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BBC Proms - Elgar's First: Magnificent symphony re-examined in an insightful reading

4/5 Ryan Wigglesworth brings subtlety to the pomp at this night at the Proms

Evening Standard · Jul 31

The Traitors Prom review – iconic show’s greatest hits turn the melodrama up to 11

Claudia Winkleman hosted while the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra expertly negotiated orchestrated covers including Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo alongside a smattering of Saint-Saëns and Puccini

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025

The Excursions of Mr Brouček at the Barbican: 'laboured comedy in comic opera'

4/5 Simon Rattle’s latest Janáček opera with the LSO is one of his less frequently performed works and manages to triumph over the difficulties

Evening Standard · May 12, 2025

BBCSO/Kahchun Wong review – hints of musical adventure to come

The Singaporean conductor, soon to head the Hallé, chose a Shostakovich symphony for his London debut, along with two Japanese pieces forming a timely tribute to the late Seiji Ozawa

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024

Elijah review – LSO and Pappano make it big, bold and beautiful

Antonio Pappano conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and an excellent lineup of soloists in this superbly detailed and rousing performance

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

Landsec shifts focus from City of London to West End as tenants seek ‘vibrancy’

Owner of Bluewater and Trinity Leeds also says brands are looking for ‘fewer, bigger, better’ stores

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023

Kronos Quartet: Five Decades review – virtuosic quartet celebrate with djembe, eggplant and Hendrix

In a 50th anniversary concert, the San Franscisco group, led by founding member David Harrington, dipped into a vast, varied back catalogue with their eyes firmly on the future

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

LSO/Pappano review – drama, colour and fun as orchestra embraces the new

Wheezing harmonicas and tinkling music boxes enliven Hannah Kendall’s elemental new work, while Alice Sara Ott gave a barnstorming account of Liszt’s Totentanz in a programme masterfully led by the London Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor designate

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

Prom 56: LSO/Rattle review – a packed Albert Hall hung on every note in utter silence

In his last UK concert as the LSO’s music director, Simon Rattle bid farewell with an outstanding and assured performance of Mahler’s final symphony. The BBC Singers’ Poulenc, beginning the Prom, was expert and impassioned

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023