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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I'm talking about the ones at the Albert Hall in London run by the BBC that gets mentioned less on here than the one you may be thinking of.

We're avid classical music fans. This (IMHO) is the greatest music festival in the world. I (Luke) have been going since I was a teenager.

If I organised a social open to all comers, who would be interested in coming along?

There are concerts every evening from 15th July to 10th September, plus a few others. We can bat ideas around of which concert to go to. I'm thinking of July. Hannah will be abroad but I'll be around. We would get arena tickets which involve standing. They can be bought on the door and I think are £6, so very inexpensive.

Who would be up for this?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It sounds like a great idea to me, hopefully you’ll get a good uptake!

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"It sounds like a great idea to me, hopefully you’ll get a good uptake! "

Well they're not lining up so far! Let's do a subtle thread bump.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I'd be quite keen..

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"I'd be quite keen.. "

Great! Watch this space.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend


"I'd be quite keen..

Great! Watch this space. "
noted

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Don't everybody rush at once!

Any other interested parties?

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

I love the proms but doubt I will get to any this year but they are normally amazing x looking forward to last night this year xx

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

PROM 49: RATTLE CONDUCTS MAHLER’S ‘RESURRECTION’ SYMPHONY

PROM 59: ELGAR’S THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS (Jamie Barton )

PROM 64: SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF PERFORMS BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS

PROM 69: BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS

A good programme this year but these are my stand out concerts

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"PROM 49: RATTLE CONDUCTS MAHLER’S ‘RESURRECTION’ SYMPHONY

PROM 59: ELGAR’S THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS (Jamie Barton )

PROM 64: SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF PERFORMS BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS

PROM 69: BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS

A good programme this year but these are my stand out concerts "

These are on our list except for the Missa Solemnis. It's very shouty. Hannah, who has sung in choirs, calls it singer torture.

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"PROM 49: RATTLE CONDUCTS MAHLER’S ‘RESURRECTION’ SYMPHONY

PROM 59: ELGAR’S THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS (Jamie Barton )

PROM 64: SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF PERFORMS BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS

PROM 69: BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS

A good programme this year but these are my stand out concerts

These are on our list except for the Missa Solemnis. It's very shouty. Hannah, who has sung in choirs, calls it singer torture. "

Singers hell, but a great score for the rehearsal rep to get their teeth into

Some great recordings …but live performance is thrilling … are the choir going to make it to the end?

You guys hoping to make the Last Night?

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"PROM 49: RATTLE CONDUCTS MAHLER’S ‘RESURRECTION’ SYMPHONY

PROM 59: ELGAR’S THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS (Jamie Barton )

PROM 64: SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF PERFORMS BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS

PROM 69: BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS

A good programme this year but these are my stand out concerts

These are on our list except for the Missa Solemnis. It's very shouty. Hannah, who has sung in choirs, calls it singer torture.

Singers hell, but a great score for the rehearsal rep to get their teeth into

Some great recordings …but live performance is thrilling … are the choir going to make it to the end?

You guys hoping to make the Last Night?

"

Potentially. If we can get to six concerts we'll get our ticket for the last night.

If more people were into this, they could get free tickets to the last night too, hint hint!

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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

Bookmarking

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"Bookmarking "

Another possible taker!

I'm going to keep plugging this.

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I'm giving this another bash. You know... just in case any other people are interested. There must be somebody else.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

Love the proms. But never managed to go.

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"Love the proms. But never managed to go."

(bump)

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By *entlemanFoxMan
over a year ago

North East / London

Hi,

Not this year for me. It is a great idea, best of luck.

have another bump to the top

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"Hi,

Not this year for me. It is a great idea, best of luck.

have another bump to the top"

I think we have as many as three interest parties (one of which has replied off the forum). See how they come flocking!

Any more? I don't want anybody to be drowned out in all this excitement.

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

The big announcement.

