Unlike his predecessor in Berlin, Simon Rattle, Petrenko makes Mahler fly, much more air and fire though not without earthiness when it’s needed (update: when I wrote this, I'd completely forgotten ...

Among the many visiting orchestras this year are four of the greatest in continental Europe. Simon Rattle will make his first visit to the Proms as chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony ...

Sir Simon Rattle's return to the BBC Proms has been highly anticipated, and in this second concert of his appearance with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the focus is on Mahler's most ...

But this Proms programme cleverly exploited that trait, presenting a varied portrait of the composer through his many friendships and collaborations. Benjamin himself conducted, leading the Mahler ...

Part of the BBC Proms..None of his works came as directly from his inmost heart as this.’ So said Mahler’s wife Alma of her husband’s Symphony No. 6, a score of such terrifying and ominous power that ...

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 ...

There was a pleasing symmetry to Prom 62. Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major and Sibelius’ Symphony No.2 in D major are two immense orchestral works that last, on paper at least, exactly ...

An interesting and logical programme marked the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra’s debut Proms appearance yet unfortunately found fewer advocates at the ticket office, as they played to a half empty ...

Part of the BBC Proms. Semyon Bychkov traces the evolution and genealogy of Austro-German music in a fascinating Prom featuring three works from three different centuries. Schubert’s influence on ...

Any performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony (the “Resurrection”), especially one at the BBC Proms resonating under that unique glazed-iron dome of the Albert Hall, is likely to be a moving experience.