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Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances have fared well on disc with classic performances from, amongst others, Kubelik, Sejna and Talich. #cdreview @CzechPhil @SirSimonRattle
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October 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances have fared well on disc with classic performances from, amongst others, Kubelik, Sejna and Talich. #cdreview @CzechPhil @SirSimonRattle
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As well as being a performer and critic, the Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) wrote a considerable body of conventional diatonic music in a wide variety of idioms. #cdreview
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October 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As well as being a performer and critic, the Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) wrote a considerable body of conventional diatonic music in a wide variety of idioms. #cdreview
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Since 2024, when Jaap van Zweden ended his tenure as music director, the New York Philharmonic has been in a transitional period and will remain so until 2026, when Gustavo Dudamel assumes the directorship. #ConcertReview @nyphil
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October 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Since 2024, when Jaap van Zweden ended his tenure as music director, the New York Philharmonic has been in a transitional period and will remain so until 2026, when Gustavo Dudamel assumes the directorship. #ConcertReview @nyphil
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This set features pieces that represent Arnold Schoenberg at different points in his career. It starts with that orgy of late-romantic chromaticism Verklarte Nacht in the 1943 arrangement, scored for a minimum of 64 strings.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This set features pieces that represent Arnold Schoenberg at different points in his career. It starts with that orgy of late-romantic chromaticism Verklarte Nacht in the 1943 arrangement, scored for a minimum of 64 strings.
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For his second program in his season as the Philharmonic’s Music and Artistic Director Designate, Gustavo Dudamel showcased two Symphonies separated by nearly two centuries.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
For his second program in his season as the Philharmonic’s Music and Artistic Director Designate, Gustavo Dudamel showcased two Symphonies separated by nearly two centuries.
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Some works emerge after an explosion of creative intensity in a matter of weeks; others sit and brood for some time before seeing the light of day.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Some works emerge after an explosion of creative intensity in a matter of weeks; others sit and brood for some time before seeing the light of day.
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Against the breathtaking backdrop of the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, the 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)
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September 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Against the breathtaking backdrop of the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, the 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)
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##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
Perforce – because of the tube strikes – to listen to this concert live on Radio 3, rather than be present in the hall, having returned home after the earlier Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra concert.
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Perforce – because of the tube strikes – to listen to this concert live on Radio 3, rather than be present in the hall, having returned home after the earlier Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra concert.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Perforce – because of the tube strikes – to listen to this concert live on Radio 3, rather than be present in the hall, having returned home after the earlier Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra concert.
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Perforce – because of the tube strikes – to listen to this concert live on Radio 3, rather than be present in the hall, having returned home after the earlier Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra concert.
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##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
Reportedly one of the first concerts to sell out this year, this Prom will not have disappointed John Wilson’s admirers. A pity so many of them had risen from sickbeds to cough their way through the generous programme.
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Reportedly one of the first concerts to sell out this year, this Prom will not have disappointed John Wilson’s admirers. A pity so many of them had risen from sickbeds to cough their way through the generous programme.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
Reportedly one of the first concerts to sell out this year, this Prom will not have disappointed John Wilson’s admirers. A pity so many of them had risen from sickbeds to cough their way through the generous programme.
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Reportedly one of the first concerts to sell out this year, this Prom will not have disappointed John Wilson’s admirers. A pity so many of them had risen from sickbeds to cough their way through the generous programme.
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Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir for a new orchestral arrangement of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, marking its 50th anniversary
- Comedian Bill Bailey makes his BBC Proms
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- Comedian Bill Bailey makes his BBC Proms
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September 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir for a new orchestral arrangement of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, marking its 50th anniversary
- Comedian Bill Bailey makes his BBC Proms
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- Comedian Bill Bailey makes his BBC Proms
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The costume department at Glyndebourne has specially created a dress for soprano Louise Alder to be worn for her performance at the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms on Saturday 13 September 2025
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September 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The costume department at Glyndebourne has specially created a dress for soprano Louise Alder to be worn for her performance at the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms on Saturday 13 September 2025
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##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
The stage layout gave a clue to the sound-world of the evening: violas seated to the right of the conductor, cellos and basses to the left.
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The stage layout gave a clue to the sound-world of the evening: violas seated to the right of the conductor, cellos and basses to the left.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
The stage layout gave a clue to the sound-world of the evening: violas seated to the right of the conductor, cellos and basses to the left.
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The stage layout gave a clue to the sound-world of the evening: violas seated to the right of the conductor, cellos and basses to the left.
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##ConcertReview@PresteigneFest
Among the 12 world premieres at this year’s Presteigne Festival (now in its 44th year), James B Wilson’s In ocean waves opened an afternoon concert given by the Leonore Piano Trio.
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Among the 12 world premieres at this year’s Presteigne Festival (now in its 44th year), James B Wilson’s In ocean waves opened an afternoon concert given by the Leonore Piano Trio.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
##ConcertReview@PresteigneFest
Among the 12 world premieres at this year’s Presteigne Festival (now in its 44th year), James B Wilson’s In ocean waves opened an afternoon concert given by the Leonore Piano Trio.
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Among the 12 world premieres at this year’s Presteigne Festival (now in its 44th year), James B Wilson’s In ocean waves opened an afternoon concert given by the Leonore Piano Trio.
