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• LPO/Alsop

  

  20 Apr 2010: Royal Festival Hall, London
  A gut-wrenching, unforgettable performance of Górecki's Third was dedicated to the Polish plane crash victims, writes Tim Ashley

• BBCNOW/Fischer

  

  19 Apr 2010: St David's Hall, Cardiff
  The solo singing made amends for Thierry Fischer's obliviousness to the sluggishness of this performance of Bach, writes Rian Evans

• Philharmonia/Sokhiev/Wigglesworth

  

  19 Apr 2010: Royal Festival Hall, London
  The Rite of Spring no longer shocks, but Tugan Sokhiev gave it a cool-headed brilliance, writes Guy Dammann

• Dee Dee Bridgewater

  

  19 Apr 2010: Barbican, London
  A spirited tribute to Billie Holiday plays down the 'victim' and emphasises the musical triumphs, writes John L Walters

• Varèse 360°

  

  19 Apr 2010: Southbank Centre, London
  A thrilling encounter with the rarely heard music of a modernist giant, writes Andrew Clements

• The Bays vs Stereo MCs

  

  18 Apr 2010:

  Royal Festival Hall, London
  The 90s favourites' breakbeat-heavy capering still packs a punch, writes Alex Macpherson

• LPO/Noseda

  

  18 Apr 2010: Royal Festival Hall, London
  This performance of Richard Strauss's early symphonic fantasy Aus Italien was sumptuously enjoyable, writes George Hall

• BBCSSO/Titov

  

  18 Apr 2010: City Halls, Glasgow
  The BBCSO's performance of Rachmaninov's First Symphony was big, bold and great fun, writes Rowena Smith

• VPO/Maazel

  

  18 Apr 2010: Barbican, London
  Lorin Maazel fumbled Bruckner's Third and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring with his detached approach, writes George Hall

• Whitney Houston

  18 Apr 2010: After booing greeted a shaky first night in Birmingham, the diva of schmaltz had it all to do the following evening, writes Morwenna Ferrier

• Prima Donna; the Nash Ensemble

  18 Apr 2010: There's a bit of everything in Rufus Wainwright's debut opera… and yet too much of nothing, says Fiona Maddocks

• Paul Weller

  

  16 Apr 2010: BBC Radio Theatre, London
  The elder rock statesman has rediscovered his fierce, declamatory edge, writes Dorian Lynskey

• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Ticciati

  

  15 Apr 2010: Philharmonic, London
  The pared-down orchestra was perfectly in accord with soloist Christopher Maltman, writes Alfred Hickling

• Rufus Wainwright

  

  14 Apr 2010:

  Sadler's Wells, London
  In full flight, Rufus Wainwright is breathtaking: his rich baritone soars, and his keyboard arrangements cram in trills upon rococo trills without sacrificing the songs, writes Alex Macpherson

• Band of Horses

  

  14 Apr 2010:

  Koko, London
  Band of Horses' 90-minute show offers a group upping their game, playing with gusto and conviction, but delivering their songs with perfect clarity, writes Michael Hann

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