Doreen Carwithen, Grace Williams and Vaughan Williams look out to sea at the BBC Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [9], Prom 16 – Doreen Carwithen, Grace Williams, Vaughan Williams: Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales / Andrew Manze (conductor). Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, (directed by Rhodri Huw) and now available on BBC iPlayer, 27.7.2022. (JPr)

Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano) and Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) singing in A Sea Symphony © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Eclectic and imaginatively conceived Transformations programme at the Three Choirs Festival

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2022 [4] – Bach (arr. Stravinsky), Finzi, Britten, Poulenc: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor). Hereford Cathedral 29.7.2022. (JQ)

Adrian Partington conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra © Dale Hodgetts & James O’Driscoll

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Sibelius Reflected: Fenella Humphreys and Joseph Tong at the Three Choirs Festival

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2022 [3] – Phibbs, Sibelius, Matthews, Rautavaara, Frances-Hoad: Fenella Humphreys (violin), Joseph Tong (piano). Holy Trinity Church, Hereford, 27.7.2022. (CS)

Fenella Humphreys (violin) and Joseph Tong (piano) © Dale Hodgetts & James O’Driscoll

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The Three Choirs Festival does George Dyson’s Quo Vadis proud

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2022 [2] – Dyson: Rebecca Hardwick (soprano), Jess Dandy (contralto), James Oxley (tenor), Alex Ashworth (bass), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Adrian Partington (conductor). Hereford Cathedral 25.7.2022. (JQ)

Adrian Partington conducts Quo Vadis at the Three Choirs Festival 2022 © Dale Hodgetts & James O’Driscoll

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With the CBSO at the BBC Proms, Kazuki Yamada proves what a dynamic and talented conductor he is

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [8], Prom 14 – Glinka, Smyth, Rachmaninoff: Elena Urioste (violin), Ben Goldscheider (horn), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.7.2022. (MBr)

Elena Urioste (violin) and Ben Goldscheider (horn) © BBC/Mark Allan

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