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Rachmaninov’s ‘Paganini’ Variations review – Søndergård stuns with Shostakovich Kirill Gerstein's revelatory Rachmaninov and a visceral Symphony No. 11 make this one of the BBC Proms' most gripping evenings
Rachmaninov’s ‘Paganini’ Variations review – Søndergård stuns with Shostakovich
Kirill Gerstein's revelatory Rachmaninov and a visceral Symphony No. 11 make this one of the BBC Proms' most gripping evenings
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Mahler’s First by Heart review – Aurora Orchestra at their most compelling at the BBC Proms Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra's memorised Symphony No. 1 is a remarkable achievement, despite a slightly overlong theatrical first half
Mahler’s First by Heart review – Aurora Orchestra at their most compelling at the BBC Proms
Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra's memorised Symphony No. 1 is a remarkable achievement, despite a slightly overlong theatrical first half
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Kavakos Plays Tchaikovsky review – Paavo Järvi’s Scriabin is the revelation of the night at the Proms A Dani Howard world premiere and Leonidas Kavakos' commanding Tchaikovsky precede an extraordinary account of Scriabin's neglected Second Symphony
Kavakos Plays Tchaikovsky review – Paavo Järvi’s Scriabin is the revelation of the night at the Proms
A Dani Howard world premiere and Leonidas Kavakos' commanding Tchaikovsky precede an extraordinary account of Scriabin's neglected Second Symphony
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Hansel and Gretel review – Bailey’s dark Longborough vision pays off Harries and Dobson shine as the title pair while Bisset steals the show as Mother and Witch in an imaginative staging
Hansel and Gretel review – Bailey’s dark Longborough vision pays off
Harries and Dobson shine as the title pair while Bisset steals the show as Mother and Witch in an imaginative staging
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The Durutti Column – Renascent Now a keen point of reference for lone bedroom listeners and stadium-fillers alike, Vini Reilly begins a new, starlit chapter
The Durutti Column – Renascent
Now a keen point of reference for lone bedroom listeners and stadium-fillers alike, Vini Reilly begins a new, starlit chapter
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Family Stereo – The Thread The debut album from Blake Watt - son of Everything But The Girl's Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt - blends folk and pop with elegance and thoughtfulness
Family Stereo – The Thread
The debut album from Blake Watt - son of Everything But The Girl's Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt - blends folk and pop with elegance and thoughtfulness
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Sir Richard Bishop - Hillbilly Erotica | The American guitar-player impresses and endears in equal measure on his new record
Sir Richard Bishop – Hillbilly Erotica
Characterful, lived-in and vibrant, the guitarist's innate musicality impresses and endears in equal measure
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Reissues Roundup: Robyn, New Order, The Waterboys Our Important Voice In Reissues and Compilations makes one of his periodic returns, this time with a haul that also includes Hot Chip and Scritti Politti
Reissues Roundup: Robyn, New Order, The Waterboys
Our Important Voice In Reissues and Compilations makes one of his periodic returns, this time with a haul that also includes Hot Chip and Scritti Politti
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Lucia & The Best Boys – Picking Petals Written in the wilderness of north Scotland in remote stone bothies and recorded at Mogwai's studio, the summer festival darlings' follow-up to Burning Castles sounds enormous
Lucia & The Best Boys – Picking Petals
Written in the wilderness of north Scotland in remote stone bothies and recorded at Mogwai's studio, the summer festival darlings' follow-up to Burning Castles sounds enormous
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Shearwater – The New World Fans and newcomers alike will be entranced by the beauty of Jonathan Meiburg and co's stately creation – assisted by an astonishing supporting cast
Shearwater – The New World
Fans and newcomers alike will be entranced by the beauty of Jonathan Meiburg and co's stately creation – assisted by an astonishing supporting cast
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Sibelius’ Second Symphony review – Sakari Oramo and the BBC SO in commanding form at the Proms Mark-Anthony Turnage's engaging suite and Johnston's brilliant Britten set up a radiant account of the symphony under Oramo's knowing direction
Sibelius’ Second Symphony review – Sakari Oramo and the BBC SO in commanding form at the Proms
Mark-Anthony Turnage's engaging suite and Johnston's brilliant Britten set up a radiant account of the symphony under Oramo's knowing direction
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London Philharmonic Orchestra review – three musical visions of nature at the BBC Proms Tjøgersen's forest soundscape and Alder's luminous Canteloube precede a breathtaking An Alpine Symphony under Gardner's assured baton
London Philharmonic Orchestra review – three musical visions of nature at the BBC Proms
Tjøgersen's forest soundscape and Alder's luminous Canteloube precede a breathtaking An Alpine Symphony under Gardner's assured baton
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Jette Parker Artists Summer Performance review – opera’s next generation takes centre stage at the Royal Opera House Ossian Huskinson's Nick Shadow and Hannah Edmunds' Mimì are among many highlights in a brilliantly conceived afternoon of operatic discovery
Jette Parker Artists Summer Performance review – opera’s next generation takes centre stage at the Royal Opera House
Ossian Huskinson's Nick Shadow and Hannah Edmunds' Mimì are among many highlights in a brilliantly conceived afternoon of operatic discovery
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Tosca review – Suzanne Chaundy’s radical rethink delivers something special An ingenious reimagining of venue and setting brings fresh life to Puccini's thriller, with Mari Wyn Williams, Sam Furness and Jean-Kristof Bouton all outstanding
Tosca review – Suzanne Chaundy’s radical rethink delivers something special
An ingenious reimagining of venue and setting brings fresh life to Puccini's thriller, with Mari Wyn Williams, Sam Furness and Jean-Kristof Bouton all outstanding
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Sinfonia of London review – Wilson’s Respighi blazes at the BBC Proms Aasgaard's restrained Walton divides opinion, but Wilson and the Sinfonia's Roman trilogy more than compensates in a glorious second half
