The BBC Symphony Orchestra may not have the Lucerne lustre, but under its chief conductor Jirí Belohlávek it captured the symphony's surging energy and wondrous delicacy... more
Belohlávek and the soloist, Jean-Guihen Queyras, brought to Dvorák's Cello Concerto a captivatingly wistful quality, allowing themselves at times a quite daring amount of expressive freedom... more
The BBC Symphony Orchestra is an institution like no other, and fittingly, perhaps, its 80th birthday concert was a curious if not positively eccentric affair... more
No other festival offers so much for so little money. Here is a round-up of the concerts not to be missed as part of this year's Proms festival.... more
The BBC players delivered the goods but little more, and there were moments of sour tuning and less than razor-sharp ensemble at their Barbican concert.... more
Thunderous applause and footstamping greeted the end of Tristan und Isolde, in the keenly awaited revival of Nikolaus Lehnhoff 's 2003 production.... more
Jiri Belohlavek, a calm, authoritative presence, elicited well-blended ensemble playing as well as some outstanding solos from the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall.... more
After getting off to a bit of a rocky start, conductor Jiri Belohlavek made amends with an authoritative interpretation of Bruckner's Ninth at the Proms last night.... more
A magnificent weekend of music beckons at the Albert Hall, with Sir Simon Rattle and his Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra the potential highlight.... more
Orchestras are famously difficult to please - and the BBC Symphony is no exception. But as last night's prom showed, their new Chief Conductor, Jiri Belohlavek, is scoring high in the approval ratings.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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