United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROM 13 – Malcolm Sargent’s 500th Prom: Beatrice Rana (piano); BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2017. (CC)
Sir Malcolm Sargent Celebrated in Style at the BBC Proms
Colin Clarke
At the Proms the Aurora Orchestra’s ‘Eroica’ offers much more than a mere feat of memory
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 10 – R. Strauss, Beethoven: Tom Service, Nicholas Collon (presenters); Aurora Orchestra/Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.7.2017. (CC)
Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony, with live excerpts. Concept, script and direction by Nicholas Collon, Jane Mitchell and Tom Service; Struan Leslie (movement director)
with live excerpts from the Aurora Orchestra (c) Sarah Jeynes/BBC
Welsh National Opera Fascinates with Tchaikowsky’s Merchant of Venice
United Kingdom André Tchaikowsky, The Merchant of Venice: Soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lionel Friend. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 19.7.2017. (CC)
Comedic Leoncavallo: Another Success at Opera Holland Park
United Kingdom Leoncavallo, Zazà: Soloists; Opera Holland Park Chorus; City of London Sinfonia / Peter Robinson. Opera Holland Park, London, 18.7.2017. (CC)
A Brilliantly Entertaining Way to Begin the 2017 Proms Chamber Music Series
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PCM 1 – Monteverdi, R. Williams: I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth (organ/director). Cadogan Hall, London, 17.7.2017. (CC)
after Là ci darem la mano at Cadogan Hall
Birtwistle’s Deep Time and Time for Even More Elgar from Barenboim
United Kingdom 2107 BBC PROMS 4 – Birtwistle & Elgar: Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim. Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.7.2017. (CC)
Opera Holland Park Captivate with Janáček’s Kát’a Kabanová
United Kingdom Janáček, Kát’a Kabanová: (Sung in Czech) Soloists; Opera Holland Park Chorus; City of London Sinfonia / Sian Edwards (conductor). Holland Park, Kensington, London, 15.7.2017. (CC)
Undeniably Interesting, if Surprisingly Short, First Night for BBC Proms 2017
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 1 – Coult, Beethoven, Adams: Igor Levit (piano); BBC Proms Youth Choir; BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Edward Gardner. Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.7.2017. (CC)
conducted by Edward Gardner (c) Chris Christodoulou