Pichon and Pygmalion’s theatrical, yet deeply spiritual approach to Mozart’s Requiem

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 69 – Mozart/Süssmayr, Requiem: Malakai Bayoh (treble), Sandrine Piau  (soprano), Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Alex Rosen (bass), Pygmalion / Raphaël Pichon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 7.9.2023. (CC)

Mozart’s Requiem at the BBC Proms 2023 © BBC/Andy Paradise

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The Rite by Heart: the Aurora Orchestra at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 62 – Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring: Charlotte Ritchie (actor), Karl Queensborough (actor), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2023. (CS)

The Aurora Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon © Andy Paradise

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Vladimir Jurowski returns to London with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra for their Proms debut

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 60 – Weill, Adès, Rachmaninoff: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.8.2023. (MBr)

Vladimir Jurowski conducts the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin © BBC/Andy Paradise

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Wonderfully elegant Tchaikovsky from Augustin Hadelich at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 59 – Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich / Paavo Järvi (conductor).  Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.8.2023.  (CS)

Augustin Hadelich with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Paavo Järvi © BBC/Andy Paradise

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