BBC Proms 2023 | Colin's Column

BBC Proms 2023 – souvenir photo of Prom 61: Chineke! Orchestra/Anthony Parnther, with Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Friday September 1 @ Royal Albert Hall, London.

Sep 2, 2023 | BBC Proms 2023

Photo, Mark Allan Valerie Coleman: Seven O’Clock ShoutSamuel Coleridge-Taylor: Four Noveletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1 – RondoBeethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major...

AMENDMENT: Prom 64 – Berlioz’s The Trojans.

Sep 1, 2023 | BBC Proms 2023, News

The role of Priam will be sung by Tristan Hambleton, as William Thomas is sadly unwell. Alex Rosen will sing the role of Narbal. Dinis Sousa will conduct the performance.

BBC Proms 2023 – Prom 60: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Vladimir Jurowski conducts Weill & Rachmaninov, with Kirill Gerstein playing Thomas Adès’s Piano Concerto. Live on BBC Radio 3.

Sep 1, 2023 | BBC Proms 2023, Concert Reviews

Photo, Andy Paradise Thursday, August 31, 2023 Royal Albert Hall, London Before this Prom for me there had been:...

BBC Proms 2023 – Prom 59: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Paavo Järvi conducts Beethoven’s Consecration of the House Overture & Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony, with Augustin Hadelich playing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Live on BBC Radio 3.

Aug 30, 2023 | BBC Proms 2023, Concert Reviews, Outstanding [category w.e.f. January 2021]

Photo, Andy Paradise Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Royal Albert Hall, London The London-Bucharest time difference got me this,...

BBC Proms 2023 – Souvenir photo of Prom 58: Jon Hopkins with BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and Jules Buckley. Tuesday August 29 @ Royal Albert Hall, London.

Aug 30, 2023 | BBC Proms 2023

Photo, Mark Allan Jon Hopkins (arr. Jules Buckley): ATHOS (BBC commission: world premiere)Jon Hopkins (piano)BBC SingersBBC Symphony ChorusBBC Symphony Orchestra Jon Hopkins (arr. Peter Riley & Leo Abrahams): Feel First LifeJon Hopkins (piano)BBC SingersBBC...

BBC Proms 2023 – Souvenir photo of Prom 57: Fantasy, Myths and Legends. Monday August 28 @ Royal Albert Hall, London.

Aug 29, 2023 | BBC Proms 2023

Photo, Andy Paradise Katie Derham presenter Ali Plumb presenter Felicity Buckland mezzo soprano BBC Concert Orchestra The Huddersfield Choral Society Anna-Maria Helsing Howard Shore, Lord of the Rings Symphonic Suite – Fellowship of The RingRamin...