Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain is an annual visitor to the Proms, and its concert this year, with its principal conductor Vasily Petrenko, was part of an Albert Hall weekend that took youthful music-making as ... more info

Mercury News, California — Sung by participants in San Francisco Opera's summer training program, the Merola Opera production of Mozart's 'La Finta Giardiniera,' written when the composer was 18, was uneven -- that is, until an impressive finale. more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe BBC's main 60th-birthday tribute to Oliver Knussen comes later in the year, when a weekend at the Barbican is devoted to his music. But the Proms is marking the milestone, too, by programming two of his symphonies. Knusse... more info

Guardian Music — I take issue with Nicholas Kenyon's claim (Response, 27 July) that Mozart's symphonies, apart from the very few late, great works, have never been part of the classical canon. I have never heard this view expressed seriously in nearly 40 years' exper... more info

Mercury News, California — With the C-minor Mass as its centerpiece, the program also features the Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482, with Seymour Lipkin, and other works. It repeats through Sunday. more info

Guardian Music — The cheese-loving inventor has written a concerto for the Proms – without any help from his dogWithout being rude... your creations have a reputation for not always working as planned (1). How can you be sure your Concerto (2) will not end in tears... more info

Guardian Music — Martin Kettle says Mozart has been neglected by the Proms, yet he underestimates the influences at work in this dazzling displayMartin Kettle raises some important points about the changing classical music canon (How we are losing touch with Mozart's... more info

Guardian Music — Thanks to Martin Kettle (How we are losing touch with Mozart's true genius, 20 July) for inviting the BBC to rethink the core orchestral programming of the Proms. I too found the omissions in this year's programme surprising. Of Haydn's groundbreakin... more info

Mercury News, California — He was baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. He composed his first pieces before age 5. more info

Mercury News, California — Contact Richard Scheinin at 408-920-5069.Midsummer Mozart FestivalGeorge Cleve, conductor; Audrey Vardanega, piano; Rebecca Davis, sopranoWhen: 8 tonight, Where: First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, BerkeleyTickets: $30-$65; $20 students; ... more info