BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

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Henry Wood’s Pictures at an Exhibition
An eclectic and attractive programme covering several centuries of music – from Frenchman Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) to Argentinean Martin Matalon (born 1958).A military drum shared the platform with François-Xavier Roth,...
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Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
A renowned figure in Germany, Scandinavia and North America, Herbert Blomstedt (born 1927) has never achieved comparable recognition in the UK, if only because he has not enjoyed a lasting...
Hänsel und Gretel – Glyndebourne
The Glyndebourne showcase at the BBC Proms is always an anticipated event and a well-attended concert, though there were perhaps fewer children in the audience than one might have anticipated....
Family Prom
A Family Prom would have to be something to appeal to all ages, relatively short pieces in fairly easy musical styles. Recent years have seen popular innovations at the BBC...
Children’s Prom
There was a sizeable audience for this morning “Children’s Prom”, with hordes of enthusiastic parents eager to introduce their offspring, many just babes in arms, to music spanning almost five...
Lars Vogt – Janáček & Schubert
Are our accepted notions of time simply an illusion? It is a strange reality that a programme lasting under an hour can create the sensation of having taken far, far...
Czech Philharmonic/Gardiner
On paper this triple-decker concert, two of Dvořák's most popular works bookending Martinů's Sixth Symphony and Janáček's The Ballad of Blaník, offered an enticing prospect, especially with the Czech Philharmonic....
Minnesota Orchestra (2)
A packed house greeted the Minnesota Orchestra for its second outing at this year’s Proms. Gil Shaham replaced Lisa Batiashvili in a Berg Violin Concerto that was as remarkable as...
Nash Ensemble – Schumann & Holloway
Over 90 minutes of chamber music without a break can be a long haul for musicians and audiences alike but time passes quickly when treated to the quality of performances...
Minnesota Orchestra (1)
Osmo Vänskä here made a welcome return to the Proms for the first of two concerts with the Minnesota Orchestra, of which he has been Music Director since 2003 (and...
Jamie Cullum
Making his humble Proms debut (all credit to his closing remarks urging the audience to keep its support for the institution strong), Jamie Cullum brought his trademark energy to Kensington...
Hammered Out
In a season peppered with cancellations, David Robertson was always scheduled to appear twice. Gil Shaham will now be doing the same, an illustrious cover for the indisposed Lisa Batiashvili...
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
The origins of Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony date from 1782, begun by a commission from the Haffner family to celebrate the ennoblement of Sigmund Haffner. In 1776 Mozart had written a...
Sydney Symphony/Ashkenazy
As part of its European tour, which has so far taken in the Stresa and Lucerne festivals, the Sydney Symphony made a welcome visit to the Proms with Principal Conductor...
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
The Royal Albert Hall can sometimes be an unforgiving venue for a chamber orchestra, the tone thin, the sound underpowered. This performance by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra showed that this...