BBCSO/ Foster

BBCSO/ Foster,Royal Albert Hall, LondonRating ***

Prom 18

Maurice Ravel and Edgard Varèse seem to inhabit opposite poles of 20th-century music. Ravel's refinement is totally removed from the violence of Varèse's musical vision. But Yan Pascal Tortelier's Prom with the BBC Philharmonic revealed unexpected connections between Varèse's Arcana and Ravel's Boléro.

Prom 20

Tavener premiere Royal Albert Hall, London Rating:***

Prom 19

The Later Prom Royal Albert Hall, London Rating: ***

Prom 9

BBCNOW/ Hickox Royal Albert Hall, London Rating: ***

Prom 10

Blue Peter Prom Royal Albert Hall, London Rating: ***