| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2012 Salle Pleyel | Memory and (re)discovery: Gergiev and the LSO at the Salle Pleyel |
 The Salle Pleyel’s programmatic dichotomy between “memory” and “creation” continually seeks to promote the more established names in classical music, whilst also shedding light on lesser-known repertoires from all musical epochs.Read full review... | |
| 10-Nov-2012 Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House | Thomas Adès' The Tempest live in HD from the Met |
 It’s pretty luxurious to be able to stumble out of your front door at ten to six, wander five minutes round the corner to your friendly local cinema, be greeted with a glass of sparkling wine, and then watch a high-definition live screening of a top contemporary opera production at the Met.Read full review... | |
| 11-Aug-2012 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 39: Thierry Fischer ends his BBC NOW tenure with the Berlioz Requiem |
 It’s been a busy couple of months for Berlioz’s Requiem in London. First there was Sir Colin Davis’s June performance at St. Paul’s, with the reinforced London Symphony Orchestra’s brass bands arrayed around the dome. Now, on an unofficial Big Choral Weekend at the Proms there was this valedictory effort from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and their outgoing music director, Thierry Fischer.
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| 9-Aug-2012 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 36: A Glamorous Night! |
 The late-night Proms usually offer something very different from the regular programme, be it chamber music, jazz, or choral music. Thursday evening’s Prom was no exception to this, featuring the music of the somewhat forgotten Ivor Novello, sometimes considered the Andrew Lloyd Webber of the early 20th Century. However, unlike Lloyd Webber, Novello was also an actor an known for his stunning good looks as well his killer musicals.
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