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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 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,…
