United Kingdom PROM 21 – Various: Steven Osborne (piano), Sinfonia of London / John Wilson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.8.2024. (CK)
A wide-angle American panorama, brilliantly performed by John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London
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Beauty and delirium: Collon and the BBC Philharmonic bring Anna Clyne and Messiaen to the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 15 – Clyne, Messiaen: Steven Osborne (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot), Jody Elff (live electronics), The Swingles, BBC Philharmonic / Nicholas Collon (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.7.2024. (CK)
A BBC Philharmonic Prom which promised much, frankly under-delivered
United Kingdom PROM 16 – Cassandra Miler, Shostakovich: Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgårds (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 31.7.2024. (CC)
An undeniably magical encore is the highlight of Yunchan Lim’s debut at the Proms
United Kingdom PROM 14 – Tüür, Beethoven, Bruckner: Yunchan Lim (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.7.2024. (MBr)
Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC SSO: fine Brahms and Schoenberg, and Alice Coote’s transformative Mahler
United Kingdom PROM 9 – Brahms, Schoenberg, Mahler: Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 25.7.2024. (CK)
A Verdi Requiem at the BBC Proms potent with operatic theatricality
United Kingdom PROM 6 – Verdi, Requiem: Latonia Moore (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), SeokJong Baek (tenor), Solomon Howard (bass), Crouch End Festival Chorus (chorus master: David Temple), BBC National Chorus of Wales (chorus master: Adrian Partington), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Alison Bartrop) at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 23.7.2024. (JPr)
A BBC Prom drenched in Viennese fin de siècle voluptuousness from Ryan Bancroft and the BBC NOW
United Kingdom PROM 5 – Schoenberg, Zemlinsky: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 22.7.2024. (CK)
A spectacular Proms finale for Sir Mark Elder at the helm of the Hallé
United Kingdom PROM 4 – MacMillan, Mahler: Hallé Children’s Choir (chorus master: Shirley Court), Hallé Youth Choir (chorus master: Stuart Overington), Hallé Choir (chorus master: Matthew Hamilton), Hallé / Sir Mark Elder (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.7.2024. (CK)
