United Kingdom BBC PROM 49 – Zubel, Chopin, Tchaikovsky: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), European Union Youth Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.8.2018. (CC)
BBC Promenade Concerts 2018
The Overdue Proms Debut of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande is Worth the Wait
United Kingdom Prom 45 – Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky: Renaud Capuçon (violin), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Jonathan Nott (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.8.2018. (MB)
The CBSO and Ludovic Morlot Excel in French Music at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 44 – Debussy, Lili Boulanger and Ravel: Justina Gringytė (mezzo-soprano), CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.8.2018. (AS)
A Thought-Provoking Prom from West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim
United Kingdom Prom 43 – Tchaikovsky, Coleman, and Scriabin: Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Lisa Batiashvili (violin), West-Eastern Divan Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.8.2018. (MB)
Joshua Bell and the ASMF Bring Sparkling Collective Music-Making to the Proms
United Kingdom BBC Prom 40 – Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Bridge, Beethoven: Joshua Bell (violin/director), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.8.2018. (CS)
The Proms Hears Vaughan Williams’ Impassioned Plea for Peace
United Kingdom PROM 41 – Lili Boulanger, Elgar and Vaughan Williams: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Alexandre Duhamel (baritone), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 12.8.2018. (AS)
A Superb Concert Performance of West Side Story at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom PROM 38 – Bernstein, West Side Story (concert version): Soloists, students from ArtsEd and Mountview, John Wilson Orchestra / John Wilson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 11.8.2018. (CC)
The BBC Proms Hears an Italian Celebration of the Bernstein Centenary
United Kingdom PROM 37 – Haydn, Bernstein, Mahler: Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra dell’Accadmia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.8.2018. (CC)