Metal Injection — "Yo Shaggy, what you know 'bout Mozart?" "I don't know shit!" begins the greatest collaboration of our time, as indie darling Jack White has collaborated with our favorite punching bags, Insane Clown Posse. Spin has an article about the col... more info

Stereogum — It was only a matter of time before cult schizo-rappers Insane Clown Posse and rock baron Jack White collaborated to cover Mozart, and now, finally, the end result is here! No, but seriously, this happened. Jack White produced it and JEFF the Brother... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIt is no disgrace to be the second-best orchestra in a country that also has the Royal Concertgebouw; yet the future of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic was very much in doubt last year, after the Dutch government announced... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonAs its title suggests, Anders Hillborg's Cold Heat is all about paradox. It's dedicated to David Zinman, who conducted its premiere last January while guesting with the Berlin Philharmonic – though it was with his own orche... more info

Guardian Music — Usher Hall, EdinburghSwathes of empty seats in the Usher Hall confirmed that, no matter how classy your pit band, a Haydn opera in concert performance will only ever have limited appeal.Orlando Paladino isn't a bad opera – it's got all the conventi... more info

Guardian Music — Soho theatre, LondonMozart's dark comedy is regularly staged, and versions bringing its dramatic context up to date and closer to home are nothing new. What is exceptional about Robin Norton-Hale's Soho theatre staging for OperaUpClose is the level o... more info

The Telegraph — This fine Proms performance by the vocal ensemble Polyphony with the City of London Sinfonia was sufficiently cohesive and eloquently shaped as to render Mozart's Requiem, as finished by Süssmayr, seamless and unfailingly expressive. more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonFounded by the late Richard Hickox, the City of London Sinfonia reaches its 40th anniversary this year. One of the celebratory projects initiated by Hickox, who died suddenly in 2008, was a new work by Colin Matthews. In the ... more info

Guardian Music — Alessio Allegrini (horn), Orchestra Mozart/ Abbado(Decca)Having won golden praise for their symphony and violin concerto recordings with Abbado, the young Orchestra Mozart now turns to the wind concertos with the outstanding horn soloist Alessio Alle... more info

Guardian Music — Are you an opera virgin? We suggest how and where to make your own operatic debut. You can even go in jeans …The trickiest part is to escape the prejudice in your own head. For years I'd regarded opera as something my mum and sister did together, ... more info