Festival watch: Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2012 Herz Europas 2
Repin, Kopatchinskaya and the Dresden PO
A new work commissioned by the Gryphon Trio takes inspiration from Messiaen’s wartime work
Take the Bozzini Quartet, add six young composers, season with two mentors and stir it all together in Montreal for a tantalising menu of contemporary music-making
Exploring his brilliance live is a tricky issue
Magnificent Beethoven from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
But does this 'Wagner...that swings' (Mark Elder) need reinventing?
Few conductors speak directly to their audiences, but when they do is it informative and engaging or downright annoying?
The music festival in Austin, Texas, hosts its third Nonclassical record label night – with mixed results
An inaugural concert in São Paulo that bodes well for the future
