The Last Night of the Proms review – Oramo is the perfect maitre d’
Sakari Oramo realised that this evening works best if played relatively straight, while soloists including Janine Jansen and Roderick Williams shone, writes Tim Ashley
Proms 64 & 66; Proms Matinee 4; Joyce DiDonato and Antonio Pappano – review
Whether you loved it or loathed it, Peter Sellars’s Proms staging of the St Matthew Passion was unforgettable, writes Fiona Maddocks
Prom 72: BBCSO/Litton review – salute to Birtwistle with his millennial rarity
Andrew Clements: The bewildering but never dull Exody is sandwiched between Vaughan Williams and Walton in an all-British programme
Prom 70: Scottish Chamber Orchestra/ Gernon review – 80th birthday gifts for Peter Maxwell Davies
The orchestra gave its former conductor a snazzy waistcoat and a Prom devoted to his beautiful Scottish pieces, writes Andrew Clements
Prom 69: Cleveland Orchestra/Welser-Möst review – immaculate and perfectly engineered
This performance by one of the world’s great orchestras was never without interest, though sometimes there was too little substance to go with its style, writes Andrew Clements
Prom 68: Cleveland Orchestra / Welser-Möst review – mellow and expansive
A Jörg Widmann premiere was sandwiched by jubilant but polite Brahms, writes Erica Jeal
Prom 67: Qatar Philharmonic/Chang/Matsuev review – a full-throttle performance
On this impressive showing, it is a great shame that Han-Na Chang has left the orchestra, writes Tim Ashley
Prom 66: St Matthew Passion review – astonishing immediacy
Transplanted from its Berlin home, Peter Sellars' staging of Bach's oratorio was less immersive but remained undeniably powerful, writes Tim Ashley
Prom 65: Paloma Faith review – endearingly camp retro-soul pastiche
Motown beats and soul mannerisms mark Faith's entertaining Proms debut, writes John Lewis
Prom 64: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Rattle review – a high point of the Proms season
Simon Rattle and the BPO give an orchestral masterclass with finely tuned Rachmaninov and dazzlingly vivid Stravinsky, writes Erica Jeal
Proms 58 & 59 – shattering, gut-wrenching Strauss
Sopranos Nina Stemme and Christine Goerke are outstanding as Salome and Elektra, writes Fiona Maddocks
Prom 61: Singapore Symphony Orchestra/Shui – a tour de force for Haefliger
The SSO's Proms debut showcased a sensational Zhou Long premiere and noble no-frills Rachmaninov, writes Tim Ashley
Prom 60: RPO/Dutoit review – aplomb and bags of panache
It was hard to imagine Respighi's Roman trilogy done better, writes Tim Ashley
Prom 59: Strauss’s Elektra review – a highlight of the season
The BBCSO was on vibrant form under Semyon Bychkov, while the five main principals struck sparks off one another, writes Erica Jeal
Proms matinee 3: London Sinfonietta/ Edwards review – visceral and dazzling
A programme marking the 80th birthday of Peter Maxwell Davies captured the composer's trademark fluency and invention, writes Andrew Clements