Mallwitz traces Weill from headstrong youth to sinful maturity.

This month features a Kurt Weill trifecta, idiomatic Dvořák symphonies from the Czech Phil, a major Joshua Bell rediscovery and a radical take on Mozart’s Requiem.

Weill's music is like a wormhole, says Mallwitz, one that transports you back to the explosively creative Berlin of the 1920s.

Jansen and Mäkelä negotiate fire, ice, irony and lyricism.

Phenomenal music, questionable talkfests and Welsh rum. Limelight correspondent Chris Lloyd reports back from the giant art music conference.

Dance and dream in a superbly themed and played recital.

Glass and Cocteau find thrillingly eloquent champions in the Labèque sisters.

An enthralling Vivaldi survey is our Recording of the Month, alongside dynamic new releases from Lang Lang, Piotr Anderszewski and Sir Simon Rattle.

Muscular and mesmerising playing makes for a rewardingly satisfying listen.

Musicians and orchestral organisations worldwide remember Seiji Ozawa as a pioneering talent and "a joyful, kind, caring human being".

The French violinist admits "playing the genius of Mozart with another genius, it helps".

Yuja Wang blazes and dazzles, while maintaining amazing finesse.