United Kingdom Prom 43: Delius, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky. Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 14.8.12 (GD)
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Prom 45: Brazilians’ Exciting Debut at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 45: Nelson Freire (piano), São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor) Royal Albert Hall, London 15.8.2012 (RB)
Prom 42: Bartok and Prokofiev Delight, but Neuwirth Challenges.
United Kingdom Prom 42: Prokofiev, Olga Neuwirth, Bartok: Laurence Power (viola), Philharmonia Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 13.8.2012 (CG)
Proms Chamber 5:Super Concert: Shame About the Gushing Presenter
United Kingdom Proms Chamber Music 5: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Alexei Grynyuk (piano). Cadogan Hall, London, 13.8.2012. (JPr)
Prom 40: A Glorious Youthful Celebration of Wind and Brass Music at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 40: National Youth Wind Orchestra James Gourlay (conductor), National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain Bramwell Tovey (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 12. 8. 2012 (CT)
EIF 4: Luxurious Playing from Zimmermann Trio
United Kingdom Schubert, Schoenberg, Mozart: Trio Zimmerman (Franz Peter Zimmermann – violin, Antoine Tamestit – viola, Christian Poltéra – cello), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 13.8.2012 (SRT)
Prom 34: Bychkov Revels in Strauss; The Labèques Battle Through Dubugnon
United Kingdom Prom 34: Schubert, Dubugnon, Richard Strauss: Katia and Marielle Labèque (two pianos), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.8.2012 (CG)
English National Ballet Impresses with Swan Lake
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers and Orchestra of the English National Ballet, conducted by Gavin Sutherland, Coliseum, London, 3.8.2012. (JPr)