Lammermuir Festival  

A jewel of a festival where the historic settings, the East Lothian landscape and the top-rank musicians (which this year include French soprano Véronique Gens) together make something unique.

Various venues, East Lothian (lammermuirfestival.co.uk), Sept 5 – 16

London Symphony Orchestra

Antonio Pappano heads musically north for his first concert as Chief Conductor of the LSO, with a new piece by Scottish composer James MacMillan, an overture from ­Denmark and a Finnish symphony.

Barbican, London EC2 (lso.co.uk), Sept 11

Southbank Opening Weekend

The Southbank shows it’s truly back and firing on all cylinders, with a dozen events featuring the resident orchestras and ensembles, plus guest artists including Igor Levit and Joyce DiDonato.

Southbank, London SE1 (southbankcentre.co.uk), Sept 25 – 29

Nigel Kennedy

The diamond geezer and world’s best-selling classical violinist is a mean jazz violinist too, especially when he plays with his superb Polish quintet.

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London W1 (ronniescotts.co.uk), 25 – 28 September

Hallé Orchestra

The Hallé’s new principal conductor Kahchun Wong shows he’s equally adept at balletic grace and Austro-German symphonic weightiness, by launching his first season with Britten and Mahler.

Bridgewater Hall Manchester (halle.co.uk), Sept 26

Two Moors Festival

Exmoor and Dartmoor, best known for wild ponies and stunning views, also has a top-class music festival, which this year features pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, and many others.

Various venues, Devon and Somerset (twomoorsfestival.co.uk), until Oct 3 – 13

Manchester Collective

Britain’s boldest classical group plays Laurence Osborn’s Schiller’s Piano, inspired by a silent piano made by Second World War prisoners, alongside modernist Polish masterworks – and Tchaikovsky.

Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester (manchestercollective.co.uk), Oct 10 

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The West of England’s orchestra is doing Holst’s 150th anniversary proud, with three pieces including his The Cotswolds symphony and Invocation.

Lighthouse, Poole (bsolive.com), Oct 23

Nash Ensemble/Roderick Williams

Britain’s best-loved chamber group celebrates its 60th anniversary with three anniversary concerts at Wigmore Hall, including this exploration of quintessentially English music.  

Wigmore Hall, London W1 (wigmore-hall.org.uk), Nov 9 and 14 Dec

EFG London Jazz Festival

With stellar names like guitarist Pat Metheny, home-grown favourites such as Jamie Cullum, and a host of intriguing artists from all over the world, this festival leaves no stone in jazz unturned.

Various venues (efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk), Nov 15 – 24

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

A choir of singers who consider themselves “non-musical” – a piece for ten drum kits, and the string quartets of African-American visionary Wadada Leo Smith. As always, HCMF goes where other music festivals dare not tread.

Various venues, Huddersfield, Yorkshire (hcmf.co.uk), Nov 15 – 24

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