The Traveller at Salisbury Catherdal

An exciting collaboration between the composer Alec Roth and the writer Vikram Seth with Eastern inflections

Prom 45: BBCSSO/Volkov

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra returned reborn, primed for an ear-stretching programme of electro-acoustic adventures

Alanis Morissette at Glasgow Academy

The Canadian singer-songwriter is desperate to move on but her fans only want her in her Nineties incarnation

Le Roi David

Arthur Honegger’s musical spectacle is ingeniously orchestrated, daringly combined and, at its most tender, really rather moving

Prom 41: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Mackerras at the Albert Hall

The robust but sensitive playing of the orchestra found every secret of Handel's heart

The Dodos

The San Francisco trio performed with such energy that their clothes were soaked in sweat midway through the first song

Kings of Leon

The passion of the performance and, unusually, Caleb Followill's interaction with the crowd made the Kings' show special

Chant Wars

The farther from Rome the original chanting monks, the quirkier their worship, some superb singing here by Benjamin Bagby

Prom 37: Gothenburg SO/Dudamel

The Venezuelan conductor selected works regularly overegged with excitement and produced elegant and balanced performances

Proms 34 & 35: BBCPO/Noseda/Sinaisky

Noseda indulged in a concert performance of Puccini’s Il tabarro while Sinaisky produced music both powerful and eloquent

Estonian Chamber Choir

The basses are as fabulously deep-toned as any Russian choir’s, the upper voices are flexible yet full of character, faultless

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Volkov

For Messiaen and Ades, rarely has so much talent and clobber gathered to entertain so few. One felt privileged

Prom 27: BBCSO/Benjamin

Though spontaneity takes second place to clear structure and line, familiar works by George Benjamin sounded better than ever

Proms 25 & 26: Netherlands Philharmonic/Kreizberg

Yakov Kreizberg’s orchestra of five years ploughed ahead impersonally, violin tone sometimes verged on the gauche

Louis Hayes/Antonio Hart

Hayes, a remarkably understated presence, is in his seventies now, but the years fall away on the stage

Tom Waits - the Sunday Times review

Waits takes the stage, the set resembling a carnival in a junkyard. This isn't a gig, it's a theatre piece

The Pretenders still know how to rock

They have long stopped having hits, but Chrissie Hynde and Co gave a frantically paced rock romp at London's Koko

John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

The show gathered momentum when the 74-year-old ventured into ancient territory, with animated and searing performances

Prom 17: World Music Celebration

Paris-based Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade's performance, rich in contrast and rhythmic colour, was lithe and charismatic

Prom 16: Hallé/Elder

Sounding like the work of a young man at the height of his powers, Mark Elder exploited the music’s whimsy and fantasy