BBC Promenade Concerts 2025

Peter Whelan has the handle on Alexander’s Feast at the BBC Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [25] – Handel: Hillary Cronin (soprano), Stuart Jackson (tenor), Hillary Cronin (soprano), Irish Baroque Chorus, Irish Baroque Orchestra / Peter Whelan (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.8.2025. (AV-E)

[l-r] Stuart Jackson (tenor), Hillary Cronin (soprano), Hillary Cronin (soprano) and Peter Whelan (conductor) © Chris Christodoulou/BBC

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Khatia Buniatishvili, Jaime Martin and the Melbourne SO show their professionalism at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [24] – Sutherland, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano); Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2025. (CC)

Jaime Martin conducts the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Leipzig Gewandhausorchester and Andris Nelsons with superlative Sibelius at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [22] – Pärt, Dvořák, Sibelius: Isabelle Faust (violin), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 26.8.2025. (JR)

Andris Nelsons conducts the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig © Chris Christodoulou/BBC

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Joshua Bell gives the UK premiere of Thomas de Hartmaan’s Violin Concerto in a superbly played Prom

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BBC Proms 2025 [19] – Bach (orch. Respighi)/de Hartmaan/Górecki: Joshua Bell (violin), Francesca Chiejina (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.8.2025. (MBr)

Dalia Stasevska conducts violinist Joshua Bell and the BBC SO in de Hartmaan’s Violin Concerto © BBC/Andy Paradise

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An outstanding Janine Jansen joins Klaus Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [21] – Mozart, Prokofiev, Bartók: Janine Jansen (violin), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.8.2025. (ES-S)

Violinist Janine Jansen with conductor Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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The Art of Fugue: Schiff and Nosrati at the peak of their artistic powers ascend Bach’s musical ‘Everest’

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [20] – J. S. Bach, The Art of Fugue: Sir András Schiff (piano), Schaghajegh Nostrati (piano). Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.8.2025. (CSa)

Sir András Schiff and Schaghajegh Nostrati

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Carolina López Moreno simply spectacular in Suor Angelica at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [18]: R. Strauss, Puccini: Tiffin Boys’ Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 19.8.2025. (JR)

Sir Antonio Pappano conducting Suor Angelica with Kseniia Nikolaieva (far l, Princess) and Carolina López Moreno (centre, Sister Angelica) © Mark Allan/BBC

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Modified rapture: Delius’s A Mass of Life at the BBC Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [17] – Delius: Jennifer Davis (soprano), Claudia Huckle (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 18.8.2025. (CK)

Sir Mark Elder conducts A Mass of Life at the BBC Proms 2025 © Chris Christodoulou/BBC

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