A one-off performance made for a gutsy, complicated and occasionally overwrought experience that engaged all the senses.

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Featuring a virtuosic performance on guitar by crowd favourite Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, this Spanish-themed concert provided a vivid full stop to Chief Conductor Jaime Martín's first year with the MSO.

We catch up with Amanda Lee Falkenberg to find out how The Moons Symphony came to be, and what listeners can expect from the thrilling artistic odyssey.

Despite exquisite vocal and musical performances, this staging of Benjamin Britten's Canticles is less than the sum of its otherwise beautiful parts, landing somewhere between performance art and oratorio.

This incredibly satisfying program, featuring two world premieres, is dense but good-natured and fondly curated by an intelligent, forward-thinking ensemble.

Led by Zubin Mehta, this joyous concert reminds us how important it is to celebrate our world-class artists abroad, and to welcome them with open arms when they return.

Speak Percussion's hybrid of prog rock, funfair and performance art is sure to please connoisseurs and the uninitiated alike.

Spanning nearly 400 years of music, this debut concert by Croissants and Whiskey heralds a new era in composition for the Baroque quartet.

Relocating the action to a 21st-century school caused confusion at times, but it was still a joy to see this fine independent company performing with such commitment.

There were some exciting new works in this concert. Occasionally the musical elements faltered, but nonetheless the joyousness of the choristers shone through.

Two superb song cycles by Katy Abbott and Linda Kouvaras formed the core of this concert, both important works that deserve to receive stage time long into the future.