Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonJohn Foulds's' eight-minute symphonic poem April – England, which opened Mark Elder's concert with the Hallé, is a far less ambitious work than his Dynamic Triptych, the piano concerto played by the BBC Scottish Symphony's... more info

All About Jazz — The familiar story of Ludwig van Beethoven and the premiere of his Symphony No. 9 in D Minor in Vienna in 1824 may be the most piteous in all music history. Stunning, precedent-shattering music fills a packed hall, the audience applauds wildly. Th... more info

Guardian Music — Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev says he does not want allegations to overshadow eventThe Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev has pulled out of his BBC Proms performance in the light of the charges he faces in Thailand for alle... more info

USA Today Music — Music scholar Harvey Sachs places the immortal genius in historical context. more info

Guardian Music — Evgeny Kissin, Kremerata Baltica (EMI)This is authentic Kissin, if not authentic Mozart as we have come to know him via fleet-footed, period-instrument performances. In his first recording as pianist-conductor, the Russian virtuoso, renowned for his ... more info

Guardian Music — The connection between Andris Nelsons and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is something special – he has developed a physical language with his playersYou know it when you see it. I had never experienced conductor Andris Nelsons live befor... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonTaking a break from the Bayreuth festival, where he is conducting the new Lohengrin, Andris Nelsons came to the Proms with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Wagner, in the shape of the Rienzi overture. It's the pi... more info

Guardian Music — Prey/Varady/Cotrubas/ Domingo/Kollo/Price/Schreier/Janowitz/ Vienna PO/Bavarian State Opera/ Dresden Staatskapelle/Kleiber(Deutsche Grammophon, 12 CDs)Though he conducted less and less frequently in the decade before he died in 2004, Carlos Kleiber's... more info

Guardian Music — Jazz, Afro-Cuban, even brass bands – there's no end to the variety of adaptations you can hear of Bach's music. Suzy Klein on why a bit of Johann Sebastian is a remixer's dreamOne of the more unexpected side effects of the digital revolution, it se... more info

Guardian Music — BBC Proms 2010 | Five Days That Changed Britain | The Man With 121 Children | Stealing Shakespeare | European Darts Championships | The Secret TouristBBC Proms 20107.30pm, BBC4Paul Lewis continues his epic contribution to this year's Proms, proceedin... more info