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Mariss Jansons is simply the best

02.09.09
Opening with Haydn's Symphony No 100, the so-called “Military”, Mariss Jansons sculpted rhythms with absolute precision.... more

Venezuelan youth orchestra to star in the new season at Festival Hall

14.04.09
The orchestra now hailed as the most successful youth music project in the world is taking up residence in the Southbank Centre... more

Welcome to the Slumdog Proms

08.04.09
The Proms are going to Bollywood with a day dedicated entirely to Indian music culminating in a Bollywood song and dance extravaganza... more

Bavarian Radio Orchestra given sturdy narrative

01.12.08
The Bavarian Radio Orchestra established its Bruckner credentials under its founder, Eugen Jochum, and performs his music with grace born of muscular power.... more

The man mesmerising London

25.03.08
Love it or hate it, the LSO's Mahler cycle is the latest hot ticket. That, says its hair-raising conductor Valery Gergiev, is because 'together we are saying something new'.... more

Well-executed programme

10.03.08
A programme of Wagner extracts were played superbly by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Mariss Jansons at Festival Hall.... more

No let up with Gergiev

23.11.07
Mahler's Sixth Symphony is the kind of intense score to which Valery Gergiev responds best, with dangerous, illuminating results.... more

The Bavarians excel

31.08.07
Mariss Jansons's second Proms with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra brought fascinating novelty.... more

Double dose of brilliance

30.08.07
Both Mariss Jansons and Oliver Knussen put in five-star performances at the Albert Hall.... more

Edinburgh Festival highlights

24.07.07
From theatre to comedy, music and film, our critics pick the best of the Edinburgh Festival.... more

Americans offer orchestral alternative

30.08.06
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has become one of the most exciting ensembles in the US over the past few years. Tonight, Prommers will get a chance to hear them for themselves.... more

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