There will be a Fab social at Prom 8 at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday 20th July. The programme includes:

Rachmaninov Piano concerto 2 in C minor

Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet suite

Tickets are £6 if last year's price still holds. We usually get tickets on the door but I believe you can get these standing tickets in advance on the day now.

We have two takers so far other than me (Luke, and Hannah is abroad), with a third who had gone quiet. I'll put up something in the Meets section. If anybody else is interested then let me know.

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Sounds like a lovely idea. There's nothing like performing live music in an orchestra or choir, or being there and hearing it done well.

Sadly Wolverhampton is too far from London for this to be a possibility for me. But hope you have a great time

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I can do this ..trains permitting

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"I can do this ..trains permitting "

Is there a strike planned on that day?

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By *james994Man
over a year ago

london

I’ll be at the Tchaikovsky 4 next week, then both the Berlin Phil evenings in Sept. There’s really not a huge amount to get excited about this year… I’d usually see 15/20 concerts, but just managed 3… !

I’m giving the rattle/ Mahler 2 a big miss, I’ve seen him conduct it a coupe of times and really not that impressed with his take on it …

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"I’ll be at the Tchaikovsky 4 next week, then both the Berlin Phil evenings in Sept. There’s really not a huge amount to get excited about this year… I’d usually see 15/20 concerts, but just managed 3… !

I’m giving the rattle/ Mahler 2 a big miss, I’ve seen him conduct it a coupe of times and really not that impressed with his take on it …"

Mahler 2 and Rattle are meant for each other.

Every good recording collection has the 1987 cbso recording.

Also think there’s some great performers and opportunity for great performances this year …

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

Opening night - Verdi Requiem

Highlight tonight - soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Opening night - Verdi Requiem

Highlight tonight - soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

"

Sakari Oramo conducting is also a treat.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"The big announcement.

There will be a Fab social at Prom 8 at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday 20th July. The programme includes:

Rachmaninov Piano concerto 2 in C minor

Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet suite

Tickets are £6 if last year's price still holds. We usually get tickets on the door but I believe you can get these standing tickets in advance on the day now.

We have two takers so far other than me (Luke, and Hannah is abroad), with a third who had gone quiet. I'll put up something in the Meets section. If anybody else is interested then let me know. "

It looks like a weirdly interesting combination for Wednesday.

I'm going on Tuesday to Dido and Aeneas, as long as I stay Covid free.

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By *james994Man
over a year ago

london

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By *james994Man
over a year ago

london

Ha! He’s much to over the to for me … give me Haitink or Abbado anytime, they understand the ‘arc’ of Mahler’s writing so much more ..

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"The big announcement.

There will be a Fab social at Prom 8 at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday 20th July. The programme includes:

Rachmaninov Piano concerto 2 in C minor

Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet suite

Tickets are £6 if last year's price still holds. We usually get tickets on the door but I believe you can get these standing tickets in advance on the day now.

We have two takers so far other than me (Luke, and Hannah is abroad), with a third who had gone quiet. I'll put up something in the Meets section. If anybody else is interested then let me know.

It looks like a weirdly interesting combination for Wednesday.

I'm going on Tuesday to Dido and Aeneas, as long as I stay Covid free."

When I am laid ….

Remember me …

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"Ha! He’s much to over the to for me … give me Haitink or Abbado anytime, they understand the ‘arc’ of Mahler’s writing so much more .."

Sadly neither are available any more.

I've seen Bernard Haitink a few times there and he always gives a blinding performance.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"The big announcement.

There will be a Fab social at Prom 8 at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday 20th July. The programme includes:

Rachmaninov Piano concerto 2 in C minor

Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet suite

Tickets are £6 if last year's price still holds. We usually get tickets on the door but I believe you can get these standing tickets in advance on the day now.

We have two takers so far other than me (Luke, and Hannah is abroad), with a third who had gone quiet. I'll put up something in the Meets section. If anybody else is interested then let me know.

It looks like a weirdly interesting combination for Wednesday.

I'm going on Tuesday to Dido and Aeneas, as long as I stay Covid free.

When I am laid ….

