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Mahler's death song has new life

21.07.09
Bernard Haitink's Proms performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra was not short on grandeur or pathos. ... more

Pick of the Proms - from Bollywood to Barenboim

26.05.09
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

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

Solid blocks from Haitink

16.03.09
It's not the only way to do Bruckner, but Haitink, in being true to himself, is irrefutably persuasive.... more

End this downloads ban

25.02.09
As a Dutch radio station celebrates Haitink’s 80th birthday with free music online, it’s time for the BBC to stand up to the music industry... more

Nézet-Séguin was worth snapping up

12.02.09
Yannick Nézet-Séguin accompanied the Norwegian cellist Truls Mork in a lithe, supple account of Haydn’s C major Concerto. ... more

Lion is tamed with Haitink

10.09.08
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Bernard Haitink proved there's a good deal to be said for unlikely marriages.... more

Turnage is source of inspiration

09.09.08
Clocking in at nearly 90 minutes, Mahler's Sixth Symphony is liable to make anything that precedes it seem short‑winded.... more

The 25 must-see Proms

16.07.08
The 2008 Proms caters for all tastes, prejudices and proclivities as never before. Here are the moments you can't miss.... more

Co-ordinates are set for the Proms, Doctor

09.04.08
A special episode of Dr Who, written by Russell T Davies and presented by Freema Agyeman, is to be screened at the Albert Hall as part of the BBC concert series.... more

Not enough of Wagner's drama

07.12.07
This production of Wagner's Parsifal is a showcase of some magnificent music and has some excellent performances, but fails to capture the drama of its story and its characters.... more

Rich sounds of the Concertgebouw

28.08.07
The sounds that the Royal Concertgebouw, led by Bernard Haitink, made at the Proms were as remarkable as ever.... more

Slow build to raising the rafters

07.09.06
The BBC Symphony and London Symphony Choruses raised the roof at the Albert Hall as Bernard Haitink's unhurried approach to Mahler's Resurrection Symphony eventually paid dividends.... more

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