From the Royal Albert Hall in London, the opening concert of the 98th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts unfolds. Nearly four hundred singers and musicians fill the stage for this grand undertaking. A distinguished array of internation…

Earlier today, the Royal Albert Hall in London hosted a concert featuring two works drawn from biblical narratives. Handel's *Israel in Egypt* vividly depicts the plight of the Jewish people during their unjust imprisonment, as recounted in…

The Proms' Friday evening concerts this year commence with a performance by the distinguished Cleveland Orchestra, featuring several notable guests. For the past decade, a unique connection has flourished between the Cleveland Orchestra…

The Academy of Ancient Music, a leading ensemble in the performance of historical music, presented a program devoted entirely to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, under the direction of Christopher Hogwood. The repertoire featured the Sui…

Two celebrated young Russian musicians will perform together in a concert featuring Brahms's Double Concerto. Violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky and cellist Mischa Maisky, lauded by Rostropovich as "one of the most outstanding talents of the youn…

The St. Petersburg Philharmonic, though recently renamed, holds the distinction of being Russia’s oldest orchestra. Tonight’s concert features Yuri Temirkanov conducting a dramatic performance of Berlioz’s overture to *The Corsair*, inspire…

Gershwin’s effervescent spirit shines through in *American in Paris*, a piece poised to ignite tonight’s Promenade Concert. The program also features Milhaud’s lively *Boeuf sur le toit* and the world premiere of Richard Rodney Bennett’s Co…

Tonight's Prom features the acclaimed young German pianist Lars Vogt performing Grieg's beloved Piano Concerto in A minor, recorded just last week. The BBC Symphony Orchestra will also present *Hypothetically Murdered*, a witty and satirica…

The evening’s Prom is a key event within the European Arts Festival, timed to coincide with the United Kingdom’s Presidency of the European Community. The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, will perform Bee…

From London's Royal Albert Hall. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa makes a rare appearance at the Proms, performing two lyrical arias by Massenet. Joining her is eighty-year-old Russian pianist Tatyana Nikolaeva, who makes her debut at the Proms this …

The Proms season concludes with its customary celebratory finale. In the second half, Kiri Te Kanawa performs a trio of operatic arias, including "Ebben? ne andrò lontana" by Catalini, made well-known by the film *Diva*. As is tradition,…

James MacMillan’s *Veni, Veni Emmanuel*, written for the percussionist Evelyn Glennie, made its premiere at this year's BBC Proms. The performance, featuring the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, was recorded …