A selection of M&V 'mature' articles

Ensemble. Stunning Musical Performance - Donizetti's 'Lucrezia Borgia', reviewed by Robert Hugill

Ensemble. Terrific Pace and Direction - Verdi's 'Luisa Miller' at the Buxton Festival, recommended by Mike Wheeler

Ask Alice - On second careers and sensitivity, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ensemble. Black Comedy - Prokofiev's 'The Gambler' impresses Robert Hugill

CD Spotlight. Fresh Repertoire - Austin Moorhead's guitar recital, heard by Patric Standford. '... a programme to which it is well worth giving time.'

Mature and Considered - Stephen Savage plays Beethoven, heard by Julian Jacobson

A Liquid Lunch - A recital by Evelyne Berezovsky, heard by Julian Jacobson