First Night of the Proms 2024: Splendid Handel and a silly hat start the summer just right Ivan Hewett 19 Jul 2024, 10:21pm
The Incredibly Talented Lucy, review: further evidence of The Piano winner’s brilliance Anita Singh 5 May 2024, 11:20pm
Gareth Malone’s Easter Passion, BBC One, review: a fitting testament to the healing power of music Michael Hogan 31 Mar 2024, 8:01pm
Alexander Melnikov whips Rachmaninov into submission, plus the best of March’s classical concerts Ivan Hewett 31 Mar 2024, 1:49pm
Evgeny Kissin's masterclass of control, plus the best of February’s classical and jazz concerts Ivan Hewett 18 Feb 2024, 1:01pm
Reich Festival, Manchester: Jonny Greenwood soars in this tribute to a founding father of minimalism Ivan Hewett 4 Feb 2024, 1:01pm
Pappano finds the blazing drama in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, plus the best of January’s classical concerts Ivan Hewett 29 Jan 2024, 11:51am
A spectacle of extravagant joy at a time of penny-pinching and gloom in the arts Ivan Hewett 6 Jan 2024, 12:00pm
A voice that magically made anguish yield joy, plus the best of December’s classical concerts Ivan Hewett 21 Dec 2023, 12:33pm
The LPO triumphantly harness the excesses of Mahler, plus the best of November’s jazz and classical concerts Ivan Hewett 26 Nov 2023, 11:04am
In Marina Abramović’s 7 Deaths of Maria Callas, one diva salutes another Nicholas Kenyon 4 Nov 2023, 11:46am
Rachmaninov and Elgar get the recognition they deserve, plus the best of October’s classical and jazz concerts Ivan Hewett 30 Oct 2023, 12:21pm
The BBC Symphony Orchestra return with a triumphant Barbican opening John Allison 7 Oct 2023, 11:51am
A heavenly season-opener from London Philharmonic, plus the best of September’s classical concerts Ivan Hewett 24 Sep 2023, 1:02pm
Last Night of the Proms 2023, review: An unapologetically good time to defy the woke ideologues Ivan Hewett 9 Sep 2023, 11:31pm
The four great composers who captured the tragedy of the Second World War Ivan Hewett 6 Sep 2023, 6:00pm
Jon Hopkins brings cosmic blandness to the Proms – plus the best of August’s classical concerts Ivan Hewett 30 Aug 2023, 1:10pm
Kat’a Kabanova review: Corinne Winters shines in the bleakest Janáček I have ever seen Ivan Hewett 25 Aug 2023, 1:00pm
Horrible Histories Prom: the perfect way to introduce children to opera’s skulduggery and gore This year’s Children's Prom played up the form's grandeur, madness and menace, keeping pre-teen audiences enthralled Robbie Collin 22 Jul 2023, 8:08pm
Prom 2 review: Northern Soul will never be this magnificent again In a one-of-a-kind night, the likes of Tainted Love and Time Will Pass You By turned the Albert Hall into a thrilling dancefloor Andrew Perry 16 Jul 2023, 3:00pm
The rootin’, tootin’, potato-gun shootin’ American composer who took modernism by the horns Ivan Hewett 1 Jul 2023, 7:00pm
Is risk-taking violinist Madeleine Mitchell the future of classical music? Ivan Hewett 30 Jun 2023, 7:00pm
Why Bruckner’s thrilling ‘Romantic’ symphony delights lovers of derring-do Ivan Hewett 22 Jun 2023, 11:00am
Lawrence Brownlee, Rising: a virtuoso tenor turns Harlem’s poetry into song Ivan Hewett 8 Jun 2023, 6:00pm
Le Concert Spirituel at St James's Spanish Place, review: King Charles jets home to show his commitment to music Nicholas Kenyon 6 Jun 2023, 11:28pm
The LSO flies by the seat of its pants (in a good way) – plus the best of May’s classical concerts Ivan Hewett 29 May 2023, 12:15pm