http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1139-bbc-symphony-orchestra/topic-rss.do BBC Symphony Orchestra RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23760751-pythons-power-past-40-years-on-in-not-the-messiah.do Not The Messiah was oddly entertaining, from the bombastic opening theme courtesy of Sousa to the Lumberjack Song encore, courtesy of Michael Palin. 2009-10-26T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23742676-proms-2009-it-was-a-balmy-night-in-athens.do On Tuesday night the chill winds of the Hebrides blew through Peter Maxwell Davies’s account of Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s Cave Overture 2009-09-09T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23739780-chance-to-sit-with-musicians-at-proms.do David Robertson and the BBC Symphony Orchestra's take on Nomos gamma was explosive, full of grunts, whines and belches as wind instruments. 2009-09-02T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23734766-a-performance-of-concentrated-intensity-from-semyon-bychkov.do The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Semyon Bychkov put in a fiercely compelling performance of Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony at the Proms 2009-08-19T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23727262-mlkki-captures-berliozs-te-deums-mood.do The Proms performance of Berlioz's Te Deum under the talented young Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki conjured the apocalyptic spirit of the piece. 2009-08-02T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23724934-stravinsky-season-is-kept-in-czech.do The prom by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Jiri Belohlavek began the sequence of Stravinsky ballets. 2009-07-27T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23723260-cambridge-university-diversity-in-proms-show.do Forget centenaries, bicentenaries, tercentenaries. Let's celebrate Cambridge University's founding 800 years ago. 2009-07-22T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23721627-glorious-opening-for-proms-with-belohlavek.do 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. 2009-07-19T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23720706-first-sight-of-the-proms-and-not-a-flagwaver-around.do The vast space of an empty Royal Albert Hall fills with the stirring sounds of a symphony orchestra in full flight 2009-07-17T07:09:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23711914-financial-regulation-the-governors-role.do 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 2009-06-25T07:58:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23603498-happy-100th-birthday-for-elliott-carter.do Elliott Carter's birthday celebration by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Oliver Knussen brought together six scores all composed in the 21st century. 2008-12-17T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23555657-proms-brought-to-close-with-flair.do 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. 2008-09-14T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23554186-mysterious-journey-in-brabbins-prom.do With the beginning and possible ending of the world in the news Brabbins' Prom was the ideal opportunity for a journey into the unknown. 2008-09-10T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23545372-pastoral-passion-for-andrew-davis.do Andrew Davis conducted the BBCSO in a programme that offered the original masque Job and enigmatic Ninth Symphony. 2008-08-26T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23525706-stock-exchanges-at-the-proms.do Barely scratching the surface of Stockhausen's career, the Proms' tribute nevertheless demonstrated what makes him so fascinating. 2008-08-03T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23523289-from-grieg-to-grime-at-albert-hall.do The Royal Albert Hall is to showcase unsigned urban acts to attract young music fans 2008-07-30T07:14:15Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23522932-fantastic-fifth-with-robertson.do The challenge to make the impossibly famous Beethoven's Fifth Symphony score fresh is harder than tackling a knotty world premiere, says Fiona Maddocks. 2008-07-28T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23520292-epic-celebration-of-anniversary-with-belohlvek.do If Brahms's Second Symphony was less sunny than in some performances, the tension and drive more than compensated at the Proms. 2008-07-23T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23469106-fantasy-world-brought-to-life.do The BBC Symphony Orchestra nailed its modernist colours to the mast at the Barbican with works by Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin, Berg and Britten. 2008-03-30T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23420608-longing-for-something-memorable.do For all the extravagance of scale in the BBCSO/Botstein's performance of World Requiem, musical inspiration is disappointingly thin. 2007-11-12T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23409394-explosive-account-of-the-first-a-bomb.do John Adams drew a solid audience to the Albert Hall for the world premiere of his Doctor Atomic Symphony at the Proms. 2007-08-21T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23405987-all-brit-prom-by-an-old-hand.do Last night's all-British Prom by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Sir Andrew Davis showed off their considerable talents. 2007-07-26T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23404450-choral-sympathy-for-beethoven.do After last year's cancellation of Beethoven, Proms traditionalists would have been gratified by its inclusion twice this year. 2007-07-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23397847-beethoven-without-humanity.do The playing of young German violinist Julia Fischer has elegance and star quality, but something is still missing, thinks Barry Millington. 2007-05-23T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23397743-critics-choice-comedy.do Gallows Humour, a benefit for human rights group Reprieve, features Bill Bailey, Mark Thomas, Mark Steel, Kevin Eldon and Simon Munnery. 2007-05-23T10:53:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23393945-proms-takes-inspiration-from-hurricane-katrina.do The BBC Proms will tackle the subject of global warming with a musical drama inspired by the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. 2007-04-26T07:15:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23391666-belohlavek-is-making-a-difference.do 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. 2007-04-04T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23366220-spirited-end-to-a-triumphant-season.do 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. 2006-09-10T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23365258-critics-choice-classical.do A magnificent weekend of music beckons at the Albert Hall, with Sir Simon Rattle and his Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra the potential highlight. 2006-08-31T14:16:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23364457-critics-choice-top-five-classical-events.do 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... 2006-08-24T15:10:25Z