WHAT'S ON

The first violin recital in Hall One of The Sage Gateshead features the renowned violinist Tasmin Little at 7.30pm tonight. The programme includes Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Elgar and Ravel. Box office: 0191-443-4661.

REVIEWS

Evgeny Kissin (EMI Classics 382 8792)
Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin joins the London Symphony Orchestra in a stunning performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24. Schumann's Piano Concerto is played with freshness.

Leif Ove Andsnes: Ballad for Edvard Grieg (EMI 394 3992)
The Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes pays homage to his country's greatest composer, who died 100 years ago. The CD includes Andsnes' award-winning recording of the A Minor Piano Concerto and later Lyric Pieces, recorded on Grieg's own piano.

Nielsen: Flute Concerto/Clarinet Concerto/Wind Quintet (EMI 394 4212)
Clarinettist Sabine Meyer partners flautist Emmanuel Pahud in this rare opportunity to hear these concertos. Simply a must. A further feast of Nielsen with all his symphonies is performed by the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Herbert Blomstedt in a budget-priced 3CD set. (EMI 500 8292)