The Royal Albert Hall gave a long and loud ovation to Daniel Barenboim, 81, as he returned to the UK with his Arab-Israeli orchestra and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter

Energetic opera singer closely associated with English-language repertoire who sang Rule Britannia! at the Last Night of the Proms after the Falklands conflict

Benjamin Grosvenor was the champion this kaleidoscopic piece needs, expertly led by Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic at the Royal Albert Hall

This all-American concert at the Royal Albert Hall was emotionally intense and featured a bumper line-up of the US’s greatest hits

The director Andreas Homoki’s ingenious production at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, leaps by decades and also uses metatheatre

If the rest of the festival matches the first 24 hours, it will be three weeks to remember

He performed in the Paris opening ceremony and likes to skateboard and model. Now, the Polish countertenor is opening the Edinburgh Festival

Ahead of Last Night of the Proms, the Finnish chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra talks about a unique experiment for young musicians

The BBCSO’s adaptation of works by the British folk icon at the Royal Albert Hall featured standout solo renditions and pumped-up scores

The composer on his unlikely moment of fame at the King’s coronation and why he’s finally playing the Proms