Remember me …

"

That 'am' is doing about 8 years work.

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

Tonight’s delight…. John Wilson conducting Sinfonia of London

Programme of British composer music including the excellent Tintagel by Arnold Bax

I like John Wilson, incredibly versatile musician and knows how to get the best out of the orchestra he is working with, regardless of genre

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Another call for a Wednesday's Prom - see above for the programme.

I should point out to this that have hopes this will be anything more than a social, it won't be, and Hannah is abroad until the end of the month.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Cynthia Enviro: Legendary Voices

What a voice! I wish I had been at this one, but BBC2 gives me her face and all that emotion in her eyes.

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

Tonights delight was Elgar The Dream of Gerontius with the totally fabulous Jamie Barton - stupendously glorious

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip

We had a little Fab social the Mass in B minor by JS Bach on Monday. It takes stamina to get through it in the audience. It must be tough for the performers!

Amazing music though, and very intense. We live Bach. It was a great concert.

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

I went to the Albert Hall to see the Aretha Franklin Prom with Shelea. Phenomenal. Try to catch it on the iPlayer.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"I went to the Albert Hall to see the Aretha Franklin Prom with Shelea. Phenomenal. Try to catch it on the iPlayer. "

I watched it on the telly the other night. It looked like one of the highlights. Plus, Jules Buckley is always a winning Prom.

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By *r_WeimaranerMan
over a year ago

Swaythling, Southampton


"I'm talking about the ones at the Albert Hall in London run by the BBC that gets mentioned less on here than the one you may be thinking of.

We're avid classical music fans. This (IMHO) is the greatest music festival in the world. I (Luke) have been going since I was a teenager.

If I organised a social open to all comers, who would be interested in coming along?

There are concerts every evening from 15th July to 10th September, plus a few others. We can bat ideas around of which concert to go to. I'm thinking of July. Hannah will be abroad but I'll be around. We would get arena tickets which involve standing. They can be bought on the door and I think are £6, so very inexpensive.

Who would be up for this? "

I've just "popped my cherry" at Prom 58: "This New Noise" with Public Service Broadcasting.

An utterly incredible experience!

I'd DEFINITELY BE up for a social in 2023!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All the proms have now been cancelled including the last night of the proms.

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"All the proms have now been cancelled including the last night of the proms. "

There was only tonight and tomorrow left anyway. It's not a big surprise.

I don't really agree with it though. The Queen was a patron of the Albert Hall. Surely she would want people to be using it and enjoying the culture she helped fund. I don't really see cancelling it as a mark of respect, which is how the venue describes it.

If I was a significant public figure I would be sad to think people might stop enjoying their lives because I had died. If people want to make individual choices about things they do, that's fine, but to stop big events she helped fund just doesn't seem all that respectful. I know I wouldn't want that if it were me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All the proms have now been cancelled including the last night of the proms.

There was only tonight and tomorrow left anyway. It's not a big surprise.

I don't really agree with it though. The Queen was a patron of the Albert Hall. Surely she would want people to be using it and enjoying the culture she helped fund. I don't really see cancelling it as a mark of respect, which is how the venue describes it.

If I was a significant public figure I would be sad to think people might stop enjoying their lives because I had died. If people want to make individual choices about things they do, that's fine, but to stop big events she helped fund just doesn't seem all that respectful. I know I wouldn't want that if it were me. "

I get that but the Queen isn't just a significant figure she is our head of state.

Also these plans have been in place for decades so this will already have been planned if she was to pass during the proms.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

To be fair I do think that the proms would have been a brilliant way to honour the queen xx

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By *partharmony OP   Couple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"To be fair I do think that the proms would have been a brilliant way to honour the queen xx "

I entirely agree with you. She was a patron of the arts and of the Albert Hall itself. What better tribute to her life and work could there be than the last night with all its celebration of Britain?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"To be fair I do think that the proms would have been a brilliant way to honour the queen xx "

It was at the palaces request that they didn't take place.

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

Quite right the season ends at this point .

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