Guardian Music — (Decca)This one will be big. Initial takers will be choral singers already swept away by the American Whitacre's glowing harmonies and generous melodies. Some will have encountered him via his "Lux Aurumque" used for the YouTube virtual choir, seen b... more info

The Telegraph — Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, cond Antonio Pappano. Rating: * * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 4 October 1932LONDON, MONDAY NIGHTThe London music season, which will be almost violent in its competitive activity, began to-night at Queen's Hall with the first performance in England of Bach's "Th... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonAndris Nelsons's international share price just keeps on rising at the moment. Debuts with the Vienna, Berlin and New York Philharmonics beckon this season, and there was no shortage of speculation at this debut concert with the Londo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — S R Management said... Tricks Synthetic Podcast keeps on rolling with "No Stone unRolled, Part 2, Kazoo You" with: Miss You - The Kazoo-a-kats I'm Free - Tell Tale Hearts Last Time - The Who All Sold Out - Twelve12 She's A Rainbow - London Symphonic ... more info

The Telegraph — A dispiriting evening until the great trumpet theme rang out at the beginning of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Rating: * * * more info

Guardian Music — The director of the Carnegie Hall, Clive Gillinson, has written an open letter to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt about how to manage the coming arts cutsHere's some food for thought: an open letter to Jeremy Hunt from Clive Gillinson, who was the resp... more info

Guardian Music — As he gets ready to conduct the Vespers for the 19th time, John Eliot Gardiner explains how it was Monteverdi's masterpiece that made him choose a career in musicMy relationship with Monteverdi goes back to when I was eight. The great French pedago... more info

Guardian Music — Influential orchestral trombonist with a smooth, flowing style Arthur Wilson, who has died aged 83, will be remembered as the truly inspirational trombonist of his generation. He was a principal with the Philharmonia Orchestra and the English Chamber... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonBorn exactly a decade apart, Scriabin and Stravinsky were the two composers who in their very different ways led 20th-century Russian music towards modernism. Valery Gergiev's pairing of early Scriabin with early Stravinsky, ... more info