BBC Proms 2026 – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – Andrew Manze conducts Ralph Vaughan Williams & Carmel Smickersgill, with Simone Lamsma playing Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto.

BBC Proms 2026 – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – Andrew Manze conducts Ralph Vaughan Williams & Carmel Smickersgill, with Simone Lamsma playing Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto.

Sep 4, 2026 | Anderson's Archive, BBC Proms 2026, Concert Reviews, Outstanding [category w.e.f. January 2021], Videos, Vinyl

Photo, BBC/Chris Christodoulou REVIEWED FROM LIVE RELAY ON BBC RADIO 3 Friday, September 4, 2026 Royal Albert Hall, London The implication had been that Vaughan Williams’s Ninth Symphony, his farewell to the genre, is rare enough for this Prom to not be missed....
Many Happy Returns to Leonard Slatkin – conductor, composer, author & ace communicator as educator / 107.3 broadcaster (The Slatkin Shuffle; Soundtracks of Our Lives) – 82 today. Leonard is about to lead his first concerts as Music Director of the Nashville Symphony to continue his eminent career.

Many Happy Returns to Leonard Slatkin – conductor, composer, author & ace communicator as educator / 107.3 broadcaster (The Slatkin Shuffle; Soundtracks of Our Lives) – 82 today. Leonard is about to lead his first concerts as Music Director of the Nashville Symphony to continue his eminent career.

Sep 1, 2026 | Column Honoree Leonard Slatkin, News, Videos

Leonard at Aspen Conducting Academy (Aspen Music Festival and School) during early August (photo, Cindy McTee) A selection of related Column posts from this year… Two weeks ago, on Sunday May 31st, Leonard Slatkin became a Lincoln Medal Honoree. Here is the...