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The week in classical: BBC Proms week one review – hallelujahs all round

First Night fireworks with Elim Chan and co, a triumphant farewell from Mark Elder, and a ravishing love triangle kicked off a re-energised Proms

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024

Proms star Elim Chan: ‘Being who you are is powerful. Not all orchestras can take it’

Her conducting is so ravishing that it was claimed one audience member climaxed. Now the Hong Kong-born pioneer is set to give the Proms a spectacular start

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

‘I’ve always been a glass half full person’: Aldeburgh festival’s outgoing CEO Roger Wright

After 10 years at the helm of Britten Pears Arts, Wright is stepping down. He looks back at his festival highlights, and forwards to classical music’s increasingly uncertain future.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

The week in classical: Prom 64: Les Troyens; Prom 65: Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony; Proms 62 & 63: The Rite by Heart– review

With a stand-in conductor and a stellar cast, Berlioz’s monumental opera came into its own at the Proms; the BBC Symphony Orchestra let Bruckner’s colours unfurl; and Aurora’s Stravinsky played from memory proved unforgettable

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023

TV tonight: a gripping drama about the Bali 2002 terror attacks in a nightclub

This Australian four-parter starts with the lead-up to the night of the bombings. Plus, it’s the last night of the Proms. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023

Rufus Wainwright: ‘I call Yorkshire Gold the crystal meth of teas’

The singer-songwriter on writing his first musical, being inspired by fatherhood, and revisiting his work in two Proms in a single night

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

Proms conductor stepping back for ‘reflection and counselling’ after assault allegation

It is alleged Sir John Eliot Gardiner hit a bass musician who walked the wrong way off stage at a concert

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023

John Eliot Gardiner pulls out of BBC Proms after punching bass soloist

Conductor assaulted English singer backstage in France after reportedly telling him he had left podium on wrong side

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

Proms 37 & 38: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer review – bold, theatrical and enthralling

The first two Proms of the Hungarians’ mini residency found orchestra, conductor and soloist Andras Schiff moving and thinking as one. The Audience Choice programme might have been eccentric but it was hugely entertaining

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

Row erupts at Royal Albert Hall over noisy popcorn eaten at the Proms

Confrontation ensued over a couple loudly munching on the snack

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023