1 CONCERTGEBOUW DOUBLE
Amsterdam’s superb Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra plays a pair of London concerts under the mesmerising Mariss Jansons.
Barbican, Silk Street, EC2 (www.barbican.org.uk 0845 1207500), Sat & Sun
2 MOZART AND HUMMEL
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra performs a Hummel Mass, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and his ballet music from Idomeneo.
The Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, Edinburgh (www.thequeenshall.net 0131-667 7776), Thur; City Hall, Candleriggs, Glasgow (www.glasgowcityhalls.com 0141-353 8000), Fri
3 SAX IN THE CITY
Amazing Birmingham Contemporary Music Group event involving four wind bands in a mass performance of music by Italian avant-garde composers Bruno Maderna, Luciano Berio and Salvatore Sciarrino.
Hall 3, ICC, Birmingham (www.bcmg.org.uk 0121-767 4050), Sun
4 SHOSTAKOVICH
Manchester’s centenary tribute continues with Shostakovich’s Symphonies Nos 1 and 2.
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester (www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk 0161-907 9000), Thur
5 MARIN ALSOP
The top woman conductor offers an eclectic 20th and 21st-century mix, including works by three living British composers — Thomas Adès, James MacMillan and Mark-Anthony Turnage. With the London Philharmonic.
Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, SE1 (www.rfh.org 0870 3800400), Mon