From Zustände to Faramondo: this week’s best classical shows

Charlotte Bray’s new work incorporating Shostakovich and Schumann tops the list, while Laurence Cummings conducts Handel’s 1738 operaFramed by Schumann’s Piano Quartet and Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet, Charlotte Bray’s new work is the centrepiece of the Schubert Ensemble’s programme. Each of the three movements of Zustände is inspired by a different form of ice, all photographed by Bray on a recent trip to Greenland. Continue reading...