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The 50 best shows of 2025
In the run-up to 2026’s exciting new offer, we’re taking a final trip down review lane to gather the most enduring shows of the year. Discover which ones have made the cut out of hundreds of press performances and how close it gets to your own selection. 50. Antigone On Strike Action, politics, and philosophy…
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Review of BBC Proms 2025 ‘Khatia Buniatishvili plays Tchaikovsky’: “Royal mess at the Albert Hall doesn’t stop a tour de force rendition”
The acclaimed pianist returned to the Royal Albert Hall for a performance of the No.1 Concerto, accompanied by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Jaime Martin’s guidance. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show — to let us know if last Friday’s rendition was carried out without any light, dark, or ruby stains. You know…
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Review of Glyndebourne’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ (2025 BBC Proms): “Visceral conducting keeps Mozart’s alma viva”
The festival’s latest production of Mozart’s masterwork landed on the Royal Albert Hall’s stage for one night only, following its initial midsummer run. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if this new revival of noble affairs comes across as a common piece — or a bon-marchais. It’s always funny…
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Review of BBC Proms 2025 ‘Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto’: “Hadelich’s soaring interpretation takes composer’s signature work to higher consummation”
The internationally renowned classical music season returns to the Royal Albert Hall for its 2025 edition, once again combining some of the most prominent pieces in the genre with introductions to new work. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the event to let us know if this assortment of songs without words came off as…
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Review of BBC Prom 66 – Chineke! plays Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’: “Notes of wonder”
The 2024 season hosts the orchestra’s return to the festival, performing a repertoire celebrating the genius of the Russian composer, while also paying homage to American culture through a rendition of original works and arrangements. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this mixture of modernity and tradition manages…
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Review of BBC Proms ‘Carmen’: “Destin d’amour”
The Glydebourne Festival production travels to the Royal Albert Hall for one night only, bringing the fervorous allure of Bizet’s score through a new, up-to-date vision. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this modernized take on the late Romantic masterpiece still manages to live up to its myth.…
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Review of BBC Proms’ Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets’: “An evening star”
The 2024 season reaches its midpoint through an all-Finnish-sounding performance under Sakari Oramo’s baton. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the concert, to let us know if its space-themed repertoire managed to put audiences over the moon. When I was a young composition student, my teacher once suggested listening to what, as he called it,…
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Review of BBC Proms – No 17 : “Porcelain forcefulness”
The 2024 Prom season continues with a performance by the Royal Phillarmonic Orchestra under the conducting of Vasily Petrenko, featuring a guest appearance by Russian pianist Denis Kozkukhin. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if last night’s rendition of Ives, Ravel, Debussy and Tchaikovsky’s works managed to hit the…
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Review of ‘Prom 59: Dvorák’s New World Symphony’: “It turned its on way”
The BBC classical season continues with some of the world’s most refined groups playuing the grandest works in the genre. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the concert, to let us know what went through during one of the most anticipated performances of the 2023 edition. Legend says that Dvorák’s mind was so jammed with…
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Review of BBC Prom 52 ‘Prokofiev 5th Symphony’: “When music doesn’t sing”
UK’s most beloved classical music festival celebrates the genius of the Russian composer by performing one his lushest works, as well as the premiere of a new contemporary piece. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the concert, to gives us all the details about this ambitious rendition by one of the most acclaimed orchestras in…
