Janine Jansen
Rebecca Franks meets the Dutch violinist who has become one of the most popular players of her generation
Michael Tilson Thomas
David Mermelstein talks to the conductor as he completes his Mahler cycle on disc
Musicians on film
How photographers have captured the great artists
Destination Oslo
Jeremy Pound ventures to the Norwegian capital to see its spectacular new opera house
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2; Violin Sonata No. 2
We delve into the BBC archives this month for the first ever recording of Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, played by Robert Soetens, the violinist who also gave the work's world premiere. It is coupled here with the same composer's Violin Sonata No. 2, recorded earlier this year at the Wigmore Hall by sensational young Canadian violinist James Ehnes.
Mahler Symphony No. 8 San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas 'One of the most consistently satisfying and stimulating Mahler Eighths'
Handel Trio Sonatas, Op. 2 & Op. 5 Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr 'Subtle, nuanced playing of imaginative Handel Trio Sonatas'
Fauré Mélodies Yann Beuron (tenor), Billy Eidi (piano) 'Tenor Yann Beuron sings Fauré mélodies with exceptional skill'
Schumann
Zwölf Gedichte, Op. 35; 20 Lieder und Gésange aus dem Lyrischen Intermezzo
'A compelling case for rare Schumann by Thomas Hampson'
Schubert Moments musicaux, D780; Impromptus, D899; Allegretto in C minor, D915 David Fray (piano) 'No Schubert-lover should miss this piano recital by David Fray'
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin); Orchestre des Champs-Elysées/Philippe Herreweghe 'A startlingly effective version of Beethoven's Violin Concerto'
The Verdi tenor Marcelo Alvarez (tenor); Verdi Milan Choir & SO/Daniel Oren 'Marcelo Alvarez offers open-hearted, open-throated singing'