Classical concerts are usually sober, sit-up-straight affairs, with just enough light in the darkened hall to peer at the programme note and keep track of what you’re actually listening to. Mental ...
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The composer’s Cello Concerto, written for and performed by Sol Gabetta, was perfectly precise in conductor Tianyi Lu’s hands, despite its dizzying technical demands on soloist and orchestra ...
Two giants of the jazz world and one composer who has had vast influence on modern music made up a mixed, but interesting, evening at the BBC Prom 35 in the ever-majestic Royal Albert Hall. We began ...
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - American conductor Marin Alsop is to become the first woman in 118 years to lead the Last Night of the Proms, the grand finale of Britain's leading classical music ...
The intrigue surrounding Shostakovich’s “Fifth Symphony” has always surrounded the intensions of its composer. After the success of his The Lady Macbeth of The Mtensk District (to be performed at The ...
The world's greatest music festival gets under way with Charles Hazlewood and Suzy Klein presenting from the Royal Albert Hall. A host of international soloists join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and ...
Claudia Winkleman, presenter of the hit BBC show The Traitors, is set to host a Prom concert as part of the 2025 season. The eight-week festival, running from July to September, will feature 86 Proms ...
Nicola Benedetti introduces the second of two Proms celebrating the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall. The composer's orchestral music is the focus tonight, ...