From the moment you walked in, AtG and its volunteers put their acting chops to the test to create an atmosphere of suspicion and hostility, pushing the boundaries between the stage and the audience.

Two releases by the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra show Pinchas Zukerman can play just about anything.

On stage were 16 fantastic singers, sensitively accompanied by Aldeburgh’s founding co-artistic directors, Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata. There were two hosts introducing a masterfully arranged programme that seamlessly integrated words and music as it moved from theme to theme.

It seems that the more Dann does, the more people want him back for more.

Esprit Orchestra branches out with the Elmer Iseler Singers in La Création Du Monde.

Here was a concert representing the work of a new generation of composers who make not only new music, but also work on new ways of connecting with their audience.

Sir Georg Solti was the conductor for the first-ever complete recording of Wagner’s Ring cycle. It was an historic event and Decca Records and producer John Culshaw deserve enormous credit for undertaking the enormous risk involved. Against all odds – EMI producer Walter Legge thought it would be a disaster - the cycle was spectacularly successful. With most of the leading Wagner singers of the day taking part the performance was glorious, and John Culshaw and his team of engineers created a sound world that was far ahead of its time.

While some observers have looked warily on this 50-year-old collaboration of two white guys, the perspective is favourable to the cause of human rights and critical of the establishment.

"Langrée rose to the occasion, as did the TSO, who matched Hamelin's shifting focus between heart-melting melodies and sweeping rambles across the keyboard."

The Man Who Married Himself speaks to our times, from narcissistic male leadership to the fluidity of gender identity.