Category: Opinion
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BBC Proms 2019: The curse of the enthusiast
I’m part of the problem. I hope to God I don’t think that by the end of the Proms this year.
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Squeezing classical out of classical music
In the mad dash to make classical music more ‘appealing’ to more people, the representation of youth is a priority for record labels. But is that a good thing?
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Post-BBC Proms 2019 Launch
It’s still a little weird grabbing print from a BBC event. I look at it and think about how I should be feeling – how I remember feeling. Then there’s a jolt and I’m reminded how I feel seeing it now – an odd mixture anger and disdain. To explain the difference would be massively…
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First glance at the BBC Proms 2019 Listings
My worst fears are confirmed: I’m not the archetypal Proms audience member. At least, not anymore.
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Pre-BBC Proms 2019
Documenting my response to the ‘world’s greatest classical music festival’ in a bid to understand whether its changed or I have.
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More buzz please
LSO’s performance of Gruppen at the Turbine Hall demonstrates a rare thing in the classical music world we need more of: buzz
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Proms 2009: Prom 51 – Brahms Violin Concerto Joshua Bell BBC Symphony Orchestra
A review of 2009 BBC Proms Number 51 featuring Joshua Bell’s performance of Brahms’ Violin Concerto.
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BBC Proms 2007: Yet Another Thoroughly Good Outtake
You’d think talking to camera in the confines of your own home would be a straightforward affair, wouldn’t you? For the full video about former Proms presenter, conductor and composer Charles Hazlewood, visit the Thoroughly Good YouTube Channel.
