Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms – review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonThis was Jiří Bělohlávek's last Last Night of the Proms, and his final date as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor – a post he has held with distinction for six years. His rapport with his players was clear not only in their easy responsiveness to his beat over what was an endurance test of a programme, but also in the depth of tone they brought to Dvořák's Carnival overture, and their engaged accompaniments to violinist Nicola Benedetti's performanc...

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