Colin Clarke

Kopatchinskaja stars as the Aurora Orchestra plays Beethoven, Shostakovich and Xenakis

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [12], Prom 22 – Xenakis, Shostakovich, Beethoven: Henry Baldwin (percussion), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Tom Service (presenter), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor / presenter). Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2022. (CC)

Nicholas Collon conducts the Aurora Orchestra © BBC/Mark Allan

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The BBC Proms proves Smyth’s voice is as unique and as compelling as her dramatic sense in The Wreckers

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [7], Prom 13 – Smyth, The Wreckers (semi-staged, sung in French): Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2022. (CC)

Lauren Fagan (Avis), James Rutherford (Laurent) and Donovan Singletary (Harvey) © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Celebrating 20 years, the Summer Celebration shows the JPYA Programme is in vibrant shape

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Celebration: Soloists, Elaine Kidd (presenter), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano, Michael Papadopoulos, Edo Frenkel (conductors). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 23.7.2022 (CC)

Chuma Sijeqa (Wurm) and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (Luisa) © Bill Cooper

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Inspired BBC Proms programming from Dalia Stasevska and the BBC SO as Iceland meets Russia

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [3], Prom 8 – Jóhansson, Rachmaninov, Guðnadóttir, Tchaikovsky: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2022 (CC)

Denis Kozhukhin (piano) and the BBC SO © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Fine launch to BBC Proms 2022: Verdi’s Requiem was so much more than a sum of its parts

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [1], Prom 1 – Verdi, Requiem: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), David Junghoon Kim (tenor), Kihwan Sim (bass-baritone), Crouch End Festival Chorus; BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.7.2022. (CC)

Verdi’s Requiem at the First Night of the Proms 2022 (c) Chris Christodoulou

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