Aurora Orchestra; Ten Pieces Prom; Malcolm Sargent’s 500th Prom review – a pacy and polished musical education

The Aurora took Beethoven for a walk and talk; actor Rory Kinnear played Proms founder Henry Wood; and pianist Beatrice Rana shone with Schumann

BBC Proms 1, 2 & 4; PCM 1 review – Levit, Batiashvili, Barenboim and Europe

The political message was loud and clear, the music-making astonishing, in a bold opening salvo of Proms concerts

BBCSO/Weilerstein review – simpatico siblings power expressive Prom

The orchestra’s second Proms appearance this year saw Joshua and Alisa Weilerstein lead a smartly restrained recital of of Pascal Dusapin’s concerto

Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim review – magnificent UK Birtwistle premiere

Daniel Barenboim led the peerless German orchestra through two Proms concerts, including a spectacular performance of Harrison Birtwistle’s new work Deep Time

Proms get political as Ode to Joy features on first night

Festival tries to avoid controversial statements, but Russian-German pianist Igor Levit sneaked European Union theme through in first hour of season

Wagner: Parsifal CD review – Elder brings a measured approach but a glorious final act

Cleveman/Dalayman/Tomlinson/Roth/Hallé/Elder(Hallé, four CDs)

The Fair at Sorochyntsi; Die Frau ohne Schatten review – Berlin calling

Barrie Kosky serves up another madcap feast while masterly Strauss thrills at Barenboim’s annual Festtage

Proms 69, 70, 71 review – big guns, Bruckner and a blip

A fascinating head-to-head for two top German orchestras dominated an eventful final week at the Proms

Staatskapelle Dresden/Thielemann review – revelatory grace and wit

The Strauss specialists played his Till Eulenspiegel with a unique understanding, and rescued Mex Reger’s unfairly neglected Variationson a Theme of Mozart from obscurity

Staatskapelle Dresden/ Thielemann review – Trifonov sparkles in Mozart

Daniil Trifonov’s Mozart sparkled with virtuosity while Thielemann’s sensationally well-played Bruckner required more suppleness

Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim review – leisurely Mozart, exalted Bruckner

Daniel Barenboim’s subtle touch in a Mozart piano concerto and the immense solitariness of Bruckner’s sixth symphony stood out in this final-week Prom

Staatskapelle Berlin/Barenboim review – fresh and engaged on every page

Daniel Barenboim’s rich playing illuminated Mozart’s C minor piano concerto and his conducting dug deep into Bruckner’s Fourth

Semiramide at the Proms review – every second was thrilling

Mark Elder led a baleful but dazzling rendition of Rossini’s tragic opera on period instruments

Simón Bolívar SO/Dudamel review – Venezuela’s finest on world-class form

Finely judged Ravel shone alongside vivid works by South American composers in a Prom that highlighted the orchestra’s fluid excellence

Multi-Story Orchestra/Bold Tendencies review – Proms shifts gear with car-park concert

Christopher Stark led a toe-tingling programme of Steve Reich that was as notable for its playing as for its place