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BBC Proms Reviews: 2007 Archive
BBC Proms 2007 BBC Proms 2007
Overview
The 2007 BBC Proms has courted controversy, yet the wide, inclusive programming has been complemented by a large number of superlative concerts.
2007 bbc proms reviews
Prom 72 Prom 72
Anna Netrebko and Joshua Bell are scintillating soloists on this Last Night of the BBC Proms.
Prom 71 Prom 71
James Levine and the Boston Symphony Orchestra impress in works by Elliott Carter, Bartók and Brahms.
Prom 70 Prom 70
James Levine and the Boston Symphony Orchestra dedicate La damnation of Faust to the memory of Luciano Pavarotti.
Prom 69 Prom 69
Riccardo Chailly brings the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra to London to play Beethoven and Brahms.
PCM 8/Prom 68 PCM 8/Prom 68
Angela Hewitt plays Bach at the Cadogan Hall, while the Vienna Philharmonic perform a daring programme.
BBC Prom 66 BBC Prom 66
Daniel Barenboim leads the Vienna Philharmonic through Bruckner's momentous Fourth Symphony.
BBC Prom 64 BBC Prom 64
Michael Tilson Thomas brings the San Francisco Symphony to the Proms to perform Shostakovich, Ives and Strauss.
BBC Prom 62 BBC Prom 62
Poor vocal soloists spoil Beethoven's Choral Symphony, but Mariss Jansons impresses in Honegger's Third Symphony.
BBC Prom 61 BBC Prom 61
Oliver Knussen continues to impress, here in a late night Prom with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
BBC Prom 60 BBC Prom 60
Mariss Jansons leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra through Sibelius' Second Symphony.
BBC Prom 59 BBC Prom 59
Valery Gergiev performs Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev with the London Symphony Orchestra in a worthwhile concert.
BBC Prom 58 BBC Prom 58
Did An Evening with Michael Ball succeed in widening the scope of the Proms and bringing diverse audiences together?
BBC Prom 56 BBC Prom 56
Ivo Kahanek debuts in Martinu's Fourth Piano Concerto, alongside a less dazzling performance of Prokofiev.
BBC Prom 55 BBC Prom 55
Bernard Haitink, in his second Prom with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, tackles Debussy and Wagner.
BBC Prom 53 BBC Prom 53
Bernard Haitink and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra play Bruckner's Eighth Symphony.
BBC Prom 52 BBC Prom 52
A selection of Baroque music makes a welcome appearance at the Proms, with soloists Ian Bostridge and Kate Royal.
BBC Prom 51 BBC Prom 51
Claudio Abbado appears at the Proms, but our writer is not totally convinced by his Mahler interpretation.
BBC Prom 50 BBC Prom 50
John Adams conducts the BBCSO in his own works, alongside Aaron Copland's superlative ballet suite Billy the Kid.
BBC Prom 49 BBC Prom 49
Bartok's opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle in a concert performance by the Philharmonia under Christoph von Dohnanyi.
BBC Chamber Music Prom 6 BBC Chamber Music Prom 6
Soloists from the Lucerne Orchestra perform Brahms and Mozart, in preparation for their anticipated Prom on Wednesday.
BBC Prom 48 BBC Prom 48
One of the finest concerts our writer has ever seen, from the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela.
BBC Prom 46 BBC Prom 46
Sakari Oramo conducts a rare performance of Elgar's The Apostles, with Alan Opie heading the strong vocal line-up.
BBC Prom 45 BBC Prom 45
Oliver Knussen leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra through the Rite of Spring, alongside Knussen's own Violin Concerto.
BBC Prom 42 BBC Prom 42
Osmo Vänska conducts an all-Sibelius programme, including the composer's lengthy interpretation of The Tempest.
BBC Prom 40 BBC Prom 40
Matthias Goerne sings Mahler in the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra's debut at the Proms.
BBC Prom 39 BBC Prom 39
Gotterdammerung concludes the Proms Ring cycle, with Christine Brewer heading the cast.
BBC Prom 37 BBC Prom 37
Nitin Sawhney's friends include Imogen Heap and Anoushka Shankar in a departure for the BBC Proms programme.
BBC Prom 36 BBC Prom 36
Welsh composer Guto Puw premieres ...onyt agoraf y drws... (...Unless I Open The Door...).
BBC Prom 32 BBC Prom 32 & PCM 4
Lunchtime with the Henschel Quartet and an evening in the company of Renée Fleming and the BBC Philharmonic.
BBC Prom 31 BBC Prom 31
The Royal Philharmonic play Elgar's Enigma Variations alongside Strauss' Oboe Concerto.
BBC Prom 29 BBC Prom 29
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain perform Shostakovich and Kernis under the baton of Mark Elder.
BBC Prom 28 BBC Prom 28
Magnus Lindberg's concerto for clarinet is given an athletic reading, alongside Rachmaninov's Second Symphony.
BBC Prom 25 BBC Prom 25
Susanna Mälkki leads the London Sinfonietta and BBC Singers in performances of Boulez and Birtwistle.
BBC Prom 24 BBC Prom 24
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ilan Volkov in a programme of Proms Firsts.
BBC Prom 23 BBC Prom 23
Esa-Pekka Salonen is conductor and composer for a performance of his Piano Concerto at the Proms.
BBC Prom 19 BBC Prom 19
Mark Elder brings his Manchester orchestra to the Proms to play a thrilling programme of Strauss, Britten and Nielsen.
BBC Prom 17 BBC Prom 17
James Gilchrist heads the cast for Schubert's final setting of the Mass, conducted by Richard Hickox.
BBC Prom 16 BBC Prom 16
The superb violinist James Ehnes appears with Marin Alsop and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
BBC Prom 15 BBC Prom 15
Richard Jones' production of Verdi's Macbeth from Glyndebourne is presented semi-staged at the Royal Albert Hall.
BBC Prom 14 BBC Prom 14
Roger Norrington conducts The Seasons with the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston and soprano Sally Matthews.
BBC Prom 9 BBC Prom 9
Thierry Fischer's first Prom with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales includes Berlioz's macabre Symphonie Fantastique.
BBC Prom 8 BBC Prom 8
Gličre's Third Symphony is rarely performed, and Vassily Sinaisky and the BBC Philharmonic head this performance.
BBC Prom 4 BBC Prom 4
Antonio Pappano, Music Director at the Royal Opera House, brings his Academy of Santa Cecilia to the Proms.
BBC Prom 1 BBC Prom 1
The great bass René Pape heads the cast for Beethoven's Choral Symphony, kicking off the 2007 BBC Proms season.
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CONCERT REVIEW:
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COMING SOON:
Iolanta, OHP
Cole Porter, Cadogan Hall
Love/Demons, Glyndebourne

BBC Proms 2008:
Yevgeny Subdin, 24 July
La Transfiguration, 27 July
PCM2, Monteverdi, 28 July
Elliott Carter, 28 July

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