Tonight’s Proms concert featured a tantalising double bill featuring Pierre Boulez’s Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna (1974-5) and the rarely performed original version of Gustav Mahler’s epic student ...
The Proms 2025 may be over, but there’s still time to catch up on the highlights at home. With 86 concerts on offer, there is something for everyone – from Beethoven symphonies to an eight-hour Prom ...
Rock band Queen were the star guests at the Last Night of the Proms, giving their first ever symphonic performance of their rock operetta, Bohemian Rhapsody. Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor joined the ...
With a program featuring one of the world's most beloved symphonies, a stunning piano concerto allowing pianist Alexandre Kantorow to show off his prowess, and a fascinating contemporary piece by ...
The Budapest Festival Orchestra was formed in 1983 by Iván Fischer and Zoltán Kocsis, with musicians “drawn from the cream of Hungary’s younger players”. The orchestra is ranked as one of the best in ...
Here are the highlights of the month in classical music, with details of where you can listen at home. Read our guide to Britain’s ten greatest orchestras and the best classical concerts to book now ...
What better way to kick off Christmas Eve than with a little sparkle in CBeebies Panto: Cinderella. Filmed at Bradford’s ...
There's also a performance of the Fifth Symphony by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Robertson, plus highlights from past Proms. Also in the show, the three finalists of the Maestro ...
Charles Hazlewood introduces the annual Proms performance of Beethoven's 9th, his life-affirming choral symphony, recorded earlier in the season with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, soloists ...