BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

Proms Chamber Music No.3 (4 August)
Seldom have two works made a more appropriate coupling than the horn trios of Brahms and Ligeti. Not only do they dominate an admittedly limited genre, but the relationship of...
Prom 23 – Die Fledermaus: A Mixed Case!
For its annual appearance at the Proms, Glyndebourne Festival Opera presented a semi-staged version of its first-ever production of Die Fledermaus, which was uncorked a few weeks ago down in...
Prom 22 – Mahler Chamber Orchestra
To describe this concert in a nutshell one could say that from first to last it was very, very good – and simply leave it at that.What was so special?...
Prom 21 – Late Junction Even Later
BBC Radio 3’s “Late Junction” is fêted for its range of musical inclusion. Eclectic in its scope, to say the very least, “Late Junction” provides a weekly glimpse into an...
Prom 20 – Dancing in the Dark
This was the BBC Philharmonic’s night. The works were demanding. The playing was accomplished and professional – ranging from pin-point control to grand, brass-resounding jubilation.H K Gruber loped to the...
Prom 19 – Tüür’s Violin Concerto
Despite being ensconced in Cincinnati, Paavo Järvi is maintaining a busy schedule as guest conductor. This Prom found him at the helm of the BBC Philharmonic – opening with Night...
Prom 18 – Pastoral (From Afar)
Applause between movements? Yep. The organ-surround daubed with colour? Yep. Three crap selections tonight – Sickly Green, Blue/Mauve Potage and Putrid Orange. Dulux rejects! The BBC producer responsible might mutter...
Prom 17 – Queenly Matters
With the possible exception of Henry VIII, British monarchs have not been especially noted for their devotion to, or even interest in, music, seemingly preferring equestrian or canine activities by...
Prom 16 – I It Am
Greg Funfgeld has been the conductor of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem (founded in 1898) – this Bethlehem is in Pennsylvania) – and the Bach Festival Orchestra (founded 1959) for...
Prom 15 – Elektra
Few works can be said to fill the Albert Hall with sound: Mahler’s Eighth Symphony and Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder – both heard at last year’s Proms – do so, while Havergal...
Prom 14 – L’enfance du Christ
Berlioz’s ’sacred trilogy’ is at once characteristic of its composer and yet untypical of him. Its restraint and comparative modesty of resources sets it apart from the monumental works for...
Proms Chamber Music No.2 (28 July)
Fantasy, improvisation and transcription were the keynotes of this absolutely outstanding, intelligently constructed lunchtime recital, the second of the V & A Chamber Proms which also take in the opportunity...
Prom 13 – On the Transmigration of Souls
Currently the highest-profile classical composer alive today, John Adams has recently become Artist-in-Association with the BBCSO, so giving his conducting activities a regular outlet in the UK. Although composer-conductors are...
Prom 12 – Hallé Calls All Workers
Manchester resurgent and risen phoenix-like from the ashes? That’s what the spinmeisters of music, the publicity machines, would have us believe of the Hallé under Mark Elder. As usual, the...
Prom 11 – Take it away, Sir Edward Elgar!
Quite the most enjoyable of the three Blue Peter Proms I have been to. This year’s had the theme of “Magical Journeys”. Basically a travelogue through the known and the...
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