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Since its formation a few years ago, the Goethe Quartet has rapidly emerged as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles of its generation.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Since its formation a few years ago, the Goethe Quartet has rapidly emerged as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles of its generation.
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André Campra was an important figure in the development of French opera between the death of Lully (1687) and Rameau's first example, Hippolyte et Aricie (1733) not least by pioneering the form of the opéra-ballet in L'Europe galante.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
André Campra was an important figure in the development of French opera between the death of Lully (1687) and Rameau's first example, Hippolyte et Aricie (1733) not least by pioneering the form of the opéra-ballet in L'Europe galante.
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##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
Tube strike notwithstanding, the Vienna Philharmonic attracted a virtually full house and rightly so. In terms of technical expertise and the projection of a distinctive corporate sonority, neither performance could be faulted.
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Tube strike notwithstanding, the Vienna Philharmonic attracted a virtually full house and rightly so. In terms of technical expertise and the projection of a distinctive corporate sonority, neither performance could be faulted.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
Tube strike notwithstanding, the Vienna Philharmonic attracted a virtually full house and rightly so. In terms of technical expertise and the projection of a distinctive corporate sonority, neither performance could be faulted.
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Tube strike notwithstanding, the Vienna Philharmonic attracted a virtually full house and rightly so. In terms of technical expertise and the projection of a distinctive corporate sonority, neither performance could be faulted.
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##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
‘Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises…’ This was the kind of concert Oliver Knussen used to bring to the Proms.
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‘Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises…’ This was the kind of concert Oliver Knussen used to bring to the Proms.
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September 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
‘Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises…’ This was the kind of concert Oliver Knussen used to bring to the Proms.
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‘Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises…’ This was the kind of concert Oliver Knussen used to bring to the Proms.
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Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth (premiered 1934) infamously received a vicious denunciation in the Soviet regime's organ of propaganda Pravda, during a run of performances in Moscow in 1936 after having already attracted some
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Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth (premiered 1934) infamously received a vicious denunciation in the Soviet regime's organ of propaganda Pravda, during a run of performances in Moscow in 1936 after having already attracted some
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September 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth (premiered 1934) infamously received a vicious denunciation in the Soviet regime's organ of propaganda Pravda, during a run of performances in Moscow in 1936 after having already attracted some
www.classicalsource.com/prom/shostak...
Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth (premiered 1934) infamously received a vicious denunciation in the Soviet regime's organ of propaganda Pravda, during a run of performances in Moscow in 1936 after having already attracted some
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The Royal Philharmonic may lack the high profile and sonic weight of starrier guest ensembles but their playing can be no less remarkable.
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The Royal Philharmonic may lack the high profile and sonic weight of starrier guest ensembles but their playing can be no less remarkable.
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September 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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The Royal Philharmonic may lack the high profile and sonic weight of starrier guest ensembles but their playing can be no less remarkable.
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The Royal Philharmonic may lack the high profile and sonic weight of starrier guest ensembles but their playing can be no less remarkable.
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An intriguing programme, partly a showcase for the German-based, proudly South African performer whose Proms tally includes one uniquely difficult gig, 2020’s COVID-struck Last Night.
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An intriguing programme, partly a showcase for the German-based, proudly South African performer whose Proms tally includes one uniquely difficult gig, 2020’s COVID-struck Last Night.
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September 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
An intriguing programme, partly a showcase for the German-based, proudly South African performer whose Proms tally includes one uniquely difficult gig, 2020’s COVID-struck Last Night.
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An intriguing programme, partly a showcase for the German-based, proudly South African performer whose Proms tally includes one uniquely difficult gig, 2020’s COVID-struck Last Night.
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Sir Simon Rattle has been seen conducting in Lucerne, his withdrawal from tonight’s concert presumably linked to a Chineke! rehearsal schedule which could not be fulfilled between hospital appointments.
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Sir Simon Rattle has been seen conducting in Lucerne, his withdrawal from tonight’s concert presumably linked to a Chineke! rehearsal schedule which could not be fulfilled between hospital appointments.
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September 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Sir Simon Rattle has been seen conducting in Lucerne, his withdrawal from tonight’s concert presumably linked to a Chineke! rehearsal schedule which could not be fulfilled between hospital appointments.
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Sir Simon Rattle has been seen conducting in Lucerne, his withdrawal from tonight’s concert presumably linked to a Chineke! rehearsal schedule which could not be fulfilled between hospital appointments.
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At some point Proms planners will have noted that 2025 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Bernard Herrmann but what to do about it?
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At some point Proms planners will have noted that 2025 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Bernard Herrmann but what to do about it?
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September 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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At some point Proms planners will have noted that 2025 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Bernard Herrmann but what to do about it?
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At some point Proms planners will have noted that 2025 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Bernard Herrmann but what to do about it?
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September 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
Unlike at least one past LSO chief, Sir Simon Rattle shows every sign of wanting to continue his relationship with the ensemble he headed for a little over six years.
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Unlike at least one past LSO chief, Sir Simon Rattle shows every sign of wanting to continue his relationship with the ensemble he headed for a little over six years.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
##PromReview@BBCProms #bbcproms
Unlike at least one past LSO chief, Sir Simon Rattle shows every sign of wanting to continue his relationship with the ensemble he headed for a little over six years.
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Unlike at least one past LSO chief, Sir Simon Rattle shows every sign of wanting to continue his relationship with the ensemble he headed for a little over six years.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM