Prom 25: BBC Philharmonic/Storgårds review – the best new work of the season?
The centrepiece of a programme of Schumann, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky was Hans Abrahamsen’s seamlessly inventive Horn Concerto, played immaculately by Stefan Dohr
Prom 24: The Fairy Queen review – street-dance, hip-hop style suits Purcell surprisingly well
Choreographer-director Mourad Merzouki cleverly brings singers and dancers together as an indivisible unit in this mesmerising staging
Prom 23: Benjamin Grosvenor/LPO/Gardner review – heroically committed extreme pianism
Grosvenor’s special performance of Busoni’s Piano Concerto made vivid its sheer profusion of musical ideas and ferociously difficult solo part with immense skill
Proms Newport review – fresh, direct accounts of Bloch and Dvořák
The programmme, which also included Iranian classical and jazz music, was played from memory, bringing a refreshing sense of spontaneity
Prom 21: John Wilson/Sinfonia of London review – sharp-tailored fanfare leads a million-dollar parade of US music
Wynton Marsalis’s brass and percussion fanfare lit up the Albert Hall, with the phenomenal Sinfonia adding extravagant sparkle
The week in classical: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra; Three Choirs festival; Prom 16 – review
Solidarity with Ukraine resounded with every note of an emotionally charged performance of Beethoven’s Ninth
Prom 15: The Swingles/BBCPhil/Collon review – a bicycle wheel, birds and beatboxing
Anna Clyne’s The Gorgeous Nothings was fleetingly spellbinding, borne by the Swingles’ singing, and Nicholas Collon ensured Messaien’s Turangalila was light on its feet
Prom 14: BBCSO/Järvi/Yunchan Lim review – star pianist brings subtlety and brilliance to Beethoven
The BBC Symphony Orchestra struggled at times to match the exuberance of the young Korean, making his proms debut with the Emperor Piano concerto
Proms at the Glasshouse review – Rakei proves ripe for orchestration
The weekend’s mini Proms festival in Gateshead ranged widely from Star Wars to Sibelius, with the electro soul of Jordan Rakei an undoubted highlight
Prom 4: Hallé/Elder review – a farewell eclipsed by the quality of the music-making
Mark Elder has led the Hallé for 24 years, championing the company’s choirs, in great voice here in a striking James MacMillan work, and bringing cerebral discipline and striking emotional truth to Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
The week in classical: Lucia di Lammermoor; Nash Ensemble; Anthony McGill and Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective – review
A fearless central performance anchors Katie Mitchell’s busy yet insightful Donizetti revival. And two chamber concerts serve as a vibrant prelude to this year’s BBC Proms…
Rufus Wainwright: Want One and Want Two review – double-Prom epic is magnificently opulent
As Wainwright hops from grand piano to acoustic guitar, the BBC Concert Orchestra knows when to roar and when to whisper
Prom 62: The Rite by Heart review – fresh insight into Stravinsky’s complex classic
A quirky and informative script lifted the bonnet on Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring in the first half, and, in the second, the Aurora Orchestra – performing from memory – delivered a high-energy Rite that saw the music pulse across the concert hall
The week in classical: LSO/ Rattle; Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Nelsons – review
The LSO gave Simon Rattle an unforgettable send-off in Mahler’s Ninth, while the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons turned on the style with Stravinsky, Ravel and Gershwin
Prom 52: Boston SO/ Nelsons review – weighty lyricism and ravishing reflection
The Boston Symphony showed signature depth in a grand Prokofiev Fifth, and splendidly contrasting textures in both Strauss and an emotionally driven premiere from US composer Julia Adolphe