PROMS 2016 REVIEWS FROM SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL
•A Splendid Boris Godunov at the Proms
•The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge on Fine Form at the Proms
•Gianandrea Noseda’s performance of Missa solemnis fails to be fully involving
•Paul Lewis and the Vertavo Quartet Get the Proms Chamber Concerts off to a Stylish Start
•Stunning Rachmaninov from Behzod Abduraimov
•Marc Minkowski Achieves Outstanding Results at the Proms
•Tripping the Light Fantastic at the Strictly Come Dancing Prom
•Lindberg and Beethoven Provide a Remarkably Charged Evening
•Glyndebourne’s Magnificent, Entertaining Rossini at the Prom
•The Premiere of Michael Berkeley’s Daring Violin Concerto
•Sir Andrew Davis Leads a Prom of Fascinating Contrasts
•Bernard Haitink Marks 50 Years at the Proms with Memorable Mahler
•An Impressive Swansong for the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
•Aurora Reveal Rihm as Successor to Schoenberg, Stockhausen and Stravinsky
•Ravel Suite is the Highlight of an Uninspiring Concert
•Soloist and Conductor Bring Real Vividness, Light and Joy to Schumann
•RPO under Dutoit Play Dvořák and Bartók Superbly
•Søndergård Brings Lucidity and Reserve to BBCNOW’s Performance
•BBC Philharmonic “at Height of its Powers” in Works by Simpson and Dutilleux
•Destruction of Palmyra Inspires New Cello Concerto by Bray
•The Hallé’s Prom Shows an Orchestra in Fine Fettle
•Magnificent Musicianship from Argerich and Barenboim at the Proms
•Shakespeare Celebrated by British and American Composers at the Proms
•Karita Mattila’s Compelling Presence in The Makropulos Affair
•Volkov Leads a Concerted Projection of One of the Greatest Choral Masterpieces
•Louis Lortie is a Wonderful Musical Guide to Venice and Naples
•An Impressive Proms Debut by Alexander Vedernikov
•The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop Make a Colourful Return to the Proms
•Barbara Hannigan and Mirga Gražinyté-Tyla in the Spellbinding Proms Premiere of let me tell you
•Thomas Larcher’s Imaginative New Symphony at the Proms
•BBC New Generation Artists Past and Present Shine at the Proms
•The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester’s Prom Fails to Hit the Mark
•A Top-Class Mozart Prom from the Budapest Festival Orchestra
•A Musical Beethoven Seventh from Blomstedt and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
•The Albert Hall Acoustic Presents Challenges in an Insightful Performance of the B Minor Mass
•The Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle Triumph at the Proms
•The Proms Pays a Moving and Necessary Tribute to Pierre Boulez
•Opera Rara’s Revelatory Semiramide at the Proms
•Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin: Delectable Mozart and Magisterial Bruckner
•Absolute Delight at the Final Proms Chamber Music Concert
•The Berlin Philharmonic’s Second Prom Fails to Live Up to Expectations
•Christian Thielemann Brings the Staatskapelle Dresden to the Proms