Guardian Music — In this anniversary year, forget the concept of Debussy the musical impressionist. I want to celebrate Debussy the sonic explorer.Anniversaries. God love 'em. Yes, classical music's institutions are far too in thrall with them for their programming i... more info

Guardian Music — Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester/Boulez (Decca UMO)Pierre Boulez has recorded Schoenberg's symphonic poem before, 20 years ago with the Chicago Symphony for Erato. In that performance there was still a slight coolness and studied objectivity about his a... more info

Guardian Music — Symphony Hall, BirminghamWhen Andris Nelsons made his Bayreuth debut in 2010 conducting a new production of Lohengrin, Jonas Kaufmann sang the title role. The relationship forged then between conductor and tenor was clearly a good one, for Kaufmann i... more info

Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonThe leading French soprano has finally made her Wigmore Hall debut. With a programme of French song focusing on Debussy, but also encompassing Chabrier, Chausson and Duparc, Natalie Dessay could hardly have chosen better vehicles,... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonOne of the hallmarks of Peter Donohoe's pianism has always been the sheer breadth of his musical sympathies, ranging across more than two centuries right up to the present day. His programme in the Southbank Centre's Inter... more info

Guardian Music — Rafał Blechacz(Decca)Rafał Blechacz swept the board at the 2005 Warsaw Chopin piano competition, and though he has released a recital of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven sonatas, his subsequent discs for Deutsche Grammophon have generally focused on tha... more info

Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonSteven Osborne's complete recording of Ravel's piano music was one of last year's outstanding keyboard releases. Now to mark the 75th anniversary of the composer's death, Osborne is repeating the cycle in a pair of concerts around... more info

Guardian Music — Bridgewater Hall, Manchester"Fantasy" was the somewhat nebulous theme of the BBC Philharmonic's second concert as part of Manchester's ongoing Reflections on Debussy festival. Yan Pascal Tortelier conducted a programme that had a slightly bitty feel ... more info

Guardian Music — Symphony Hall, BirminghamIf there's one English work from the first few decades of the 20th century that can stand alongside music composed elsewhere in Europe in the same period, it's Gustav Holst's The Planets. In Edward Gardner's concert with the... more info

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonIt might be the fourth most populous country on earth, with a fast-growing economy to match, but Indonesia has had surprisingly little cultural impact in the UK. If we know anything about its music, it will be the stately bronze... more info