Expect 86 concerts over eight weeks with every note broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds, and 24 Proms programmes on BBC TV and iPlayer ...

The programme certainly kicked off in iconoclastic vein, with Mark Simpson’s Proms commission sparks offering riot and commotion, singing trombonists and horn players blowing air without mouthpieces.

The first choral number was Kodály’s Budavári Te Deum. It’s a big piece, over 20 minutes long and employing choir, orchestra and four soloists. Kodály makes excellent use of his amassed forces, with ...

From Mahler symphonies and Elizabethan lute songs to Disney and prog rock, this year’s season has something for everyone ...