Simon Rattle's approach is different to that of his Berlin Philarmonic predecessors – and often revelatory

This was a performance marked by passion, says Barry Millington

The the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester under Philippe Jordan blazed with an intensity that would be hard for even the most seasoned orchestra to emulate, says Barry Millington

Gabriela Montero's much-famed improvisatory skills were fully on show at this Prom, writes Barry Millington

A Prom held at the Roundhouse placed the action inside Ron Arad's immersive Curtain Call installation

Daniel Barenboim and Martha Argerich are a guaranteed hot ticket – this evening proved why

A more introspective work proves incompatible in a big space like the Royal Albert Hall, writes Barry Millington

This production is repeatedly described as 'magical', and that epithet is fully justified, writes Barry Millington

Michael Berkeley paid tribute to his late wife with personal but unpredictable elements

The muscular and mystical overtones of Walt Whitman help lift the roof of the Royal Albert Hall

The first night of the Proms paid a moving tribute to victims of the Nice attack

A few minutes of Galina Ustvolskaya's music explains why she has only been featured at the Proms once before

Berlioz's comic opera based on Shakespeare's Much Ado is sadly drained of colour in Laurent Pelly's production

Tine Thing Helseth played engagingly despite a limited repertoire, writes Barry Millington

A high-calibre quartet do their best in a production lost in dramaturgical incoherence

The impressive Opera North Ring arrives in London, but doesn't quite come full circle

This ENO season goes out on a high, with a heart-rending Jenufa conducted by Mark Wigglesworth

This show is full of resonant imagery and theatrically enthralling, says Barry Millington

Enescu’s enigmatic but astonishingly inventive score is conducted admirably by Leo Hussain, the production is stunning and Johan Reuter offers a sterling Oedipus, says Barry Millington

Despite a lukewarm first half, Barry Millington is won over by Michael Boyd’s new production of Tchaikovsky’s opera