English National Opera got back on its feet, the Proms went from strength to strength, the Royal Opera House season grew and grew, and London prepared for a new arrival – Edward Gardner was announced as the new conductor at the London Philharmonic Orchestra
A year-long celebration of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven in 1770. Political turmoil, social unrest ... the world into which Beethoven was born in 1770 may seem remote, but today's audiences recognise many of the emotions and much of the background that run through his vast output
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Christmas music performed by the best London and visiting choirs and orchestras, in Westminster's atmospheric Georgian venue (pictured). The annual festival includes Carols by Candlelight (14 Dec), Bach's mighty Christmas Oratorio (22 Dec) and Handel's Messiah (23 Dec).
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Celebrating the words of TS Eliot and music of Benjamin Britten, an immersive concert at Southwark Cathedral. Then some new tales for the Arabian Nights, with Ruth Padel, DBC Pierre and others and Rimsky-Korsakov's explosive score, Scheherazade.
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It wouldn't be Christmas without Handel's great oratorio Messiah, a masterwork of story-telling in moving aria and grand choruses. Choose from 10 outstanding performances in churches and concert halls across the capital.
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Music across the centuries will ring out at Southbank Centre in its new classical season from September 2019 to July 2020, with top international artists, favourite London musicians, including Chineke! Orchestra (pictured) and works old and new
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For drama, passion and big orchestral sounds there is no beating Russian composers, conductors and players. Here are the Russian experts to catch in London, among them London Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Vladimir Jurowski (pictured).
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A wave of visiting world-class orchestras, celebrations for a big Beethoven year, and many exciting new commissions are highlights of the packed classical music season 2019/20 at the Barbican. Big draws include the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel (pictured)
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A year-long celebration of music written and, often, performed by women, from the Italian renaissance to the present day, with scores of events ahead.
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It was a bumper year for London's own country house opera, with Tchaikovsky and Verdi particularly well sung. The capital's opera-lovers booked for each of the four new productions, and were thrilled by each in different ways
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World-class orchestras and soloists played night after night at the Royal Albert Hall where the Promenaders came face to face with their favourite artists.
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Outstanding production of Benjamin Britten's opera, with Mark Padmore as an ageing writer falling for a beautiful young dancer in Venice. Gerald Finley is his sinister guide, with Tim Mead as an interfering god...
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