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Pythons power past 40 years on in Not The Messiah

26.10.09

Not The Messiah was oddly entertaining, from the bombastic opening theme courtesy of Sousa to the Lumberjack Song encore, courtesy of Michael Palin. ... more

Proms 2009: It was a balmy night in Athens

10.09.09

On Tuesday night the chill winds of the Hebrides blew through Peter Maxwell Davies’s account of Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s Cave Overture... more

Chance to sit with musicians at Proms

03.09.09

David Robertson and the BBC Symphony Orchestra's take on Nomos gamma was explosive, full of grunts, whines and belches as wind instruments.... more

A performance of concentrated intensity from Bychkov

20.08.09

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Semyon Bychkov put in a fiercely compelling performance of Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony at the Proms... more

Mälkki captures Berlioz's Te Deum's mood

03.08.09

The Proms performance of Berlioz's Te Deum under the talented young Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki conjured the apocalyptic spirit of the piece.... more

Stravinsky season is kept in Czech

28.07.09

The prom by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Jiri Belohlavek began the sequence of Stravinsky ballets.... more

Cambridge University diversity in Proms show

23.07.09

Forget centenaries, bicentenaries, tercentenaries. Let's celebrate Cambridge University's founding 800 years ago. ... more

Glorious opening for Proms with Belohlavek

20.07.09

The opening night of the Proms 2009 was a fair token of a season that will include Goldie, Jonny Greenwood and and an Indian Voices Day.... more

First sight of the Proms ... and not a flagwaver around

17.07.09

The vast space of an empty Royal Albert Hall fills with the stirring sounds of a symphony orchestra in full flight... more

Financial regulation: the Governor’s role

25.06.09

The Governor of the Bank of England made clear that he had not been fully consulted about the Government’s proposals for regulatory reform of the financial sector ... more

Happy 100th birthday for Elliott Carter

17.12.08

Elliott Carter's birthday celebration by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Oliver Knussen brought together six scores all composed in the 21st century.... more

Proms brought to close with flair

15.09.08

Kitted out in Welsh red dragon coat trimmed with saltire and cross of St George, Bryn Terfel led the lusty crowd in Rule, Britannia! at the Last Night of the Proms.... more

Mysterious journey in Brabbins' prom

11.09.08

With the beginning and possible ending of the world in the news Brabbins' Prom was the ideal opportunity for a journey into the unknown.... more

Pastoral passion for Andrew Davis

27.08.08

Andrew Davis conducted the BBCSO in a programme that offered the original masque Job and enigmatic Ninth Symphony.... more

Stock exchanges at the Proms

04.08.08

Barely scratching the surface of Stockhausen's career, the Proms' tribute nevertheless demonstrated what makes him so fascinating.... more

From Grieg to grime at Albert Hall

30.07.08

The Royal Albert Hall is to showcase unsigned urban acts to attract young music fans... more

Fantastic Fifth with Robertson

29.07.08

The challenge to make the impossibly famous Beethoven's Fifth Symphony score fresh is harder than tackling a knotty world premiere, says Fiona Maddocks.... more

Epic celebration of anniversary with Belohlávek

24.07.08

If Brahms's Second Symphony was less sunny than in some performances, the tension and drive more than compensated at the Proms.... more

Fantasy world brought to life

31.03.08

The BBC Symphony Orchestra nailed its modernist colours to the mast at the Barbican with works by Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin, Berg and Britten.... more

Longing for something memorable

12.11.07

For all the extravagance of scale in the BBCSO/Botstein's performance of World Requiem, musical inspiration is disappointingly thin.... more

Explosive account of the first A-bomb

22.08.07

John Adams drew a solid audience to the Albert Hall for the world premiere of his Doctor Atomic Symphony at the Proms.... more

All-Brit prom by an old hand

27.07.07

Last night's all-British Prom by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Sir Andrew Davis showed off their considerable talents. ... more

Choral sympathy for Beethoven

16.07.07

After last year's cancellation of Beethoven, Proms traditionalists would have been gratified by its inclusion twice this year.... more

Beethoven without humanity

24.05.07

The playing of young German violinist Julia Fischer has elegance and star quality, but something is still missing, thinks Barry Millington.... more

Critic's choice: comedy

23.05.07

Gallows Humour, a benefit for human rights group Reprieve, features Bill Bailey, Mark Thomas, Mark Steel, Kevin Eldon and Simon Munnery. ... more

Proms takes inspiration from Hurricane Katrina

26.04.07

The BBC Proms will tackle the subject of global warming with a musical drama inspired by the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina.... more

Belohlavek is making a difference

05.04.07

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

Spirited end to a triumphant season

11.09.06

Mark Elder proved the ideal witty showman at the Last Night of the 112th Proms Season, as he led the BBC Symphony and Chorus in a lively, if lengthy, finale.... more

Critic's Choice: Classical

31.08.06

A magnificent weekend of music beckons at the Albert Hall, with Sir Simon Rattle and his Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra the potential highlight.... more

Critic's Choice: Top Five Classical Events

24.08.06

Barry Millington's pick of the weekend's top classical events includes some Mozart at Greenwich park and the Minnesota Orchestra at the Proms with phenomenal pianist Llyr Williams...... more