BBC Proms 2025 – BBC Symphony Orchestra. Thomas Adès conducts his and Sibelius’s music for The Tempest, the latter’s The Swan of Tuonela, with James McVinnie giving the UK premiere of Gabriella Smith’s organ concerto, Breathing Forests, on the Royal Albert Hall instrument. Live on BBC Radio 3. | Colin's Column

BBC Proms 2025 – BBC Symphony Orchestra. Thomas Adès conducts his and Sibelius’s music for The Tempest, the latter’s The Swan of Tuonela, with James McVinnie giving the UK premiere of Gabriella Smith’s organ concerto, Breathing Forests, on the Royal Albert Hall instrument. Live on BBC Radio 3.

Photo, Andy Paradise Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Royal Albert Hall, London “Breathing Forests is a reflection on the complex relationship between humans, forests, climate change, and fire. The massive sound and architecture of the organ feels something like the grandeur of a forest to me, and its breath reminiscent of the glorious exchange of carbon dioxide to … Continue reading BBC Proms 2025 – BBC Symphony Orchestra. Thomas Adès conducts his and Sibelius’s music for The Tempest, the latter’s The Swan of Tuonela, with James McVinnie giving the UK premiere of Gabriella Smith’s organ concerto, Breathing Forests, on the Royal Albert Hall instrument. Live on BBC Radio 3.