Richard Bratby

Wilson’s sparkle and snap

Plus: John Eliot Gardiner gets his hands properly dirty in a performance of Berlioz's fabulous orchestral mess, The Damnation of Faust

  • Prom 31: The Damnation of Faust – Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner

    Royal Albert Hall

  • Prom 35: Oklahoma! – John Wilson Orchestra, John Wilson

    Royal Albert Hall

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