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Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

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AddressKensington Gore
London
SW7 2AP
United Kingdom
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Elgar Room
Google maps51° 30' 5.148" N 0° 10' 39.070" W
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LondonMaestro of the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams

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LondonHisaishi conducts Hisaishi

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Joe Hisaishi

LondonSir John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir John Rutter; The Bach Choir

LondonSir John Rutter's Christmas Celebration

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir John Rutter; Lucy Cox; The Bach Choir

LondonHome Alone in Concert (PG)

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LondonChristmas with the Royal Choral Society

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Cooke; Royal Choral Society; The British Imperial Military Band; Alexander Armstrong
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Right royal Beethoven shines bright in a mixed 80th birthday gala

Julia Fischer, Pablo Ferrández, Vasily Petrenko and Jan Lisiecki with the RPO © Andy Paradise
Pablo Ferrández, Julia Fischer and Jan Lisiecki steal the show at this heartwarming anniversary performance.
****1
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An ‘authentic’ Ninth from the Mahler Academy Orchestra at the Proms

The Mahler Academy Orchestra © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
An attempt to recover Mahler's original sound world yields compelling, not always convincing results at the BBC Proms. 
****1
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Peerless choral singing from Arcangelo in Bach’s B minor Mass

Arcangelo © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
At just 50 singers, the choir of Arcangelo produce a remarkable feat of choral singing to bring Bach's masterpiece to life at a packed Royal Albert Hall.
****1
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Natalya Romaniw resplendent in Strauss’ Four Last Songs at the Proms

Paweł Kapuła and Natalya Romaniw © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Paweł Kapuła and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra make hay with a variegated Proms, opening with Hans Werner Henze's orchestral fantasy on Schubert’s Erlkönig.
***11
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Modernism and Romanticism from Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish

Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Chris Christodoulou

Stylistic juxtapositions from within a single year shape an intelligently conceived programme at the BBC Proms, marked by polished accounts. 

****1
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Autumnal colours in Rattle’s all-Schumann Prom

Sir Simon Rattle and Isabelle Faust © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Isabelle Faust joins the FBO for a performance of Schumann's Violin Concerto, a work embargoed by the composer's friends after his death. 
****1
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Martha Argerich delights the Albert Hall with a crisp Beethoven 2

Martha Argerich and Lahav Shani © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Making his BBC Proms debut, Lahav Shani brings the Munich Philharmonic, days before becoming its new Chief Conductor. 
****1
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Intense and authentic Vaughan Williams from Andrew Manze and RLPO

Andrew Manze conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Simone Lamsma is the soloist in Britten’s Violin Concerto, holding the Proms audience in the palm of her hands.
****1
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