Some of Anish Kapoor's ventures into gigantism have been questionable successes.

Former Yehudi Menuhin School pupil describes 'inappropriate behaviour by a number of teachers' during the 1980s

Daniel Harding will conduct a BBC Prom due to have been given by Sir Colin Davis who died last month aged 85.

Sir Colin Davis died this week. Miranda Kiek asks what made him great, and looks at the young conductors hoping to match his mighty example

A perpetual voyager is saved by selflessness and a terrific chorus

The Austrian label exil.arte is dedicated to unearthing lost works by forgotten composers deemed “degenerate” by the Nazis – in most cases, simply a synonym for “Jewish”.

Stravinsky's 1913 ballet, The Rite of Spring, premiered to catcalls and fisticuffs.

Released to mark the centennial anniversary of its explosive premiere, Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker's Rite of Spring is instantly engrossing from the opening woodwind flourishes.

The composer drew on experiences in the First World War

Two highly sympathetic soprano soloists (Judith van Wanroij and Machteld Baumans) and the warm chorales and clean fugal entries of the Consensus Vocalis choir make a persuasive argument for Jan Willem de Vriend's recording of "Lobgesang".

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Royal Festival Hall, London

Few pianists give as little away with their body-language as Ashley Wass does in his neat dark suit: impassive from start to finish, he even acknowledges tumultuous applause without cracking a smile.