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Refined rather than electrifying Damnation of Faust from Les Siècles, choir and soloists at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [24] – Berlioz: Soloists, Maîtrise de Radio France, Chœur de Radio France, Les Siècles / Jakob Lehmann (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 30.8.2026 (JR)

Gerard Finley (Méphistophélès) © BBC/Mark Allan

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Torvind proves worth exploring whilst Kopatchinskaja and Prokofiev’s score shine at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [23] – Torvund, Stravinsky, Prokofiev: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, 29.8.2026. (CC)

Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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There was much to relish at The Met Orchestra’s second BBC Prom, which featured Joyce DiDonato

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [22] – Saariaho, Mahler: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 27.8.2026. (JR)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Met Orchestra at the BBC Proms © Pete Scalzitti

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The Met Orchestra debuts at the Proms with Richard Strauss and Elza van den Heever’s visceral Salome

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [21] – Richard Strauss: Elza van den Heever (soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.8.2026. (MB)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Met Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Amy Harman steals the show at her first, and hopefully not last, BBC Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [20] – Britten, Mozart, Musgraves, Elgar: Felix Klieser (horn), Amy Harman (bassoon), Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (leader). Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.8.2026. (LJ)

Felix Klieser (horn) with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Jamie Barton and Clay Hilley shine in a fine Das Lied von der Erde at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [19] – Bushra El-Turk, Haydn, Mahler: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Clay Hilley (tenor), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Anja Bihlmaier (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.8.2026. (CK)

Anja Bihlmaier conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou 

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Cheung’s scaling of Mahler’s Second is an impressive feat and will surely deepen over time

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No.2, ‘Resurrection’: Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Mandle Cheung (conductor). Alexandra Palace Theatre, London, 21.8.2026. (CC)

Mahler’s Symphony No.2, ‘Resurrection’ at the Alexandra Palace Theatre

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