From Bach to Birtwistle, Fiona Maddocks selects the best of this year's Proms10 festival blockbusters Prom 1 Fri 16 JulyMahler Symphony No 8, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Belohlávek & choirs. Known as the Symphony of a Thousand, Mahler's stonking masterpiece, here using six choirs and eight soloists, launches the season and kicks off an outstanding opening weekend as well as marking Mahler's 150th birthday.Prom 2 Sat 17 JulyThe Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Oper...
Guardian Music — From Bach to Birtwistle, Fiona Maddocks selects the best of this year's Proms10 festival blockbusters Prom 1 Fri 16 JulyMahler Symphony No 8, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Beloh... more info