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First Night of the Proms review – 250th anniversary of US independence takes centre stage

From Copland to Gershwin and a new Emily Dickinson-based commission it was America’s evening – but with a surprise Mancunian encore

The Guardian - UK

BBCSO/Stasevska: Become Ocean review – elemental, unsettling and beautiful

A brilliantly thought-through sequence of music by Thorvaldsdottir, Ligeti and John Luther Adams made for a powerful and immersive experience

The Guardian - UK

Prom 45: BBCSO/Stasevska review – weighty premiere of a penniless composer’s symphony of love

The composer’s only surviving orchestral score feels more preliminary sketch than finished work, but Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony was stirringly delivered

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Dalia Stasevska: "Russia is trying to destroy the Ukrainian identity"

The Finnish-Ukrainian conductor has been fighting the cultural battle since the war began. She talks about driving supplies to the border, keeping the country’s music alive, and her new album

Evening Standard

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

What becomes of Ukrainians broken by the war; rekindling ‘the light’ of Ukraine’s musical heritage; how to spend Russia’s confiscated billions

The Guardian - AU

‘Our music cannot be destroyed’: the duo reviving a macabre Ukrainian masterpiece

Russia has fought a long war against Ukraine’s composers. Now Kyiv-born conductor Dalia Stasevska and US violinist Joshua Bell are resurrecting a war-scarred concerto – with an orchestra whose horn-player is missing in action

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: BBC Proms week one; Ariadne auf Naxos – review

Record viewing and listening figures, plus keyboard wizardry from Paul Lewis, Benjamin Grosvenor and Stephen Hough, kicked off another year at the Proms. Elsewhere, Strauss’s Cretan romcom laid bare

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Prom 1: BBCSO/Stasevska review – energy, ovations and defiance open season

A programme ranging from Sibelius, Grieg and Britten to a world premiere by Ukrainian Bohdana Frolyak opened the Proms with conductor Dalia Stasevska engaged and outgoing.

The Guardian - UK

Hallé orchestra/Stasevska review – Beethoven’s wit and Sibelius’s passion

A programme of Sibelius, Andrea Tarrodi and Beethoven – with soloists Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Grosvenor and Hyeyoon Park – saw the Hallé on magnificent form, conducted with flair and grace

The Guardian - UK

Female conductors to open and close BBC Proms for first time

Dalia Stasevska and Marin Alsop among 10 women conducting in 2023 season as festival moves towards gender equality

The Guardian - UK

Vomit and violence in the West End show bad behaviour is nationwide

Badly behaving audiences have been in the news after the incident at The Bodyguard in Manchester. But does the crisis affect London theatre too? We asked actors, critics and staff about their worst experiences. An usher in a West End theatre told us they broke up a fist fight between…

Evening Standard

‘Something to fight for’

Ukrainian-born conductor Dalia Stasevska talks about her debut with the CSO and visits to her homeland.

Chicago Sun-Times

BBCSO/Stasevska review – Auntie’s delayed premiere and an electrifying Sibelius First

The BBC’s 100th birthday gift from its Symphony Orchestra was Iain Farrington’s jaunty tribute, plus a scientific curiosity, a noble Elgar and an edge-of-your seat Sibelius finale

The Guardian - UK

Russian troops kill Ukrainian musician for refusing role in Kherson concert

International condemnation swift after conductor Yuriy Kerpatenko shot dead in his home

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The Proms cancel remaining events ‘as mark of respect’ to the Queen

This includes the last night of the Proms on Saturday

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Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra to perform at 2022 BBC Proms

Ensemble that includes refugees and Ukrainian members of European orchestras to play in opening week

The Guardian - UK

Proms 2022: back to normal, but why settle for ‘normal’?

The return of international orchestras and an increased focus on concerts outside London are welcome facets, but adventurous and ambitious programming feels in short supply. And, below, our pick of this year’s concerts

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