Guardian Music — Monteverdi Choir/Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/Gardiner (SDG)Like the previous issues in John Eliot Gardiner's Brahms cycle, the performance of the Fourth Symphony, and of the works preceding it, are taken from concerts at the Southbank Ce... more info

Guardian Music — Join conductor Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for an evening of Beethoven, Shostakovich and RavelDescribed as 'something of a star' by the Guardian, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's Principal Conductor Kirill Karabits has ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall SW7Tinkling beneath the final tumult of the nine-week BBC Proms marathon was another sound: that of broken records. Bigger, deeper, wider – the 2010 season has been exceptional and a few crunched numbers make the point. They refle... more info

Guardian Music — (Sony)It's become rather fashionable to sniff at the achievements of Lang Lang, but he is the most communicative pianist of his generation, with a huge following in the east, and for any open-minded listener there is seriously good piano playing in t... more info

Guardian Music — Proms 2010: Last Night Of The Proms 1910 | The Lost Film Of Dian Fossey | Grace Jones Plays Avo Session | Gareth Malone's Extraordinary School For Boys | Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution | Law & Order: UKProms 2010: Last Night Of The Proms 19107.30p... more info

Guardian Music — When composer Michael Berkeley lost his hearing, he finally understood Beethoven's torment. But could deafness help him write better music?The increasing deafness that Beethoven suffered during the closing years of his life gives the masterpieces tha... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonStéphane Denève's Prom with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra brought Paul Lewis's Beethoven cycle to a close with a performance of the Emperor Concerto that didn't always scale the requisite heights. Their interpretati... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe Berlin Philharmonic and Simon Rattle were the hottest orchestral ticket of this summer's Proms, and for at least three-quarters of their two programmes, they sounded as if they fully deserved to be.Friday night's two symp... more info

Guardian Music — Jonathan Harvey's ideas to enliven classical music are like inviting a football match crowd to join in on the pitchThe question of concert behaviour, like most codes of conduct, depends on where you are. Who are you upsetting by ignoring etiquette? D... more info

Mercury News, California — His recital, presented by the Steinway Society, reflects his experiences as a member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, a group devoted to exploring connections among musical traditions worldwide. more info