The live performance of ‘Ghost Gamelan’ finally allowed the album’s songs to breathe

Jason Pierce skilfully delivered an engaging live performance of ‘And Nothing Hurt’, supported by multiple singers and musicians

In his debut as music director, the Dutch conductor made a statement of intent with a varied, post-19th-century programme

His first posthumous album to emerge is a recording of the singer-songwriter vamping songs on the piano

The band employ an impasto of sounds and concoct a melodramatic rock choral with a heavy dose of eastern mysticism

Conducted with impressive concentration, the music is played with definition, clarity and sheer zing

The collection develops the electronic sound of its predecessor while moving away from the orchestral elements

The title track starts as a meditation on chance, coincidence and roads not taken, and ends up as a contemplation of death

Saxophonists Caleb Curtis and Kenny Pexton re-configure Charlie ‘Yardbird’ Parker’s compositions into contemporary shapes

Thanks to sampling by rap stars, two veteran composers now have enough of a following that they are recording again

Jody Gerson is the only woman among the music industry’s 10 most powerful figures

An improvised line-up played a varied and gripping set like old acquaintances

What the world needs now is to hear Warwick sing some of the world’s greatest pop songs in full

The ensemble’s season kicked off with a strong, including a new fanfare by Harrison Birtwistle

An overly fussy staging threatens to overwhelm Handel’s opera about a magic island

The music in David Pountney’s production sometimes lacked momentum while the staging was cramped

World’s third largest record company seals its largest takeover in five years

The tone moved from mellow to defiant during an evening of finely crafted solos and rock-solid harmonies

The singer-songwriter gave a captivating performance with some finely crafted songs, old and new

New acts increasingly dependent on private tutors and funding from parents

The artist’s collaborators provide a shimmering timbre of xylophone and metallic gongs to sit with her meditations on mortality

The cellist’s years of experience add depth of expression and his playing seems ever more effortless

US artist’s first studio recording in 12 years features arpeggios rippling across figured bass and baroque cadences

Collection includes an opener that is driven by powerful drumming; break-up songs dominate the latter half