This Week at Askonas Holt

Peter Donohoe performs a solo recital in Malvern.

Alexander Shelley conducts the Nuremburg Symphony in works by Korngold, Frank Bridge and Prokofiev, as well as the Elgar Cello Concert with David Geringas.

Caitlin Hulcup sings the title role of Handel's Ariodante for the Theater an der Wien. She has previously sung the role at the Teatro Real Madrid, London Barbican and the Bayrische Staatsoper in Munich.

The Kalichstein Laredo Robinson Trio continue their cycle of the complete Beethoven Piano Trios at the Wigmore Hall, London, with a BBC lunchtime recital comprising Piano Trio in D major, and Piano Trio in E flat major, as well as an evening programme of Piano Trio in B flat major, Trio in G major, and Piano Trio in B flat major which the Trio also perform at the Konserthuset, Gothenburg.

Rodion Pogossov sings a solo recital at the Ayuntamiento de Telde in the Canary Islands, with a program including music by Schumann and Mahler.

Robert Murray sings Harry in performances of 'Fanciulla del West' and Don Ottavio in 'Don Giovanni' at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

Amanda Roocroft sings Desdemona in the opening night of Welsh National Opera's production of 'Otello' at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.

Toby Spence sings Mendelssohn's "Lobegesang" (Symphony No. 2) with the Rotterdam Philharmonic.

Sophie Daneman appears with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in concerts of Rameua and Arne.

Lionel Bringuier conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in a programme to include Ravel, Lindberg and Stravinsky. Concerts take place at Salle Pleyel and at the Salle Olivier Messiaen.

Gregory Kunde makes his recital debut in London when he appears at St John's Smith Square as part of the Rosenblatt Recital Series. He is accompanied at the piano by Simon Lepper.

Timothy Robinson sings A Child of our Time at the Theater aan Vrijthof in the Netherlands.

James Rutherford records a disc of English Song with Eugene Asti for BIS records.

David Atherton performs two concerts in Krakov with the London Sinfonietta, Henze's Voices and a programme of music by Stockhausen.

Lisa Milne gives a recital at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen with Iain Burnside.

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in a programme to include Gubajdulina Concerto for Percussion ensemble and Beethoven Symphony No. 3.

Christopher Maltman sings Martin's In Terra Pax with the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris in the Theatre des Champs Elysees.

Robin Tritschler makes his debut with the Welsh National Opera as Roderigo in Otello.

Stephen Costello makes his debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as the Duke in 'Rigoletto'. He is joined by veteran bass Paata Burchuladze who sings the role of Sparafucile.

Yves Abel conducts performances of Simon Boccanegra at the Vienna Staatsoper.

Simon Rattle and Daniel Harding conduct performances of Stockhausen's Gruppen with the Berlin Philharmoniker.

Kirill Gerstein performs Mendelssohn Piano concerti 1 and 2 with the Tasmanian Symphony orchestra.

Arild Remmereit conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Schumann Cello Concerto Concerto and Franck Symphony in D minor.

The Belcea Quartet perform all six of Bartok's string quartets in one day at the Wigmore Hall, London.

12 September, 2008