South London-born soprano Nadine Benjamin is particularly outstanding among the singers

Akhnaten is an eccentric kind of performance art, simultaneously gaudy and glamorous, mysterious and nonsensical

Kanneh-Mason has become a global celebrity, but while public profile helps, it’s his playing that brings in the audiences

Its the piano’s turn to be the focus of a TV talent show

Using barely any of the composer’s music, this collage of 19th and 20th century songs shed new light on the iconic character

The great Chinese contemporary composer’s music travels easily across cultures and between eras

This lively account of Handel’s Messiah brought the audience to its feet but the added dancing, visual effects and spoken interludes fell flat

The violinist has been making a stir since he was a teenager but he can still make familiar music sound new

One of Britain’s most cosmopolitan composers was celebrated with a forceful performance of the immense A Sea Symphony

Contemporary resonances abound in this revival of Benjamin Britten’s opera

If anything, the show could be more irreverent, more boisterous

The Peruvian tenor and his co-star Ailyn Pérez get it right every time in this well-loved, if overbearing, staging

A meditation on a lost soul that could stand for all those who are driven to despair

The superstar violinist played Wynton Marsalis’ composition written for her, and he couldn’t have had a better advocate

There’s been a recent resurgence of interest in the early 20th century composer and this was a triumphant return for her Mass

The composer’s clear jazzy inclinations were evident in this elegant new work

Our critic picks the best of a bumper crop of Proms gigs to book now

A talented cast shine in this approchable adaption of Alcott’s classic novel

There’s a lot to be said for Puccini at his most economical

The award-winning actor and singer was backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, not always to positive effect