Curtain up on Opera Holland Park’s summer season

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Belgian choir Vox Luminis; Indian recitals; come & sing folk song; French and Italian arias; Sarabande

Lessons in Love and Violence is a right royal affair with music to die for

La Traviata with a Sixties Swing from Hampstead Garden Opera

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Chamber music; Baroque violinists; jazz at Zedel; Chichester Psalms; Collegium; Yiddish songs

The London Festival of Baroque Music promises to be a celebration fit for a Sun King

Children welcome to play at this year’s Belsize Festival at St Peter’s!

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Sing Elgar; Mascagni; Rosary Sonatas at St Dominic’s; Spring concert at Emmanuel Church; Dido and Aeneas

Bergman hits a high note on the British Film Institute’s ranking of opera on film

Sweet sounds of bi-lingual Birdsong at St John’s

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Trumpeter Tamás Pálfalvi; Lucy Crowe; Schumann songs; Schubert trios; jazz at Lauderdale House

Prom season at St Jude’s promises a mix of jazz, choral music and family friendly concerts

LA Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel partnership set to electrify Barbican

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Baroquestock; European and World Music Festival; Russian opera at Rosslyn Hill Chapel; Jazz at the Map Cafe

The Royal Opera House brilliant revival of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is a deliciously murderous affair

Savour Baroquestock – a 10-day ‘feastival’ at Heath Street Baptist Church

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Pianist Yeol Eum Son; modern classical meets psychedelia; folk partnership; jazz drummer Clark Tracey

Around the world in two weeks in a symphony of cultures at the British Museum

Jazz season gets into swing at Lauderdale House

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Bach Weekend; jazz with Malcolm Earle Smith; late Beethoven at Kings Place; Sir Simon Rattle double bill