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With the CBSO at the BBC Proms, Kazuki Yamada proves what a dynamic and talented conductor he is

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [8], Prom 14 – Glinka, Smyth, Rachmaninoff: Elena Urioste (violin), Ben Goldscheider (horn), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.7.2022. (MBr)

Elena Urioste (violin) and Ben Goldscheider (horn) © BBC/Mark Allan

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The BBC Proms proves Smyth’s voice is as unique and as compelling as her dramatic sense in The Wreckers

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [7], Prom 13 – Smyth, The Wreckers (semi-staged, sung in French): Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 24.7.2022. (CC)

Lauren Fagan (Avis), James Rutherford (Laurent) and Donovan Singletary (Harvey) © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Celebrating 20 years, the Summer Celebration shows the JPYA Programme is in vibrant shape

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Celebration: Soloists, Elaine Kidd (presenter), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano, Michael Papadopoulos, Edo Frenkel (conductors). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 23.7.2022 (CC)

Chuma Sijeqa (Wurm) and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (Luisa) © Bill Cooper

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Eccentric programming and music of little interest brought no sense of occasion to a ‘Royal’ Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [5], Prom 10 – ‘Music for Royal Occasions’: BBC Singers (chorus master: Martin Fitzpatrick), BBC Concert Orchestra / Barry Wordsworth (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.7.2022. (MB)

Barry Wordsworth conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Jodie Comer triumphs in Prima Facie and is one of the outstanding stage actors of her generation

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie: Recorded (directed for the screen by Matthew Amos) at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre and broadcast by NT Live to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 21.7.2022. (JPr)

Jodie Comer as Tessa in Prima Facie © Helen Murray

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

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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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Inspired BBC Proms programming from Dalia Stasevska and the BBC SO as Iceland meets Russia

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2022 [3], Prom 8 – Jóhansson, Rachmaninov, Guðnadóttir, Tchaikovsky: Denis Kozhukhin (piano), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dalia Stasevska (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2022 (CC)

Denis Kozhukhin (piano) and the BBC SO © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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