LPO/Jurowski at the Proms review – lush Lindberg partners Beethoven
Vladimir Jurowski oversaw a cerebral performance of the Ninth symphony, after the debut of Magnus Lindberg’s prequel Two Episodes
Le Cercle de l’Harmonie at the Proms review – period instrument ensemble outshone by their soprano
The Italian singer Rosa Feola’s gleaming, supple soprano soared above a rather soft-toned orchestra, in the Proms debut of French conductor Jérémie Rhorer
BBC Proms 1, 4, 5, 7 review – when all else fails, try Beethoven
An urgent Missa Solemnis, a notable debut and a humming cellist provided balm in week one of the Proms
BBCSO / Minkowski at the Proms review – a French twist on Shakespeare
Marc Minkowski presented works with a Parisian connection by Fauré, Poulenc and Stravinsky, played with refinement by the BBC Symphony
BBC Philharmonic/Noseda at the Proms review – Missa Solemnis shakes with emotion
Choristers and soloists brought freshness and precision to the Beethoven mass in conductor Gianandrea Noseda’s keenly expressive interpretation
Munich PO/Gergiev at the Proms review – Ustvolskaya’s powerful, profound symphonic scream
This rarely heard work by Soviet-era composer Galina Ustvolskaya is unusually scored and carries an almost physical charge, dominating the programme
OAE/Cleobury at the Proms review – Fauré’s Requiem given renewed poignancy
Stephen Cleobury led the King’s Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment through a passionate performance of Fauré, with stellar singing throughout
Rusalka; OAE/Jurowski – review
Scottish Opera’s Rusalka is a gripping triumph, the OAE make Mahler their own, and the new Proms programme causes a stir…
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: The Dream of Gerontius; Prom 73 review – glowing, resplendent, almost suave
While the world’s conductors played musical chairs, the Vienna Phil continued their long tradition of seamless sound
Wireless Nights Prom with Jarvis Cocker review – more lucid dream than pop gig
Former Pulp frontman and occasional late-night radio host plunges his audience into a sleep-themed reverie, complete with lullaby accompaniment from the BBC Philharmonic
Vienna PO/Bychkov review – sumptuously coherent and balanced sound
The Vienna Philharmonic is at the top of its game at the moment, but under Semyon Bychkov, Brahms’s Third was far from convincing
St Petersburg Phil/Temirkanov review – Rachmaninov just doesn’t get any better than this
If the mark of a great interpretation is to allow us to experience the familiar as if for the first time, then two of these performances were the stuff of genius
LPO/Jurowski review – lucid, lyrical Schoenberg
Mitsuko Uchida’s offered a graceful Proms account of Arnold Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto, while Vladimir Jurowski led a grand, urgent reading of Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphony
Yo-Yo Ma review – a heartfelt, magisterial survey of Bach’s cello suites
The cellist’s grand interpretation at Prom 68 would have left the composer astonished and incredulous
Alice Coote/English Concert/Bicket – a confused meditation on Handel’s sexual ambiguities
Despite flashes of Coote’s characteristic brilliance, it wasn’t clear what this one-woman show exploring Handel’s gender-bending arias was trying to say