Lucy Jeffery

Ádám Fischer heralds the New Year with an energising rendition of Die Schöpfung

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HungaryHungary Haydn: Nikola Hillebrand (soprano), Mauro Peter (tenor), Andreas Bauer Kanabas (bass), Arnold Schoenberg Choir (chorus master: Erwin Ortner), Danish Chamber Orchestra / Ádám Fischer (conductor). Müpa Budapest, 1.1.2026. (LJ)

Conductor Ádám Fischer © Attila Nagy/Müpa Budapest

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Jaime Martín conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with touches of brilliance

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Grieg, Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, ‘Fairytales & Fantasy’: Elizaveta Ivanova (flute), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jaime Martín (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 11.12.2025. (LJ)

BBC NOW’s ‘Fairytales and Fantasy’ concert: conductor Jaime Martín and flautist Elizaveta Ivanova

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Talent of the Orchesterakademie der Wiener Philharmoniker on show at the Musikverein

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AustriaAustria Castérède, Wagner, Berio, Spohr, J. Strauss II: Nora Gubisch (mezzo-soprano), Orchesterakademie der Wiener Philharmoniker / Alain Altinoglu (conductor), Brahms-Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 24.10.2025. (LJ)

Members of the Orchesterakademie der Wiener Philharmoniker in the Brahms-Saal © Barbara Wirl

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An exciting Prom with Anastasia Kobekina and Delyana Lazarova

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [30] – Boulanger, Shostakovich, and Rachmaninov: Anastasia Kobekina (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Delyana Lazarova (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.9.2025. (LJ)

Delyana Lazarova conducts the BBC SSO at the BBC Proms © BBC/Andy Paradise

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Ben Grosvenor and the BBC NOW fill the Royal Albert Hall with a collage of sounds

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [15] – Gubaidulina, Ravel, Shostakovich: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Kostas Smoriginas (bass-baritone), BBC National Chorus of Wales (chorus master: Adrian Partington), Synergy Vocals, BBC Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.8.2025. (LJ)

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Beatrice Rana’s fresh performance of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini wows Prommers

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [12] – Dukas, Rachmaninov, Bartók: Beatrice Rana (piano), BBC Singers (chorus master: Neil Ferris), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.8.2025. (LJ)

Josep Pons conducts the BBC SO © BBC/Mark Allan

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