Fiona Maddocks’s pick of classical on CD, on air and online

Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have five minutes, an afternoon or a night out to spare

SeokJong Baek and Aigul Akhmetshina excel in Richard Jones’s sharp take on the ancient battle between faith and greed. Plus, a harrowing, humane Peter Grimes at the Royal Opera

Six premiere recordings by the Tallis Scholars capture the ingenuity of Muhly’s work. Plus, Fiona Maddocks’s picks of the Proms

A fine new set of 11 CDs recorded with the Czech Philharmonic may divide Mahler devotees – but there is much to be discovered in them

Everything about the ROH’s staging of Henry James’s ghost story is unnerving

Classical music’s best and brightest gathered to hear the first concert premiere ever held beneath Michelangelo’s frescoes

Andreas Schager brings near-inhuman energy to the hero’s role in Barrie Kosky’s spectacular Wagner, complete with wildflowers

The rising star of the classical world celebrates the high male voice with an homage to the Italian castrato Giusto Fernando Tenducci

The Icelandic pianist captured the spirit of the 100-year-old Hungarian Composer in a masterful, intimate celebration. Plus, a virtuosic performance by Behzod Abduraimov

Guildhall School of Music & Drama present a skilful production of Owen Wingrave

The best classical picks on CD, on air and online

Brecht and Weill’s revoltingly in-your-face critique of capitalism is redeemed by ENO’s on-the-money production

Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, an hour or an evening to spare

Mozart’s prickly comic opera is revived with bunny girls, sword-eaters and a first-class cast

The actor serves it straight with a simple but sophisticated staging of Eugene Onegin

Making a landmark debut as Wagner’s Isolde in Barcelona, the Norwegian star showed why she is the world’s most in-demand singer

The great Eric Lu plays Schubert and two world-class ensembles take on Mendelssohn in the best classical gems on CD, on air and online

A witty, joyous tribute to the late pianist was an I-spy of outstanding talents, featuring his own cellist son, Simon Rattle and Harriet Walter

A supernatural oratorio, a Hokusai-inspired opera and a world premiere by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood are among the year’s highlights