Classical concerts are usually sober, sit-up-straight affairs, with just enough light in the darkened hall to peer at the programme note and keep track of what you’re actually listening to. Mental ...

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The composer’s Cello Concerto, written for and performed by Sol Gabetta, was perfectly precise in conductor Tianyi Lu’s hands, despite its dizzying technical demands on soloist and orchestra ...

Unlike the Last Night of the Proms, which has developed its own mythology and status (thanks to the traditions that surround it), the First Night of the Proms is not bound by any particular structure ...

Two giants of the jazz world and one composer who has had vast influence on modern music made up a mixed, but interesting, evening at the BBC Prom 35 in the ever-majestic Royal Albert Hall. We began ...

LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - American conductor Marin Alsop is to become the first woman in 118 years to lead the Last Night of the Proms, the grand finale of Britain's leading classical music ...

Promenaders donning their finery can only mean one thing - it's that time of year once more. The highlight of the classical music season is about to get under way. Stephanie Hughes introduces the ...

Claudia Winkleman, presenter of the hit BBC show The Traitors, is set to host a Prom concert as part of the 2025 season. The eight-week festival, running from July to September, will feature 86 Proms ...

The world's greatest music festival gets under way with Charles Hazlewood and Suzy Klein presenting from the Royal Albert Hall. A host of international soloists join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and ...