The Metropole Orkest in Stunning Form for Charles Mingus Revisited at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 53 – Beneath the Underdog: Charles Mingus Revisited: Shabaka Hutchings (bass clarinet); Bart van Lier (trombone); Leo Pellegrino (baritone sax); Christian Scott (trumpet); Kandace Springs (vocalist); Metropole Orkest / Jules Buckley. Royal Albert Hall, 24.8.2017. (CC)

Trombonist Bart van Lier and trumpeter Christian Scott at the BBC Proms (c) Mark Allan

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Mirga Gražinyté-Tyla Tends to Rush her Fences at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 50 – Beethoven, Stravinsky and Gerald Barry: Leila Josefowicz (violin), Allan Clayton (narrator/tenor), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinyté-Tyla (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.8.2017. (AS)

Leila Josefowicz (violin) performs Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto
with CBSO & Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor) (c) BBC/Chris Chistodoulou

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Sir Simon Rattle’s Inspirational Gurrelieder at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 46 – Schoenberg, Gurrelieder: Soloists, CBSO Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, Orfeó Català, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.8.2017. (AS)

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Simon O’Neil (Waldemar) with the London Symphony Orchestra (c) BBC/Chris Chistodoulou

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Sakari Oramo Leads Fitting Proms Mahler Memorial to Much-Loved Jiří Bělohlávek

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2017 BBCPROM 45 – Mahler: Elizabeth Watts (soprano); Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano); The Bach Choir; BBC Symphony Chorus & Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.8.2017. (CC)

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Soprano Elizabeth Watts & mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman perform Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony
(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Charles Dutoit on Medal-Winning Form at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 43 – Falla, Lalo and Saint-Saëns: Stéphanie d’Oustrac (mezzo-soprano), Joshua Bell (violin), Cameron Carpenter (organ), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Charles Dutoit (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.8.2017. (AS)

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Charles Dutoit is presented with his RPS Gold Medal by John Gilhooly
(c) BBC/Chris Chistodoulou

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