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

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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Thrilling Xenakis Proms premiere but an underwhelming Sacre from Martyn Brabbins and the BBC SO

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [11], Prom 20 – Birtwistle, Ravel, Xenakis, Stravinsky: Tom Borrow (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2022. (MBr)

Tom Borrow (piano) and the BBC SO © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Water flows through an otherwise oddly programmed Prom from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [10], Prom 19: Dukas, Respighi, Puccini: Soloists, Philharmonia Voices, Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Recorded (directed by Helen Mansfield) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.7.2022. It is currently available on BBC iPlayer. (JPr)

Sir Mark Elder © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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