Honest commitment and intensity from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 24 – Karabits, Mozart, Rachmaninov: Felix Klieser (horn), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor).  Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2023. (CS)

Felix Klieser with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirill Karabits © BBC/Mark Allan

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Ryan Bancroft’s BBC NOW was on magnificent form in Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 22 – Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky: Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 1.8.2023. (CC)

Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC NOW © Yusef Bastawy

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Ryan Bancroft, BBC NOW and choruses triumph in a challenging Proms all-American programme

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Prom 21 – Skye, Copland, Adams: Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), BBC National Chorus of Wales, Crouch End Festival Chorus, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2023. (CK)

Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC NOW © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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The revival of Plamen Kartaloff’s Tristan und Isolde is another triumph for the Sofia Opera Company

BulgariaBulgaria Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre, 23.7.2023. (GT)

Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre’s Tristan und Isolde (Act II)

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At Tanglewood: the BSO excels in Wagner and Mozart, while individual players shine in recital

United StatesUnited States 2023 Tanglewood [3] – Wagner and Mozart: Martin Helmchen (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra / David Afkham (conductor). Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA, 22.7.2023. (CSa)

David Afkam conducts pianist Martin Helmchen in Mozart Piano Concerto No.25 in C © Hilary Scott

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