Guardian Music — Stephen Hough (piano)(Hyperion)Hot on the heels of his sensational performance of Saint-Saëns's fifth piano concerto at the Proms comes Stephen Hough's delightful new collection of the complete Chopin waltzes, played with the vivid virtuosity he bro... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThis was Gianandrea Noseda's last concert as the BBC Philharmonic's chief conductor – he returns as conductor laureate later this year – and, as so often in his closing season, his programme combined the retrospective wit... more info

Guardian Music — Stephen Hough(Hyperion)There's no prescribed order for playing the 20 Chopin waltzes that Stephen Hough includes in this delightful, effortlessly stylish collection, and Hough opts to present the eight pieces Chopin sanctioned for publication in his ... more info

Guardian Music — Prince Consort/Fowke/Hough (Linn)Listening to Brahms's Liebeslieder Walzer and his Neues Liebeslieder in quick succession may be just too much of a good thing; their sentimentality and folksy charm quickly cloy, even in such fresh-toned performances ... more info

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Guardian Music — St George's, BristolHonouring the bicentenary of Franz Liszt's birth, pianist Stephen Hough made the composer's B Minor Sonata the culmination of this recital. For lesser mortals, it would have been enough to ease themselves in with a low-key sequenc... more info

Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Wigmore Hall is celebrating its 110th birthday this week with a pair of gala concerts. For the exact anniversary of the first concert there, the recipe was simple: invite the greatest string quartet of the present day together... more info

Guardian Music — In the first of a new series of weekly columns, leading pianists choose their favourite performer of all time. Coming up: playwrights and lead vocalists.Stephen HoughI've loved Alfred Cortot's playing from an early age and I never tire of hearing his... more info

Guardian Music — Usher Hall, EdinburghThis was an big night for Peter Oundjian – his first with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra since it was announced he will be taking over as music director when Stéphane Denève leaves in 2012. So far the audience knows li... more info

Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonSteven Isserlis is the Wigmore Hall's artist in residence this season – not that you would necessarily know it, as he is never away from the venue for long anyway. Concerts such as this give its audience good reason to be gratef... more info