Pretty impressive Proms season so far

[cloughie]

The early weeks of the Kenyon years had you just waiting around for the bigger named performers who feature later in August and through the last

two or three weeks.. We get a proper Proms season now.

This years is OK so far.

I seem to remember 2003 was a good one!

[amateur51]

This years is OK so far.

I seem to remember 2003 was a good one!

Such a hot Summer tho, 2003 - RAH must've been like a giant sauna ... without any of the benefits

[Caliban]

Such a hot Summer tho, 2003 - RAH must've been like a giant sauna ... without any of the benefits

How can you remember?! Either the season or the weather?

Just looked back at the season - don't even quite remember which concerts we went to.... with one exception, this unforgettable gem:

Wednesday 10 September 2003 10.00pm

J. S. Bach - Cantata No. 170, 'Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust', BWV 170
Rameau - L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
Handel - Ariodante, HWV 35

Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski conductor
Anne Sofie Otter mezzo-soprano

[Flosshilde]

(Admittedly if you don't like choral music, you're screwed!! )

When I heard Petroc run through some of the forthcoming concerts I did think that it's very much a choral season - or should that be festival? Perhaps the Choir thread should lift it's head out of the hymn book & discuss some of the choirs performing in the Proms

[Flosshilde]

a giant sauna ... without any of the benefits

Ooh, I've known moments in the Arena ...

[EdgeleyRob]

Too much Beethoven,not enough Bax (being picky).

[cloughie]

Too much Beethoven,not enough Bax (being picky).

Wonder if Barenboim's ever done any Bax.

[Petrushka]

Such a hot Summer tho, 2003 - RAH must've been like a giant sauna ... without any of the benefits

Hottest night ever in the RAH was August 14 1997 (at least it was for me). Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra in Rimsky's Scheherazade in the giant sauna.

Fine season so far. Next up for me in the hall is the Apostles on Friday.

[DracoM]

Chamber Music proms are more impressive for me than RAH stuff. So far.

[pastoralguy]

Wonder if Barenboim's ever done any Bax.

He probably knows of Bax's existence since he used to play a lot of unusual repertoire with Jackie du Pre in private.