Luke Styles’ orchestral piece inspired by Behrouz Boochani’s account of detention on Manus Island was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus during Refugee Week

Composer Colin Matthews has produced his first opera and sprung a huge surprise with this ambitious work at Aldeburgh Festival

Jetske Mijnssen’s risky yet revelatory production of Wagner’s enigmatic opera centres compassion and critiques negative sexual stereotypes

Simon Rattle’s latest Janáček opera with the LSO is one of his less frequently performed works and manages to triumph over the difficulties

This stark and stunning production by Barrie Kosky is apocalyptic and breathtaking

The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner, excel at Mahler’s 8th but the experimental video accompaniment was only partially successful

Schubert’s song cycle is interpreted in powerful style by Joyce DiDonato, accompanied by Maxim Emelyanychev

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under the direction of Jonathan Cohen deliver a powerfully dramatic performance

Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a tribute to the legendary composer

Thea Musgrave’s powerful and imaginatively scored opera finally gets its London staging

This adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg’s film is a skillful and gripping rendering of a taboo-busting story

Argentinian virtuoso Martha Argerich made an all-too-rare appearance with cellist Mischa Maisky

This revival was Jakub Hrusa’s first production as Covent Garden’s music director designate – the venue is in safe hands

The LSO marked Boulez's centenary and the great conductor’s birthday with a subtle, understated belebration

An Antonio Pappano favourite, Puccini’s eigth opera builds to the kind of heart-stopping climax familiar from the composer’s better-known works

Surreal sets and exuberant lighting powerfully underscore this engaging trio of love stories

This tale of missed opportunity is given fresh life by Ted Huffman

This was one of those occasions to treasure that the Proms does so well

There are genuinely funny moments throughout, while it also captures the heartache that makes The Merry Widow the masterpiece it is

Succeeding in avoiding clichéd, stereotypical gesturing, director Diane Paulus and star Rihab Chaieb offer an intelligent and original perspective on the problematic issues of this perennial favourite