Guardian Music — Principal flute with the LPO who played with easy vitalityThe easy vitality of the flautist Richard Adeney, who has died aged 90, made him a very popular soloist and recitalist. He appeared with several of the chamber orchestras that began to flouris... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonIt's more than 40 years since André Previn's Hollywood glamour first brought the London Symphony Orchestra a higher national profile, while in return, their standards and reputation reflected credibility on his burgeoning classical c... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThe subject of François-Xavier Roth's concert with the London Symphony Orchestra was the relationship between Liszt and Berlioz. The two composers were friends, drawn together by a shared sense of high Romantic iconoclasm. In 1833, L... more info

Guardian Music — One of the foremost British chorus masters of his generationJohn Alldis, who has died of pneumonia aged 81, was one of the foremost chorus masters of his generation. His own professional ensemble, the John Alldis Choir, was a pioneer in the high-cali... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonAntonio Pappano's latest concert with the London Symphony Orchestra will probably be remembered as being an evening of two violinists. One was Midori, soloist in Bruch's First Violin Concerto. But the other works in the programme ... more info

Guardian Music — Some of UK's largest and most famous orchestras face cuts to their Arts Council fundingThe BBC said yesterday it would be willing to hold talks with other arts bodies about the future funding of some of the UK's best known orchestras as they face up ... more info

Guardian Music — David Miliband seems to be becoming a little bit arty. He was one of the sponsors for MP Alison McGovern's bill last week to make cultural provision compulsory for local authorities; and he and his wife, Louise Shackleton, a violinist with the London... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonFive weeks ago, Vladimir Jurowski brought Mahler's reorchestration of Beethoven's Eroica to London for the first time; tonight, Marin Alsop's guest appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra provided the chance to sample more of Ma... more info

Guardian Music — Top British orchestral trumpeter with the LSO, he played on the Star Wars filmsMaurice Murphy, who has died aged 75, was the leading British orchestral trumpet player of his generation. During the 30 years in which he was principal trumpet with the L... more info

Guardian Music — Alex Ross makes a valid point about many concertgoers' dislike of new music, but British audiences are ahead of the game. If only we could speed up the processThere's already a healthy debate going on in response to Alex Ross's article. Some of the c... more info