you reach these kitschy outer limits: gloriously silly, gloriously operatic with it

Angela Gheorghiu

Criticism only goes so far when you reach these kitschy outer limits: gloriously silly, gloriously operatic with it

Barcelona Jazz Festival

One of the most diverting events took place when the Spanish pianist Chano Domínguez did a blindfold test

London Symphony Orchestra/Tilson Thomas

If Matthias Goerne wobbled, the orchestra stayed solid, colouring the songs’ narratives with hues the singer whispered or missed

Hilliard Ensemble/Arditti String Quartet

A fine three-concert mini-festival ranged from Renaissance motets to recent commissions

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

The Aboriginal singer was backed by a string quartet, although the gentle music provided only sparse accompaniment to his soulful folk vocals

Philharmonia/Pletnev

A fusion of intense precision and nonchalance is at the heart of Pletnev’s character and music-making

Royksopp

From the moment they took to the stage, the Norwegian duo were on a mission to make the mostly male audience move their feet

BBCSO/ Wigglesworth

Ryan Wigglesworth’s song cycle Augenlieder, performed with Claire Booth, glittered with skill in this refreshing concert

London Symphony Orchestra

Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony presented by Christoph Eschenbach and the well-oiled machine of the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Ginger Baker

The former Cream drummer is promoting his autobiography and celebrating his 70th birthday with a rag-tag performance

Wilco

There was plenty for followers of all eras of the Chicago alt.country/folk-rock band to enjoy at this sold-out show

Three stars for Renee Fleming at Festival Hall

It was a more compact display than her last London recital, but lustre there still was, and the gleam of star power

Philip Langridge

Langridge celebrated his unique way with English music: at once tough and tender, strongly yet subtly inflected

Rodgers/ Martineau

Settings of the same words showed how the infinite variety of Pushkin’s verse called forth the same in his composers

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Knussen

The landscape of intermittently driven intensity and windy fragments was brilliantly conveyed by the SCO

Leona Lewis stages first full-length concert

X Factor winner stages her first full-length concert but delivers a slender, shallow performance, writes David Sinclair

London Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi

With the orchestra’s shining precision, rounded tones and spirited emotions, this was a golden night

Dr John

This was another competent but slightly perfunctory performance and a frustrating evening for those who love him best for his piano playing

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Petrenko

Family feeling among orchestras is rare, and it was this spirit that helped the musicians to glide so suavely around Prokofiev’s mercurial...