In advance of Bruckner’s bicentenary, a roll call of tremendous historic interpretations is a timely reminder of this orchestra’s superb playing

This mammoth undertaking, of all of Mahler’s symphonies with different conductors over the last decade, brings variable musical results

A great conductor took his leave at the Proms, Britten’s music triumphed on and off stage, and Rattle continued to take the LSO to new heights

There’s a year-long celebration of female composers, a brand new festival of contemporary music – and it’s birthday time for Berlioz

A magisterial Monteverdi cycle, Oliver Knussen’s adventures in haiku – and a hero’s return for Simon Rattle. Our critic picks his highlights

The 88-year-old conductor brought objectivity and power to Mahler with a faultless performance of his 9th symphony by the London Symphony Orchestra

A quarter century of broadcast Europa Concerts are brought together in this extensive DVD set that features some exceptional performances

From surprise understudies at Covent Garden to a Proms series that brought Leif Ove Andsnes’s Beethoven saga to a joyful close, here is our classical critic’s pick of the year

The career path of a young conductor is rarely straightforward. Ahead of his UK opera debut Gad Kadosh talks about tips from Bernard Haitink, music in the army and finding his way in the dark depths of an orchestra pit

Barbican, London
A Beethoven rarity alongside his Leonore No 2 overture and a glorious performance of the Ninth Symphony made for a magnificent evening