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Kevin John Edusei and his Chineke! forces at the Proms send Beethoven’s call to us all

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [26], Prom 61 – Walker, Beethoven: Nicole Cabell (soprano), Raehann Bryce-Davis (mezzo-soprano), Zwakele Tshabalala (tenor), Ryan Speedo Green (bass-baritone), Chineke! Voices, Chineke! Orchestra / Kevin John Edusei (conductor). Recorded (directed by Seren Irvine) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.9.2022, and broadcast on BBC Four. (JPr)

Kevin John Edusei conducts the Chineke! Orchestra © Mark Allan

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Allan Clayton’s Gerontius was a remarkable Proms performance that was a privilege to witness

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [24], Prom 59 – Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius: Allan Clayton (Gerontius), Jamie Barton (Angel), James Platt (Priest/Angel of the Agony), London Philharmonic Choir, Hallé Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.8.2022. (KMcD)

Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius at the BBC Proms 2022 © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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OAE’s use of period instruments was a continual delight in Bach’s Mass in B minor at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [24], Prom 57 – Bach’s Mass in B minor: Rachel Redmond, Mary Bevan (sopranos), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Guy Cutting (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / John Butt (harpsichord/conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2022. (CK)

John Butt conducts the OAE from the harpsichord © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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This BBC SO concert with Lozakovich at the Proms had an only too rare high artistic quality

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [23], Prom 51 – Lalo, Brahms, Franck: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Fabien Gabel (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.8.2022. (MBr)

Fabien Gabel conducts the BBC SO © Sisi Burn

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Whispering larks and wild swans from Pekka Kuusisto and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [22] – Prom 52, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Adès, Sibelius: Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.8.2022. (CS)

Pekka Kuusisto (c) Chris Christodoulou

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Rattle and the LSO at the Proms was a Mahler experience nobody who was there will ever forget

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [21], Prom 49 – Birtwistle, Mahler: Louise Alder (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.8.2022. (CK)

Sir Simon Rattle © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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