Sinfonia of London review – Wilson’s Respighi blazes at the BBC Proms
Aasgaard's restrained Walton divides opinion, but Wilson and the Sinfonia's Roman trilogy more than compensates in a glorious second half
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BBC National Orchestra of Wales review – a spiritually charged Prom Szymanowski's Stabat Mater proves the undoubted highlight as Bancroft and massed choirs bring off a beautifully controlled concert
BBC National Orchestra of Wales review – a spiritually charged Prom
Szymanowski's Stabat Mater proves the undoubted highlight as Bancroft and massed choirs bring off a beautifully controlled concert
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Madness @ On The Beach Festival, Brighton review - "nothing short of joyful"
Madness @ On The Beach Festival, Brighton review – “nothing short of joyful”
Suggs and co deliver a masterclass in three-minute pop/ska classics and create a sense of community that feels increasingly rare
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The Strokes - Reality Awaits | New York outfit's seventh album sums up the band themselves - sometimes brilliant, often frustrating, but always worth listening to
The Strokes – Reality Awaits
New York outfit's seventh album sums up the band themselves - sometimes brilliant, often frustrating, but always worth listening to
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Charli XCX - Music, Fashion, Film | Latest experimental offering from Charlotte Aitchison may sail close to self-indulgence but also cements her status as one of our most compelling pop stars
Charli XCX – Music, Fashion, Film
Latest experimental offering from Charlotte Aitchison may sail close to self-indulgence but also cements her status as one of our most compelling pop stars
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The Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues | 25th album from one of the world's greatest rock'n'roll bands shows they still have something to say, and they're doing so quite thrillingly
The Rolling Stones – Foreign Tongues
25th album from one of the world's greatest rock'n'roll bands shows they still have something to say, and they're doing so quite thrillingly
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Caroline & My New Band Believe @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London review - "arresting blasts of dissonance with languid melody"
Caroline & My New Band Believe @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London review – “arresting blasts of dissonance with languid melody”
Two forward-thinking, genre-splicing ensembles push boundaries and find new paths while celebrating Rough Trade’s 50th anniversary
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The Magic Flute review – West Green House Opera works its usual magic Richard Studer's ingenious pared-back staging and a strong cast make a compelling case for small-scale Mozart in Hampshire
The Magic Flute review – West Green House Opera works its usual magic
Richard Studer's ingenious pared-back staging and a strong cast make a compelling case for small-scale Mozart in Hampshire
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Prog Rock: A Fanfare For The Common Man review – an expertly curated smorgasbord at the Proms Carl Palmer, Guy Garvey and a stellar BBC Concert Orchestra bring prog rock's grandeur and ambition to the Royal Albert Hall
Prog Rock: A Fanfare For The Common Man review – an expertly curated smorgasbord at the Proms
Carl Palmer, Guy Garvey and a stellar BBC Concert Orchestra bring prog rock's grandeur and ambition to the Royal Albert Hall
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Ariadne auf Naxos review – Laurent Pelly and Robin Ticciati deliver the definitive staging Rachel Willis-Sørensen's role debut and Alina Wunderlin's Zerbinetta make this production unmissable at Glyndebourne
Ariadne auf Naxos review – Laurent Pelly and Robin Ticciati deliver the definitive staging
Rachel Willis-Sørensen's role debut and Alina Wunderlin's Zerbinetta make this production unmissable at Glyndebourne
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Black Dyke Band review – brass at its finest in a memorable Proms return Nicholas and David Childs lead a brilliantly varied programme from Bingham to Gregson, with a dazzling Hemingway concerto at its heart
Black Dyke Band review – brass at its finest in a memorable Proms return
Nicholas and David Childs lead a brilliantly varied programme from Bingham to Gregson, with a dazzling Hemingway concerto at its heart
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BBC Proms 2026 First Night review – Stasevska steers the BBC SO in a sparkling evening Yunchan Lim's luminous Ravel and a vivid Gershwin lift the First Night, with Finzi's ceremonial ode an unexpected late highlight
BBC Proms 2026 First Night review – Stasevska steers the BBC SO in a sparkling evening
Yunchan Lim's luminous Ravel and a vivid Gershwin lift the First Night, with Finzi's ceremonial ode an unexpected late highlight
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Nia Archives - Emotional Junglist | Second album from one of Britain's most promising new talents combines the atmospherics of drum & bass with some impressive songwriting abilities
Nia Archives – Emotional Junglist
Second album from one of Britain's most promising new talents combines the atmospherics of drum & bass with some impressive songwriting abilities
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Swapmeet - Mount Zero | Adelaide four-piece's debut is both accessible and experimental, drawing on their '90s influences while sounding utterly contemporary
Swapmeet – Mount Zero
Adelaide four-piece's debut is both accessible and experimental, drawing on their '90s influences while sounding utterly contemporary
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Tricky – Different When It’s Silent | Bristol producer's response to a life-changing tragedy is his keenest and most original work in a long while
Tricky – Different When It’s Silent
Bristol producer's response to a life-changing tragedy is his keenest and most original work in a long while
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Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music The Leeds four-piece go gnarly-abrasive on an album where you're never sure what's round the corner. And they haven't forgotten how to write pop hooks
Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music
The Leeds four-piece go gnarly-abrasive on an album where you're never sure what's round the corner. And they haven't forgotten how to write pop hooks
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