The Telegraph — Freiburger Barockorchester, cond René Jacobs. Rating * * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman juggles the classical orchestra with the tablas of Bollywood. But, as he tells Sarfraz Manzoor, the Indian essence will always be key'I often meet couples who got married with my music," says AR Rahman. "Or young act... more info

Guardian Music — Kings Place, LondonThis unusual programme by an unconventional ensemble of violin, trumpet, saxophone and piano brought together film, music and speech and featured two world premieres. Ross Lorraine's Not More Lovely revived the genre of melodrama, ... more info

Guardian Music — The famous Venezuelan musicians are growing long in the tooth – and there's a new generation waiting in the wingsThe Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra is youthful no longer – as I was saying last week in my review of their concert wit... more info

Guardian Music — Prichard-Jones Hall, BangorBangor New Music festival, held under the auspices of the university's School of Music, celebrated its 10th anniversary with its most ambitious programme to date, and no concert signalled the event's energy and range better... more info

Guardian Music — Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterCharismatic violinist Nikolaj Znaider is the latest virtuoso instrumentalist to take up conducting, and his concerts with the Hallé marked his UK debut in his new role. He's no novice, however, having been principal gue... more info

Guardian Music — From Mozart to the Mars Volta: opera star Renee Fleming tells Jamie-James Medina about her new covers album, featuring songs by Arcade Fire, Willy Mason and Death Cab for Cutie more info

Guardian Music — Freiburg Baroque O/Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi)Though the later performances in his cycle of the operas have had their contentious aspects, René Jacobs's credentials as a Mozart interpreter are impeccable, and his recordings of the Prague and Jupiter ... more info

Guardian Music — The Film&Music guest editor invites Alexis Petridis into her world to discuss obsession, revelation and conspiracyMy interview with Courtney Love does not get off to a flying start. I'm supposed to meet the woman Rolling Stone once dubbed "the most c... more info

The Telegraph — Soloists, Ars Nova, Danish Radio Sinfonietta, cond Adam Fischer; Rating: * * * more info