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Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

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AddressKensington Gore
London
SW7 2AP
United Kingdom
ContainsANAM Quartetthaus
Elgar Room
Google maps51° 30' 5.148" N 0° 10' 39.070" W
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LondonSalonen Conducts 20th-Century Classics

BBC Proms
Stravinsky, Berg, Bartók
Juilliard Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Vilde Frang; Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra

LondonDudamel and the LA Phil: Beethoven and Adès

BBC Proms
Beethoven, Adès
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel

LondonEvelyn Glennie and the Fantasia Orchestra

BBC Proms
Shaw, Werner, Vaughan Williams, Radiohead, Coltrane, Dvořák, Ellington, Feldman, Monk, Ho, Sheppard
Fantasia Orchestra; Tom Fetherstonhaugh; Dame Evelyn Glennie; BBC Singers

LondonDudamel and the LA Phil: Beethoven and Ortiz

BBC Proms
Beethoven, Ortiz
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel; Los Angeles Master Chorale

LondonGershwin’s Piano Concerto

BBC Proms
Marsalis, Gershwin, Barber
BBC Symphony Orchestra; James Gaffigan; Yeol Eum Son

LondonMarvin Gaye: Prince of Soul

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BBC Concert Orchestra; Edwin Outwater

LondonPappano Conducts Berlioz’s ‘Requiem’

BBC Proms
Berlioz: Requiem "Grande Messe des morts", Op.5
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Antonio Pappano; Julien Henric; BBC Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Chorus

LondonElgar’s Cello Concerto

BBC Proms
Webern, Elgar, Walton
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Pablo Ferrández
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Weber's Oberon convinces musically but fails dramatically

Nicky Spence (Oberon) © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
The composer's final opera is virtually impossible to stage comfortably, but Sir Mark Elder makes a convincing case for more regular outings of its beautiful music
***11
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Hallé and Wong illuminate Ravel, Boulanger & Rachmaninov at the Proms

Kahchun Wong and Alexandra Dariescu © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Alexandra Dariescu makes a compelling Proms debut in Nadia Boulanger's unjustly neglected Fantaisie variée, which bridges late Romanticism and Impressionism
****1
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Ibragimova’s Mendelssohn a tad too delicate for Schwarz and the BBCNOW

Elena Schwarz © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Soloist and orchestra seem out of sync, on a Proms programme that also features solid Dvořák and a Zimmermann curiosity.
***11
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Mahler by heart – and on the couch: Aurora Orchestra at the BBC Proms

Sarah Twomey (Sigmund Freud) and Jack Bardoe (Gustav Mahler) © BBC | Mark Allan
A musical and dramatic exploration of Mahler’s First Symphony by Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra. 
****1
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Omer Meir Wellber enjoys an energetic workout with DKam at the Proms

Omer Meir Wellber conducts the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Between energetic Haydn and Schumann, Daniel Lozakovich brings freshness to Max Bruch's evergreen First Violin Concerto as Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen concludes a European tour at the BBC Proms.
****1
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Orchestral colour with heart from Delyana Lazarova and the BBCSSO

Delyana Lazarova and Alena Baeva © BBC | Mark Allan
Alena Baeva is the soloist in a performance of Erich Korngold's Violin Concerto lacking a little kitsch. 
****1
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Mrs Icarus has the last laugh in Brett Dean’s compelling song cycle

Claire Booth © BBC | Mark Allan
New songs and an old symphony revive happy memories under Ryan Wigglesworth at the BBC Proms.
****1
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Beacons in the dark: Guy Johnston plays Britten at the BBC Proms

Guy Johnston, Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan
Cellist Guy Johnston joins Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony for a Prom journeying from humanity's darkest shadows to radiant optimism.
****1
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