Prom 58: Salome review – intense, unsparing and magnificent

Nina Stemme's radiant Salome stole the show as Donald Runnicles treated Strauss lovers to a delicious rarity, writes Erica Jeal

Proms 50, 53, 54 review – the rough with the smooth

Plush Czech and Hungarian orchestras contrasted with John Eliot Gardiner's bracing early music forces, writes Stephen Pritchard

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra/Chung/Wu review – playful and stylish sheng odyssey

Unsuk Chin's sheng concerto brilliantly blended western and Chinese instruments, writes Erica Jeal

Prom 53: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer review – beauty that obscured Brahms’s muscle

This all-Brahms programmed showcased the orchestra's plush sound, but insights came at the price of momentum, writes Tim Ashley

Prom 50: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Bělohlávek/Weilerstein review – fluid and elegant

Dvořák's cello concerto showed Alisa Weilerstein and the orchestra in complete sympathy, writes Erica Jeal

Prom 49: BBCSO/Oramo review – curiously ill at ease

Soprano Anu Komsi's impressive technique was at the fore in a fairytale-themed programme, writes Tim Ashley

Prom 48: Iceland Symphony Orchestra review – energetic but imperfect debut

Erica Jeal: Iceland's relatively recently established symphony orchestra made its first Proms appearance with a selection of key Icelandic pieces, plus some Schumann and Beethoven

Proms 42, 46, 47 review – music speaks volumes in matters of war and peace

Daniel Barenboim steps down – momentarily – in an eloquent Prom with his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, writes Stephen Pritchard

Prom 44: Melbourne SO/Davis/Mørk review – vibrant musical colour

Andrew Davis added his trademark silkiness to the violins in Strauss's Don Juan, while Truls Mørk was urging the orchestra to keep up during a muscular performance of Elgar's Cello Concerto, writes Erica Jeal

Prom 41: Aurora O/Collon review – an original and compelling score

Benedict Mason's Meld was performed convincingly, with choir and orchestra both making the most of the Albert Hall's acoustics, writes Andrew Clements

Prom 40: LSO/Haitink review – Mahler with poise and intensity

Bernard Haitink found fascinating detail in Mahler's Fourth Symphony, while Schubert's Fifth seemed almost effortless, writes Andrew Clements

Prom 38: BBC Philharmonic/Storgårds review – heart-on-sleeve Sibelius

John Storgårds delivers a thrilling finale to Sibelius's Second Symphony, rounding out his Proms appearance with solid performances of Peter Maxwell Davies and Frank Bridge, writes Tim Ashley

Prom 36: BBCSO/Oramo review – William Alwyn’s First Symphony fails to convince

Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO did their best, but there is a reason why Alwyn's First bombed on its 1950 premiere, writes Tim Ashley

Prom 34: BBCNOW/Søndergård – unwieldy start leads to emotional payoff

Occasionally mannered during the Mozart and Strauss, the Danish conductor was most at home with his idol, Nielsen, writes Tim Ashley

Proms Matinee 2: Lapland Chamber Orchestra/Storgårds review – wonderfully eclectic

Peter Maxwell Davies's Sinfonia, a powerful and rarely performed work, was the highlight of a wide-ranging programme, writes Andrew Clements