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01/09/2010
Spontaneity and passion made the Minnesota Orchestra's two Proms under Osmo Vänskä a refreshing listen 
01/09/2010

Meet the dazzling American violinist Hilary Hahn

Pianist Kit Downes

Kit Downes

Pianist Kit Downes, who has been selected in the jazz category for this year’s Mercury Prize, discusses his nominated album Golden
27/08/2010
Does knowing about a musician's hobbies help or hinder appreciation of their performances, asks Nick Shave
26/08/2010

String quartet to serenade snoozers 

24/08/2010
The UK premiere of Arvo Pärt's powerful Fourth Symphony was spoiled by the Royal Albert Hall's muffled acoustics, writes Nick Shave
24/08/2010

Opening night to be broadcast live in cinemas across Europe 

Wolf-Ferrari's Susanna's Secret from the RLPO and Vasily Petrenko

Wolf-Ferrari's comic masterpiece from Vasily Petrenko

Listen to a clip from his live recording of Susanna's Secret here 
23/08/2010

Only one in four people knows who Elgar is, reveals survey

John Wilson

After the huge success of the MGM Musicals Prom in 2009, the British conductor tells us about celebrating Rodgers and Hammerstein 
19/08/2010
An underwhelming performance of Scriabin's First Symphony leaves Nick Shave pondering some unanswerable questions
Piano tuner Stefan Knüpfer

Stefan Knüpfer

Unsung hero and star of the film Pianomania, piano tuner Stefan Knüpfer tells us about his search for the perfect keyboard sound
18/08/2010
Nick Shave relishes the English Baroque Soloists' performance of all the Brandenburg Concertos 
16/08/2010

Listen now to episode three

12/08/2010
The UK premiere of Langgaard's Music of the Spheres 92 years after it was composed was a weird and wonderful triumph
Thomas Larcher's Madhares

Unusual sonorities from Thomas Larcher

Listen to a clip from his Böse Zellen for piano and orchestra
11/08/2010
Recording a cover disc for BBC Music Magazine
09/08/2010
Nick Shave explains why the Proms on television beats the live performance
05/08/2010

Instrument surfaces in Germany

05/08/2010
Jeremy Pound enjoys a very large helping of Mahler at the Royal Albert Hall
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