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Showing posts with label Proms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Proms. Show all posts
Friday, 11 September 2026

BBC Proms: Bach's Mass writ large as Arcangelo give us choral bravura at Royal Albert Hall

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Bach: Mass in B Minor - Arcangelo - BBC Proms (Photo: BBC / Chris Christodoulou) Bach: Mass in B minor ; Jeanine De Bique, Eva Zaïcik, Hugh...
Saturday, 5 September 2026

By turns illuminating & compelling: the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on terrific form in Britten & Vaughan Williams at the BBC Proms

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Britten: Violin Concerto - Simone Lamsma, Andrew Manze, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/ Chris Christodoulou) Vaughan...
Monday, 31 August 2026

By turns ravishing & spine-tingling: period instrument orchestra Les Siècles is the star of the show in Berlioz's La damnation de Faust at the BBC Proms conducted by Jakob Lehmann

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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust - Les Siècles - BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Mark Allan) Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust ; John Osborn, Véronique G...
Saturday, 22 August 2026

Intriguing connections in Anja Bihlmaier & BBC Philharmonic's Prom including Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde with Jamie Barton & Clay Hilley, yet perhaps better heard on BBC Sounds

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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde - Jamie Barton, Anja Bihlmaier, BBC Philharmonic BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall (Photo: BBC/Chris Cristodoulo...
Friday, 21 August 2026

Stripped back drama & strong musical values: Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos from Glyndebourne Opera at the BBC Proms

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Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos - Samantha Hankey, Alina Wunderlin, Robin Ticciati, LPO Glyndebourne Opera at BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Ch...
Sunday, 16 August 2026

Thrilling moments, terrific theatre, intimacy & transcendence: Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Berlioz's Requiem at BBC Proms with London Symphony Orchestra

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Berlioz: Requiem - Sir Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Chorus - BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Chri...
Wednesday, 29 July 2026

A meaty, not to say tough programme: Sakari Oramo, Guy Johnston & BBC Symphony Orchestra in Britten's Cello Symphony, Turnage premiere & Sibelius at the BBC Proms

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Mark-Anthony Turnage: Festen Suite - Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Orchestra - BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Mark Allan) Mark-Anthony Turnage: Festen ...
Saturday, 25 July 2026

Virtuosity & discipline: John Wilson & the Sinfonia of London in Respighi's Roman trilogy & Walton's Cello Concerto

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Walton: Cello Concerto - Jonathan Aasgaard, John Wilson, Sinfonia of London - BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall (Photo: BBC / Chris Christodo...
Monday, 1 June 2026

BBC Proms: Tony Cooper makes his personal selection of events from the 2026 edition of the world’s largest classical-music festival

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The BBC Proms, the world’s largest classical-music festival, salutes the USA in this year’s edition marking 250 years since the signing of t...
Thursday, 23 April 2026

America's 250th, 50 years since Britten's death, Miles Davis's centenary, anniversaries for Weber's Oberon & Varèse's Amériques: BBC Proms 2026

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Suddenly it's that time of year and the BBC Proms programme has been launched again. This year there are 72 concerts at the Royal Albert...
Monday, 8 September 2025

Making restitution: Sir Arthur Bliss' The Beatitudes returns to BBC Proms after a gap of 60 years

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Bliss: The Beatitudes - Elizabeth Watts, Laurence Kilsby,  BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Sakari Oramo BBC Proms (Photo: Chris Christ...
Wednesday, 3 September 2025

BBC Proms: Two tempests, a fire and a swan, Thomas Adès conducts Sibelius, Gabriella Smith & his own music with BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Gabriella Smith: Breathing Forests - James McVinnie, Thomas Adès, BBC Symphony Orchestra BBC Proms (Photo: Andy Paradise/BBC) Sibelius: Th...
Tuesday, 2 September 2025

BBC Proms: Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth from massed BBC & ENO forces but Amanda Majeski's Katerina triumphs

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Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mstsensk - John Findon, Amanda Majeski, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Singers, ENO, John Storgårds - BBC Proms (...
Sunday, 31 August 2025

BBC Proms: Rarely has large-scale Handel felt so vital & involving. Peter Whelan & the Irish Baroque Orchestra in the Dublin version of Alexander's Feast

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Handel: Alexander's Feast - Hilary Cronin, Stuart Jackson, Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra & Chorus - BBC Proms (Photo: Chri...
Friday, 22 August 2025

BBC Proms: A performance to treasure as Fabio Luisi & the Danish National Symphony Orchestra celebrate their centenary with Beethoven, Bent Sørensen & Anna Clyne

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Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi - BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall (Photo: BBC/Chris Christodoulou) Bent Sørensen: Evening La...
Wednesday, 6 August 2025

BBC Proms - Classics, bon-bons and an engagingly fresh account of an enduring masterpiece, Nil Venditti conducts BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Great British Classics - BBC Singers, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Nil Venditti - BBC Proms 2025 (Photo: BBC / Chris Christodoulou) Gre...
Friday, 1 August 2025

BBC Proms: Arvo Pärt at 90

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Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste - BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall (Photo: BBC/Chris Christodoulou) Arvo Pärt, Galina ...