Proms 2012

HELEN GRIME Night Songs Hallé Soloists Jamie Phillips, Mark Elder (Conductors) (NMC)
Grime’s highly assured debut draws on the poetry of Baudelaire, Eliot and others, writes Fiona Maddocks

Fiona Maddocks

11, Oct, 2014 @11:05 PM

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The best classical music of 2012
Tom Service: At the Proms, more people got a chance to hear the work of Pierre Boulez than had previously heard it in half a century, thanks to Daniel Barenboim

Tom Service

05, Dec, 2012 @7:00 PM

Prom 75: VPO/Haitink – review
Bernard Haitink returns to Strauss's Alpine Symphony and makes it slower and more monumental, writes Tim Ashley

Tim Ashley

09, Sep, 2012 @4:00 PM

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Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms – review

Jiří Bělohlávek's final last night of the Proms as chief conductor of the BBCSO was well judged on the whole, writes George Hall

George Hall

09, Sep, 2012 @1:29 PM

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BBC Proms 2012 – review
Another bumper Proms season drew to a thunderous close with a flourish of top ensembles and a thrilling Nixon in China, writes Fiona Maddocks

Fiona Maddocks

08, Sep, 2012 @11:08 PM

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Last Night of the Proms to open with piece by 23-year-old composer
Mark Simpson had just three months to compose concert opener that will be heard by millions

Tom Service

07, Sep, 2012 @1:46 PM

Prom 73: VPO/Haitink – review

Haitink's mastery of Bruckner's style produced a sense of the eternal, matched by sensitive Beethoven with Murray Perahia, writes George Hall

George Hall

07, Sep, 2012 @11:55 AM

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The Proms audience: where do they go?

Some 6,000 people fill London's Albert Hall for each of the Proms. But where does that audience go for the rest of the year?

Tom Service

07, Sep, 2012 @10:46 AM

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Joseph Calleja – the tenor who is Malta's national treasure

Joseph Calleja's graceful tenor harks back to the great voices of the past. But he takes the comparisons with Pavarotti in his stride

Imogen Tilden

06, Sep, 2012 @7:00 PM

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Proms 2012: what have been your highlights?

The eight-week Proms season comes to a close this weekend. How was it for you? And who would you like to see next year?

Imogen Tilden

06, Sep, 2012 @2:23 PM

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Prom 72: Nixon in China – review

Arguably the most influential opera of the last few decades, John Adams's work has lost none of its power, writes Tim Ashley

Tim Ashley

06, Sep, 2012 @12:37 PM

Prom 71: St Louis Symphony/Robertson

The St Louis Orchestra may not have played their best in Brahms, but carried off Schoenberg and Gershwin in style, writes Tim Ashley

Tim Ashley

05, Sep, 2012 @10:46 AM

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