An ambitious programme, superbly performed, launches the LSO’s 2019/20 season
17/09/2019
Emily Howard, Colin Matthews, Walton: Leila Josefowicz (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), 14.9.2019. (CC)
Leila Josefowicz (violin), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) & the LSO
(c) Mark Allan
Messiaen’s magnificent music, magnificently performed by Rattle and the LSO
16/09/2019
Messiaen: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 15.9.2019. (CC)
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) and the LSO (c) Mark Allan
The BBC Proms 2019 ended with a unique, seldom experienced atmosphere at the Last Night
16/09/2019
BBC Prom 75 – Last Night of the Proms: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano). BBC Singers. BBC Symphony Chorus. BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.9.2019. (MMB)
Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano) at the Last Night of the Proms (c) Chris Christodoulou
The NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra shows its quality at the penultimate 2019 BBC Prom
14/09/2019
BBC PROM 74 – Beethoven Night: Handel, Beethoven, J S Bach: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.9.2019. (AS)
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Andrew Manze (conductor) & NDR Radio PO
(c) Chris Chrstodoulou
John Butt encourages astonishing unity from the Dunedin Consort for the Proms Bach Night
13/09/2019
BBC Prom 71 – Bach Night: Dunedin Consort / John Butt (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.9.2019. (AK)
John Butt (centre front) with the Dunedin Consort
Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic give a memorable Prom
11/09/2019
BBC PROM 69 – Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Elena Stikhina (soprano); Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.9.2019. (CC)
Elena Stikhina (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
The RPO’s sumptuous sound was very much the highlight of this Wagner Night Prom
10/09/2019
BBC Prom 68 – Wagner Night: Christine Goerke (soprano), Stephen Gould (tenor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Marc Albrecht (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 9.9.2019. (JPr)
Wagner Night at the 2019 BBC Proms (c) Chris Christodoulou
Individualism and introspection from Yuja Wang at the Proms
08/09/2019
BBC PROM 63 – Rachmaninov, Brahms: Yuja Wang (piano), Staatskapelle Dresden / Myung-Whun Chung (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.9.2019. (CS)
Yuja Wang (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
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