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The British postwar pianist who played with one hand

Letter: Graham Mytton responds to an article by Nicholas McCarthy honouring the legacy of Paul Wittgenstein at the Proms

The Guardian - UK

Claudia Winkleman to host Traitors Prom as BBC reveals line-up for 2025 season

US musician St Vincent and British conductor Sir Simon Rattle also feature in the series of Proms.

Evening Standard

BBC Proms 2025: Full line-up revealed, including first-time Traitors Prom

86 star-studded Proms will be held across the eight-week festival

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James Joyce’s glorious lists and pop’s place at the Proms

Letters: Mary Adams says nobody compiled lists in literature quite like the Irish novelist. Plus a letter from Dr Richard Carter

The Guardian - UK

Last Night of the Proms review – pauses stretched patience but warmth and a Mexican wave won out

Pianist Stephen Hough was magical, soprano Angel Blue was on velvet-voiced form and a sporting theme brought inspired silliness

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Yuja Wang x Hockney; Proms 61 & 62: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Rattle – review

Surrounded by giant projections of her friend David Hockney’s art show, star pianist Yuja Wang pushes the boundaries of what a concert can be

The Guardian - UK

Proms 53 and 54: BBCSO/Brabbins; Beethoven for Three

The Proms’ tribute to Andrew Davis was crowned by a joyous Steve Reich premiere, while the next day saw three outstanding musicians grapple with awkward acoustics

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The week in classical: Prom 37: Britten’s War Requiem; The Turn of the Screw – review

Britten’s explosive work is a rallying cry at the Proms, while a twilit production of his chamber opera feels properly ghostly

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: an evening of belting pop hits at the Proms with Sam Smith

The pop-soul star performs orchestral versions of their hefty back catalogue. Plus, a sunny jaunt for Tory traveloguer Michael Portillo who visits Lisbon. Here’s what to watch this evening.

The Guardian - UK

War Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall review: sincere and theatrical in the hands of Antonio Pappano

This was one of those occasions to treasure that the Proms does so well

Evening Standard

Prom 31: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Barenboim review – an unforgettable and heroic return

Two years after he stepped back from performance, the conductor was back at the Proms – far frailer, but still able to conjure an instant response with a tiny flick of the baton

The Guardian - UK

Prom 23: Busoni's Piano Concerto at the Royal Albert Hall review – Benjamin Grosvenor's playing rippled and thundered

This was the first performance of the fiendishly difficult concerto at the Proms in 36 years

Evening Standard

The week in classical: BBC Proms week one review – hallelujahs all round

First Night fireworks with Elim Chan and co, a triumphant farewell from Mark Elder, and a ravishing love triangle kicked off a re-energised Proms

The Guardian - UK

Proms star Elim Chan: ‘Being who you are is powerful. Not all orchestras can take it’

Her conducting is so ravishing that it was claimed one audience member climaxed. Now the Hong Kong-born pioneer is set to give the Proms a spectacular start

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‘I’ve always been a glass half full person’: Aldeburgh festival’s outgoing CEO Roger Wright

After 10 years at the helm of Britten Pears Arts, Wright is stepping down. He looks back at his festival highlights, and forwards to classical music’s increasingly uncertain future.

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Lucia di Lammermoor; Nash Ensemble; Anthony McGill and Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective – review

A fearless central performance anchors Katie Mitchell’s busy yet insightful Donizetti revival. And two chamber concerts serve as a vibrant prelude to this year’s BBC Proms…

The Guardian - UK

Sir Andrew Davis obituary

One of Britain’s greatest conductors widely admired for leading the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Proms

The Guardian - UK

Becoming a Composer by Errollyn Wallen review – from Belize to the Proms

Wallen’s patchwork of notes, essays and diary entries tells the story of how she became one of the world’s most performed living composers

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The Guardian - UK

Flying the flag for internationalism at the Proms

Letters: Readers respond to the outcry from Brexiters at the number of EU flags on display at the Last Night of the Proms

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Prom 64: Les Troyens; Prom 65: Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony; Proms 62 & 63: The Rite by Heart– review

With a stand-in conductor and a stellar cast, Berlioz’s monumental opera came into its own at the Proms; the BBC Symphony Orchestra let Bruckner’s colours unfurl; and Aurora’s Stravinsky played from memory proved unforgettable

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a gripping drama about the Bali 2002 terror attacks in a nightclub

This Australian four-parter starts with the lead-up to the night of the bombings. Plus, it’s the last night of the Proms. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Rufus Wainwright: ‘I call Yorkshire Gold the crystal meth of teas’

The singer-songwriter on writing his first musical, being inspired by fatherhood, and revisiting his work in two Proms in a single night

Evening Standard

Proms conductor stepping back for ‘reflection and counselling’ after assault allegation

It is alleged Sir John Eliot Gardiner hit a bass musician who walked the wrong way off stage at a concert

The Guardian - UK

John Eliot Gardiner pulls out of BBC Proms after punching bass soloist

Conductor assaulted English singer backstage in France after reportedly telling him he had left podium on wrong side

The Guardian - UK

Proms 37 & 38: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer review – bold, theatrical and enthralling

The first two Proms of the Hungarians’ mini residency found orchestra, conductor and soloist Andras Schiff moving and thinking as one. The Audience Choice programme might have been eccentric but it was hugely entertaining

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