Among the many visiting orchestras this year are four of the greatest in continental Europe. Simon Rattle will make his first visit to the Proms as chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony ...

Did he know he was conducting Beethoven Nine, not Bruckner Nine or Mahler Nine? Twice, I did a double take. Two or three times it felt like Daniel Barenboim's speeds were about to kill the symphony ...

Had the pianomanes stayed, they might have discovered that Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra is a scintillating masterpiece, though its colossal last movement can be so much more. Vintage Argerich ...

The BBC Proms has announced its programme for the festival beginning on 17 July. As usual, there are a number of complete operas to be performed in concert. Perhaps the biggest draw is Beethoven’s ...