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Gerstein, Søndergård and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra triumph at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [10] – Knussen, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 3.8.2026. (AK)

Pianist Kirill Gerstein and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © BBC/Mark Allan

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Boulanger brilliance, Rachmaninov reticence: Dariescu and the Hallé under Kahchun Wong at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [11] – Ravel, Nadia Boulanger, Rachmaninov: Alexandra Dariescu (piano), Hallé / Kahchun Wong (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 5.8.2026. (AV-E)

Kahchun Wong conducting pianist Alexandra Dariescu and the Hallé © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Two for one: a play and a recital with the Aurora Orchestra’s BBC Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [9] – Mahler’s First by Heart: Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano), Jack Bardoe and Sarah Twomey (actors), Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2026. (LJ)

Mahler’s First by Heart (Sarah Twomey as Freud and Jack Bardoe as Mahler) © BBC/Mark Allan

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OHP’s Die Fledermaus: disappointing production, though there is pleasure in the singing

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Opera Holland Park 2026 – Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / George Jackson (conductor). Opera Holland Park, London, 29.7.2026. (KMcD)

Matthew Siveter (Frank) and Robert Burt (Frosch) © Craig Fuller

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Turnage turbulence, Britten brilliance, Sibelius semblance: Johnston, Oramo and the BBC SO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [8] – Turnage, Britten, Sibelius: Guy Johnston (cello), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.7.2026. (AV-E)

Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC SO © BBC/Mark Allan

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Gardner and the LPO scale new heights at the Proms with Richard Strauss’s Alpensinfonie

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [7] – From the Alps to the Auvergne, Tjøgersen, Canteloube, R. Strauss: Louise Alder (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.7.2026. (CC)

Conductor Edward Gardner and soprano Louise Alder © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Piquant Poulenc, archaic Adams: Jussen jouissance and colossal choruses at a protean Prom 

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Prom 2026 [6] – Poulenc, Adams: Lucas and Arthur Jussen (pianos), CBSO Chorus, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.7.2026. (AV-E)

Kazuki Yamada conducting the CBSO © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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A carefully curated collection of eclectic but thematically interrelated songs from La Locura

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom ‘Invisible Threads’ – Various: La Locura: Ana Beard Fernández (soprano), Iain Hall (cello and recorders), Louise Anna Duggan (percussion), Oliver Wass (triple harp). St Clement Danes Church, London 26.7.2026. (PC)

Composer Emma-Ruth Richards (far left) and La Locura at St Clement Danes Church (courtesy of @_fotai_ )

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