Ideal musical partnership yields master performances.

A concert which will be talked about for some time.

South Australia's Coriole Music Festival continues to solidify its position as a unique and intimate occasion.

A great meeting of the sacred and the profane.

A Fledermaus caught on the wing offers many live pleasures.

A promising take on Schubert's colossus of a work, though depth will come with experience.

An all-too-rare perfect recital given by a formidable musician.

A detailed, virtuosic concert under conductor Nicholas Carter, with a transporting performance by violinist Simone Lamsma.

A back-to-basics Carmen successfully staged outdoors.

Mr and Mrs Rattle invite Skelton to sing of the earth.

Seamless, vital performances that speak to the long-standing relationship between Daniel Harding and the musicians.

Trio Mediaeval and trumpeter Arve Henriksen offer a taste of how Vikings might have sung and composed.