The Telegraph — Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Lioba Braun (alto), Michael Schade (tenor), Michael Volle (baritone), Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, cond Mariss Jansons. Rating: * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonAlthough we are barely into the second of the composer's consecutive anniversary years, our concert halls currently seem awash with Mahler's music. Judged by the highest standards, this performance of the Fifth Symphony by ... more info

Guardian Music — Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterThomas Zehetmair and Mark Elder have entered into an increasingly profitable partnership, cementing their Gramophone award-winning recording of Elgar's violin concerto by borrowing each other's orchestras. Last month, Elde... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Bush and Blair, we're hoping for new music from Bush and Blur. Plus! Boy George's latest hobby and a tribute to Broadcast's Trish KeenanFive things we learned from this week's music news•That 2011's release schedule involves a lot of hinting... more info

Guardian Music — Pianist James Rhodes shares his rendition of the second movement of Ludvig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E Flat, Op31Ben KapeAndy GallagherHenry Barnes more info

Guardian Music — Ibragimova/Tiberghien(Wigmore Hall Live)The second instalment of Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien's Beethoven cycle, taken from their concerts in the Wigmore Hall, is just as exhilarating and thought-provoking as the first. Ibragimova and Tibe... more info

Guardian Music — Swedish CO/Dausgaard(BIS)There are just 38 players in the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and a significant element in the success of the orchestra's recordings of the 19th-century symphonic repertoire – Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Dvořák – has b... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonThis concert apparently marked several occasions, such as the Hungarian presidency of the EU and the start of the Liszt bicentenary. But none proved nearly as worth celebrating as the return to London of the Budapest Festiv... more info

Topix — WITH a slight blue glow bathing their faces, the four musicians tapped their feet. more info

Topix — Some Beethoven with your popcorn? LA Phil hits the movie theaters; BSO may follow Ellie Starr and her mother, Eunice Karsakov, both of Newton, watched the Los Angeles Philharmonic simulcast last Sunday. more info