A tale of two cités: can the Philharmonie de Paris bridge the social divide?

Built on the boundary between the capital’s banlieues and its affluent boulevards, the new state-of-the-art concert hall aims for social transformation through the arts. Gillian Moore takes a peek and asks what makes the perfect concert hall.

LSO/Noseda review – pungent immediacy in Beamish’s wartime debut

Sally Beamish’s Equal Voices, on the effects of war, had its first outing, while Nelson Freire delivered a startling Emperor Concerto, writes Andrew Clements

BBC NOW/Llewellyn review – an insightful Dylan Thomas celebration

Daniel Jones’s Fourth Symphony, composed in memory of the poet, was the centrepiece for this evening of striking and sensitive responses to Thomas’s work, writes Rian Evans

The Turn of the Screw review – compelling, challenging and creepy

Jonathan Kent’s production of Britten’s ghost story is revived to haunting effect, with standout central performances from the children, writes Tim Ashley

The Trial review – captures the essence of Kafka’s surreal fable

Philip Glass’s score adds up to much more than just a play with musical accompaniment, writes Andrew Clements

Christopher Hogwood obituary

Leading figure of the early music revival as conductor of the Academy of Ancient Music, keyboard player and musicologist

The Riders: Tim Winton’s novel is now an opera with a few surprises

The author gave librettist Alison Croggon and composer Iain Grandage free rein with his novel about unexplained loss, writes Fiona Gruber

David Brown obituary

Leading authority on Russian music with an enduring interest in the enigmatic character of Tchaikovsky