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The Arts Desk’s team of professional critics offer unrivalled review coverage, in-depth interviews and features on popular music, classical, art, theatre, comedy, opera, comedy and dance. Dedicated art form pages, readers’ comments, What’s On and our user-friendly theatre and film recommendations Overnight reviews, int

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theartsdesk.com > classical-music > bbc-proms-lamsma-royal-liverpool-philharmonic-manze-review-proms-debut-and-composers-final-thoughts

BBC Proms: Lamsma, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Manze review – a Proms debut and a composer’s final thoughts

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (129+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Follow Bernard Hughes on Bluesky In this era…...

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theartsdesk.com > classical-music > bbc-proms-la-damnation-de-faust-les-siecles-lehmann-review-glimpses-period-paradise

BBC Proms: La Damnation de Faust, Les Siècles, Lehmann review – glimpses of a period paradise

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (180+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! In this Damnation, her redemption became no sentimental…...

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theartsdesk.com > classical-music > bbc-proms-roberts-philharmonia-alsop-review-disappointing-celebration-us-anniversary

BBC Proms: Roberts, Philharmonia, Alsop review - disappointing celebration of US anniversary

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (180+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Where the US President chose to mark the…...

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theartsdesk.com > classical-music > bbc-proms-blue-chineke-heyward-review-unfettered-escapism-summers-evening

BBC Proms: Blue, Chineke!, Heyward review - unfettered escapism for a summer's evening

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (177+ words) Conductor and Chineke! Interim Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward presided with style and élan over the entire evening. Each beat of the music seemed to pulse through his body as he shifted between gravity-defying euphoria and fast-paced panache. The second piece…...

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theartsdesk.com > classical-music > bbc-proms-barton-hilley-bbcpo-bihlmaier-review-orchestral-magic-el-turk-haydn-and-mahler

BBC Proms: Barton, Hilley, BBCPO, Bihlmaier review - orchestral magic in El-Turk, Haydn and Mahler

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (187+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Here, simply by leaving before the final trio…...

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theartsdesk.com > new-music > bbc-proms-miles-davis-centenary-review-feast-detail-expression-and-humour

BBC Proms: Miles Davis Centenary review - a feast of detail, expression and humour

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (230+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! It was a joy to hear Miho Hazama’s…...

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theartsdesk.com > opera > bbc-proms-ariadne-auf-naxos-glyndebourne-review-princess-and-showgirl

BBC Proms: Ariadne auf Naxos, Glyndebourne review - the princess and the showgirl

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (131+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Listen to this Prom on BBC Sounds In…...

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theartsdesk.com > classical-music > bbc-proms-mcgill-bbc-national-orchestra-wales-bancroft-review-songs-love-and-death

BBC Proms: McGill, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Bancroft review – songs of love and death

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (186+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! The characters may be wooden, as Petrushka’s unrequited…...