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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Proms event - You Need To See This

Forget vinyl v digital debates, this kind of musical ‘authenticity’ brings real rewards

Period instruments are miles away from retro affectation, and as two Proms this week will show, can actually bring historical music up to the moment

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‘We’re going to have to groove!’ The cello, horn and sax prodigies jazzing up the Proms

The finalists from the BBC young musician of 2016 have teamed up with a Mercury-nominated composer to craft a Proms premiere that’s uplifting, lyrical and goes out with an almighty bang

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BBCPhil/Noseda/Selaocoe review – a proms concert that was everything the festival does best

A programme – Bach, Beethoven and a Jessie Montgomery premiere – that looked odd on paper made perfect sense in the hall, with Abel Selaocoe a mesmerising soloist in Montgomery’s ‘These Righteous Paths’

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It’s unfashionable, wild and wilful – why Bax’s music deserves a comeback

The British composer is once again missing from the Proms schedule – that’s our loss. Instead, here’s my pick of the brand new music you can catch at the summer festival

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Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District review – semi-staged Shostakovich is vivid and claustrophobic

With Nicky Spence and Amanda Majeski the striking leads, the nastiness in Shostakovich’s ‘tragic satire’ was disturbing and powerful in an impressive Proms performance

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TV tonight: our highlights for Friday, July 18, including First Night of the Proms

Also on is Fern Britton: Inside the Vet's

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The Best of the 2025 BBC Proms: 20 picks, from Chineke! to Mozart

As the Proms head back to London, another season of music variety beckons. Nick Kimberley picks out the ones worth grabbing tickets for

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The Proms 2025 season offers plenty both to cherish and challenge

Alongside rareties such as Birtwistle’s Earth Dances and Reich’s The Desert Music there’s some intriguing and ambitious new music coming to this year’s festival

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New heights, fond farewells and daring acrobatics – the year in classical music

It was a thrilling year with glittering new works, an electrifying Proms season, Puccini in a laundry and Britten on a trapeze

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TV tonight: for an utterly joyous hour, watch the best of this year’s Proms

From Mark Elder’s final performance with the Hallé to the Kanneh-Masons covering Bob Marley, relive all of this year’s most epic Proms. Plus: Funny Woman is back. Here’s what to watch this evening

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The week in classical: The Marriage of Figaro; Proms 53, 54, 55 & 56 – review

Notable cameos and young new leads light up David McVicar’s latest Mozart revival. At the Proms, a moving tribute to conductor Andrew Davis and streamlined perfection from the Berlin Phil

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TV tonight: the most well-known piece of classical music turns 200

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is joyously celebrated at the Proms. Plus: what happened when a pilot was sucked halfway out of the cockpit. Here’s what to watch this evening

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First Night of the Proms review – a thrilling adventure ride

A seemingly safe ticket – Handel, Bruckner, Clara Schumann and Beethoven’s Fifth – became in the hands of Elim Chan and the BBCSO a dazzling, joyous launch night

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How to watch First Night of the Proms 2024: stream classical music festival FREE online

Our guide explains how to watch First Night of the Proms online, live Friday, July 19 on BBC Two or to stream on BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world.

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BBC Proms 2024: classical experts on their top Royal Albert Hall picks from Beethoven to Sam Smith

Ahead of Prom season kicking off this weekend here’s what to book, from those in the know

The Guardian - UK

This Proms season ticks all the boxes and promises special things

After the disruptions of Covid, director David Pickard has managed to balance innovation with tradition in his final year of programming the festival

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BBC unveils 2024 Proms lineup: Daniel Barenboim, Daleks and disco

The 81-year-old conductor makes a rare UK visit with his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, while Yo-Yo Ma, Doctor Who, Florence Welch, Sam Smith and Rule, Britannia! all feature

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Cellist at Prince Harry’s wedding says Proms should drop Rule, Britannia!

Patriotic song makes people ‘feel uncomfortable’, Sheku Kanneh-Mason tells Desert Island Discs

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BBC Proms director David Pickard to step down after nine years

Pickard will leave post after next summer’s classical music festival and says it feels like right time to go

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Pro-EU activists crash BBC's Last Night of the Proms with a wave of flags

Brexiteers were outraged online after seeing thousands of EU flags waving during a rendition of “Rule, Britannia!” as part of the BBC Proms in…

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‘A more hopeful kind of patriotism’: a first-timer goes to the Last Night of the Proms

Streamers, balloons, EU flags – and musical greatness – filled the air during a fun, energetic and diverse final concert of the Proms season. We sent a Last Night novice along to have his preconceptions shattered

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Brexiters outraged after crowds wave EU flag at Last Night of the Proms

A campaign by a pro-Europe group led to EU flags being waved during Rule, Britannia!

Evening Standard

BBC Proms: Aurora Orchestra Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring from memory review - hair-raisingly exciting

This is a score that strikes terror into the heart of seasoned players – even with the music in front of them

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TV tonight: Charlotte Rampling stars in a slow-burn Danish crime thriller

The second season of DNA continues to get murkier. Plus, a magical night of fantasy music at the Proms. Here’s what to watch tonight

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Proms 45 & 46: BBCSO/Oramo; Manchester Collective review – Mahler with martial zeal and shimmering electronic works

Mahler’s Third Symphony is a huge undertaking, impressively played by the BBCSO, followed by a rare late-night excursion into contemporary works

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