For the Grands Interprètes at Toulouse’s la Halle aux Grains a great conductor performs Tchaikovsky and Rimski-Korsakov on 10 November, Yuri Temirkanov conducts the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

At Paris Philharmonie from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 November, it’s the « Orchestre en Fête » week-end dedicated the the organ this year with the French creation of Péter Eötvös’ Multiversum by the Orchestre des Pays de la Loire conducted by Pascal Rophé.

A superb Semiramide is announced at London’s Royal Opera House – Covent Garden from November 19th, Antonio Pappano conducts Rossini’s opera starring Joyce DiDonato, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Daniela Barcellona & Lawrence Brownlee !

Composer Thomas Adès conducts his new opera The Exterminating Angel directed by librettist Tom Cairns at the Metropolitan opera from 26 October.

Happy birthday Franz Liszt who turned 206 yesterday!

An event not to be missed, the Deutsche Oper Berlin performs from 26 November, Meyerbeer’s great opera Le Prophète, staged by Olivier Py starring Gregory Kunde, Clémentine Margaine and Elena Tsallagova.

At London’s Royal Opera House from 8–30 January 2018, the exceptional revival of the David McVicar’s production of Richard Strauss’s Salomé, the best ever seen on stage! starring Malin Byström as Salome.

Great conductor Andris Nelsons has been named Artist of the Year 2018 by Musical America.

This is the end, Marc Minkowski conducting the Musiciens du Louvre and Ivan Alexandre directing ends the Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy at the Opéra Royal de Versailles from 8 to 12 November with Cosi fan tutte.

Radu Lupu’s piano recital scheduled on 1 June at Paris’ Philharmonie Grande salle Pierre Boulez is potsponed to 11 June.