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Iván Fischer and Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Beethoven and Bartók keeps the Prommers spellbound

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [11] – Beethoven, Bartók: Dorottya Láng (mezzo-soprano), Krisztián Cser (bass), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 6.8.2025. (AK)

Iván Fischer conducts Dorottya Láng (Judith), Krisztián Cser (Bluebeard) and the Budapest Festival Orchestra © BBC/Andy Paradise

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Beatrice Rana’s fresh performance of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini wows Prommers

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [12] – Dukas, Rachmaninov, Bartók: Beatrice Rana (piano), BBC Singers (chorus master: Neil Ferris), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.8.2025. (LJ)

Josep Pons conducts the BBC SO © BBC/Mark Allan

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Enigmatic Boulez, dramatic early Mahler at the BBC Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [10] – Boulez, Mahler: Natalya Romaniw (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), James Newby (baritone), Carlos González Nápoles (treble), Malakai Bayoh (alto), Constanza Chorus, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.8.2025. (CK)

[l-r] Natalya Romaniw (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Hannu Lintu (conductor), Russell Thomas (tenor) and James Newby (baritone) © BBC/Andy Paradise

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Kahchun Wong’s immaculate conception of Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [9] – Mahler: Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé / Kahchun Wong (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2025. (AV-E)

Kahchun Wong conducts the Hallé in Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Yamada’s CBSO contrasts different strands of twentieth-century music in a courageous and compelling Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [8] – Adams, Rachmaninov and Berio: Yunchan Lim (piano), BBC Singers, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Royal Albert Hall. London, 1.8.2025. (CSa)

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kazuki Yamada © BBC/Mark Allan

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Ryan Wigglesworth leads a strangely disappointing Birtwistle and Beethoven Prom

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [7] – Birtwistle and Beethoven: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.7.2025. (MB)

Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra © BBC/Mark Allan

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Mellow Mozart and Bruckner from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [6] – R. Wigglesworth, Mozart and Bruckner: Mariam Batsashvili (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 27.7.2025. (KW)

Pianist Mariam Batsashvili, conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra © BBC/Mark Allan

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SCO’s energising Beethoven, fun Rameau but the Saint-Saëns and Capperauld stood out at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [5] – Beethoven’s Fifth: Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor/drum). Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.7.2025. (CC)

Maxim Emelyanychev conducts pianist Alexandre Kantorow and the SCO © BBC/Mark Allan

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