Magnificent Elgar crowns an English Prom from Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [17], Prom 39 – Turnage, Vaughan Williams, and Elgar: Constantin Hartwig (tuba), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 15.8.2022. (MB)

Sakari Oramo conducts Constantin Hartwig (tuba) and the BBC SO © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Opera Holland Park’s new double-bill of Delius and Puccini operatic rarities proves a great success

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Opera Holland Park 2022 [2] – Delius, Margot la Rouge / Puccini, Le Villi: Soloists, Opera Holland Park Chorus (chorus director: Dominic Ellis-Peckham), City of London Sinfonia / Francesco Cilluffo (conductor). Holland Park, London, 23.7.2022. (MB)

Anne Sophie Duprels (far r, Margot) and the cast of Margot la Rouge © Ali Wright

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Enjoyable and, at times, delectable Rimsky-Korsakov from Matiakh and the BBC NOW at the Proms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [4], Prom 9 – Ravel, Beamish, and Rimsky-Korsakov: Catrin Finch (harp), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ariane Matiakh (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.7.2022 (MB)

Ariane Matiakh (conductor) © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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