Guardian Music — How does it feel to work in a classical music industry that prizes beauty almost as much as brilliance? Violinists Nicola Benedetti and Alina Ibragimova should know…The face of classical music once belonged to an old man, usually an octogenarian co... more info

Guardian Music — LSO St Luke's, LondonBesides being regarded as one of the greatest founding fathers of 20th-century modernism, Claude Debussy is also one of music's most intriguing might-have-beens. When he died in 1918, at the age of 55, Debussy seemed to be on the... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonDebussy's early Fantasy for piano and orchestra gets few outings – it had none whatsoever in the composer's lifetime – but it formed the centrepiece of the first concert in the London Symphony Orchestra's series focusing on the Fr... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThe first performance of a revised version of Hidd'n Blue, by the 26-year-old Spanish-born, London-based Francisco Coll, formed a brief upbeat to this London Symphony Orchestra programme conducted by Coll's teacher, Thomas Adès. The ... more info

Guardian Music — Warwick Arts Centre, CoventryThere was an all-English, all 20th-century programme for Antonio Pappano's latest guest appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra, in which Elgar's First Symphony was the focus. It is always fascinating to hear a cond... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be reviewing this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recentlyEach week we share a list of concerts our writers will be reviewing. Here's what they'll be writing about in the next few days (all ... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonSir Colin Davis's ongoing exploration of the six symphonies of Carl Nielsen with the London Symphony Orchestra is not presented in numerical order; it was the second that provided the climax of this penultimate programme in their Barb... more info

Guardian Music — 'I try to take reviews with a pinch of salt. But I'm devastated when someone says I played without feeling'What got you started?My whole family are musicians, so there was always a lot of music around. I started out singing in the choir that my fath... more info

Guardian Music — Abbey Road Studios has started its own talent competition – and it beats the heck out of the X Factor, reckons Chris SalmonEarly in 2011, Abbey Road Studios launched a contest for unsigned composers as part its 80th anniversary celebrations. Entran... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonValery Gergiev's latest concert with the London Symphony Orchestra marked the start of Anne-Sophie Mutter's residency with the orchestra, as well as forming an 80th birthday tribute to the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina. Mutter pl... more info