On Music

The vast plight of the Proms

The end of BBC Four is a death sentence for BBC Orchestras and the Proms alike

Finnish on a high note

The biggest symphony orchestras are in need of music directors: but who’s in the running for the top spot?

Last swipe at the Proms

Is it time to give a grudging nod of acknowledgement to the BBC Proms?

Rolling back into town

The world’s greatest band return to Liverpool — do they still have it?

The eye of the storm

Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque, Vivaldi, The Four Seasons

Some very healthy early music canaries

Helen Charlston & Toby Carr; Siglo de Oro (LFBM, St John’s, Smith Sq)

Pomp and circumstance

A Venetian Coronation, The Gabrieli Consort, St John’s Smith Square

Can Putin’s conductor redeem himself?

Gergiev’s road to redemption

Music’s moral conscience

The violinist Gidon Kremer stands brilliantly apart from the rest of the music world

The concert hall of the future

A performance space without walls or limits