The required distancing between players became the basis of the programming, from Gabrieli brass ensemble music with the players scattered around the RAH’s boxes, to György Kurtág’s …quasi una ...

Aigul Akhmetshina, the star mezzo (and ubiquitous Carmen) who sang in Ravel’s Shéhérazade song-cycle, went with the flow herself in a notably collegiate performance that impressively blended her own ...

Thomas Dausgaard had been due to conduct, but the virus deprived us even of him – travel restrictions prevented his coming to Glasgow. But Alpesh Chauhan proved a fitting stand-in. Like Dausgaard, ...

This summer, the BBC Proms will make history in the North East. For the first time, the world-famous festival comes to Sunderland. Over four days from 24–27 July, audiences can enjoy live music across ...