A Thought-Provoking Prom from West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim
15/08/2018
BBC Prom 43 – Tchaikovsky, Coleman, and Scriabin: Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Lisa Batiashvili (violin), West-Eastern Divan Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.8.2018 (MB)
Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Daniel Baremboim (conductor) and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
A Splendid Evening of French Music from Ludovic Morlot and the CBSO
15/08/2018
Debussy, Lili Boulanger and Ravel: Justina Gringytė (mezzo-soprano); CBSO Chorus; CBSO Youth Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 14.8.2018. (JQ)
Justina Gringytė (c) Paul Marc Mitchell
Joshua Bell and the ASMF Bring Sparkling Collective Music-Making to the Proms
15/08/2018
BBC Prom 40 – Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Bridge, Beethoven: Joshua Bell (violin/director), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.8.2018. (CS)
Joshua Bell (c) Shervin Lainez
The Proms Hears Vaughan Williams’ Impassioned Plea for Peace
14/08/2018
PROM 41 – Lili Boulanger, Elgar and Vaughan Williams: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Alexandre Duhamel (baritone), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.8.2018. (AS) Read more
A Superb Concert Performance of West Side Story at the BBC Proms
13/08/2018
PROM 38 – Bernstein, West Side Story (concert version): Soloists, students from ArtsEd and Mountview, John Wilson Orchestra / John Wilson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.8.2018. (CC)
Cast of West Side Story at the BBC Proms, John Wilson Orchestra & John Wilson (conductor)
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
The BBC Proms Hears an Italian Celebration of the Bernstein Centenary
13/08/2018
PROM 37 – Haydn, Bernstein, Mahler: Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra dell’Accadmia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.8.2018. (CC)
Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra dell’Accadmia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome
& Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Simon Rattle and the LSO Astonishes Edinburgh with Mahler’s Ninth Symphony
12/08/2018
Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [7] – Mahler: London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.8.2018 (GT) Read more
Sir Simon Rattle Celebrates Bernstein’s Centenary in a Mixed Programme
12/08/2018
Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [6] – Bernstein, Dvořák and Janáček: Krystian Zimerman (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 10.8.2018. (GT) Read more
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