The music of Poul Ruders at its most accessible.

First hearings of two powerful symphonic statements.

Vänskä's revelatory account lends unique conviction to Mahler’s final thoughts.

Thielemann and co give the meaning of a night to remember.

Another obscure opera triumphs courtesy of the Boston Early Music Festival.

Janáček’s signature piano pieces benefit from Vogt’s acutely nuanced playing.

Contemporary dance illuminates Classical opera in Cherkaoui’s fluid staging.

Puccini’s Girl rides again in promising new release.

Ninth time’s the charm in Bavouzet’s Haydn keyboard survey.

Stellar singing and dynamic pit-work rescue muddled futurist staging.

Scintillating Scandinavian string playing shines a new light on Beethoven's art.

Known and unknown amidst the collisions of musical history.