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A musician ill at ease with the ‘cult of the charismatic maestro’
Bernard Haitink conducted Beethoven and Mahler with his customary restraint and wisdom
The last of the Proms’ birthday tributes to Pierre Boulez was intensive listening
The festival’s ‘Day for Pierre Boulez’ was a triumphant celebration of the composer
A bizarre late-night Prom programme was preceded by one of freshness and light
A stimulating Dvořák programme from music director-designate Andris Nelsons and Anne-Sophie Mutter
With a replacement conductor and a substitute soloist, the evening took some time to catch fire
What makes a performance ‘truly good’ is not technique or style, but duende which is dark, earthy and visceral
After two outstanding performances from the Vienna Philharmonic, this Proms season had a fitting Last Night finale with Olympic flourishes
The German tenor’s recorded legacy is so small that admirers seize on any nugget that preserves his voice
This was a performance that encapsulated Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s journey from ‘period’ pioneer to grand old maestro
The Dutch maestro revisits some of the symphonies with which he made his early reputation and the results are well worth hearing
Celebrated conductor Bernard Haitink talks about the joys of home after a jet-set life, and of his plans for the Proms
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