Prom 21: CBSO/Nelsons – review

Andris Nelsons reminded the Proms audience why he is the most exciting conductor working in Britain today, writes Guy Dammann

CBSO/BCMG/Knussen – review

A new work by Elliott Carter and Stravinsky's Petrushka provided highlights in Knussen's lineup, writes Andrew Clements

CBSO/Sakari Oramo – review

In this performance of Mahler's unfinished 10th Symphony the CBSO played magnificently for their former chief, writes Andrew Clements

CBSO/Nelsons – review

For all its dramatic sweep, there still seems something provisional about Andris Nelsons's Mahler with the CBSO, as if he, as much as his audience, can still be surprised by what these works contain, writes Andrew Clements

CBSO/Nelsons

Symphony Hall, BirminghamConductor Andris Nelsons's command of his forces – not quite the thousand associated with Mahler's Eighth, but massive nevertheless – allowed him to exploit Birmingham Symphony Hall's acoustic to the full, writes Rian Evans

CBSO/Nelsons

Symphony Hall, BirminghamAndris Nelsons's instinct for sculpting the phrases with exactly the right ­emotional weight, while still driving the music forward, is what holds your attention, writes Rian Evans

CBSO/Gardner

Symphony Hall, BirminghamEdward Gardner's all-English programme started with a chilly and distant version of Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, writes Andrew Clements

CBSO/Nelsons

Symphony Hall, BirminghamIt would be hard to imagine Kari Kriikku giving a more gripping performance of Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto than this one with Andris Nelsons and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, writes Rian Evans

CBSO/Volkov

Symphony Hall, BirminghamThis UK premiere of Unsuk Chin's Rocaná, directed by Ilan Volkov, used a massive orchestra with nine percussionists, writes Rian Evans

CBSO/Knussen

Symphony Hall, BirminghamColin Matthews's new violin concerto is a strikingly original work, writes Andrew Clements

CBSO/Nelsons

Symphony Hall, Birmingham This was an unusual programme, focusing on oboe, bassoon and contrabassoon, and featured the premiere of John Woolrich's piece Falling Down, writes Rian Evans

CBSO/Nelsons

Symphony Hall, BirminghamToo often Nelsons's navigation through this huge score seemed like a journey without maps, says Andrew Clements

CBSO/Oramo

Symphony Hall, BirminghamOramo's performances caught the lamentations' austere, hieratic tone perfectly, says Andrew Clements