Rattle and the LSO at the Proms was a Mahler experience nobody who was there will ever forget

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [21], Prom 49 – Birtwistle, Mahler: Louise Alder (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.8.2022. (CK)

Sir Simon Rattle © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Fine Nielsen Third performance by Dausgaard and the BBC SSO at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [20], Prom 41 – Ravel, Beethoven, Nielsen: Behzod Abduraimov (piano), Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Benjamin Appl (baritone), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard (composer). Royal Albert Hall, London, 17.8.2022. (CK)

Thomas Dausgaard conducts pianist Behzod Abduraimov and the BBC SSO © Mark Allan

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Alsop’s programme with her Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra was carefully curated but lacked variety

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [19], Prom 36 – Bartók, Prokofiev, Hannah Eisendle, Dvořák: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). 13.8.2022 concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall (directed by Helen Mansfield) and available on BBC iPlayer. (JPr)

Benjamin Grosvenor

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Rhapsody and spontaneity from Augustin Hadelich at the Royal Albert Hall

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [18], Prom 46 – Mendelssohn, Dvořák, Brahms: Augustin Hadelich (violin), WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne / Cristian Măcelaru (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.8.2022. (CS)

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne conducted by Cristian Măcelaru (c) Mark Allan

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Magnificent Elgar crowns an English Prom from Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [17], Prom 39 – Turnage, Vaughan Williams, and Elgar: Constantin Hartwig (tuba), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.8.2022. (MB)

Sakari Oramo conducts Constantin Hartwig (tuba) and the BBC SO © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Sunshine and glee from the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [16], Prom 37 – Haydn, Vaughan Williams, Kaija Saariaho, Beethoven: Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Maria Włoszczowska (violin), Royal Northern Sinfonia / Dinis Sousa (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.8.2022. (CS)

Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Dinis Sousa (conductor) and the Royal Northern Sinfonia

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Strikingly tender Liszt from Yuja Wang, slow-burn Sibelius and sumptuous Strauss from the Oslo Phil

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [15], Prom 35 – Sibelius, Liszt, R. Strauss: Yuja Wang (piano), Oslo Philharmonic / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.8.2022. (MBr)

Klaus Mäkelä © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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‘Prague Panoramas’: a new symphony by Julian Anderson at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [14], Prom 26 – Anderson, Martinů, Rachmaninov: Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2022. (CS)

Katia & Marielle Labèque (pianos) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Semyon Bychkov (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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