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Proms diary

Tristan Jakob-Hoff stands up through every single Prom - so you don't have to
  • Sir Roger Norrington conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Bryn Terfel at the Last Night of the Proms

    Proms diary: Oh, what a disappointing Last Night

    Apart from a show-stealing Bryn Terfel, the season's climax felt a bit flat for Tristan Jakob-Hoff. Time for some awards ...

  • Proms diary: A chorus of disapproval

    Tristan Jakob-Hoff admires the sense of adventure in a performance of Iannis Xenakis's Pleiades. Shame it wasn't music to everyone's ears

  • Proms diary: No rest for the wicked

    A night in with Jeremy Clarkson kept Tristan Jakob-Hoff away from the Prom of the season. Time for a sterling effort before the Last Night then

  • Proms diary: Rattle does Wagner a disservice

    Sir Simon Rattle seems more concerned with producing the most beautiful sound from his orchestra than driving the music forward

  • Fans queuing for Wimbledon

    Proms diary: Waiting for my queue

    No one can beat a Prommer when it comes to standing in line, as last night's New York Phil concert made abundantly clear, finds Tristan Jakob-Hoff

  • Proms diary: Oh! de Cologne

    Tristan Jakob-Hoff is intrigued and exhausted by an evening in the company of the Rhineland's Gurzenich Orchestra

  • Conductor Ilan Volkov

    Proms diary: Another fine Messiaen

    Despite the Royal Albert Hall being woefully empty, Tuesday's performance was a joy, says Tristan Jakob-Hoff - and the scene of some amusing Prommer discontent

  • Daniel Barenboim conducting the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Proms diary: The story so far

    We're already half way through this year's season, and, from Latry to Barenboim, Janacek to Krazy Karlheinz, it's been a blast

  • Gustavo Dudamel

    Proms diary: Breaking the Dudamel spell

    The fiery young Venezuelan's Prom appearance last week, no less than Daniel Barenboim's, reminds us that it's not always all about the conductor, says Tristan Jakob-Hoff

  • Proms diary: Three cheers for the Beeb

    Radio 3's coverage of the Proms deserves nothing less than a flag-waving standing ovation, thinks Tristan Jakob-Hoff

  • Proms diary: Marathon man

    Tristan Jakob-Hoff experiences an exhilarating Stockhausen double Prom - and worries for the woman who ran out clasping her ears

  • Proms diary: A Renaissance adventure

    In the spirit of trying something new, Tristan Jakob-Hoff thought he'd try some very old Monteverdi

  • Royal Albert Hall, London

    Proms diary: Sounds bad from where I'm sitting

    Tristan Jakob-Hoff is troubled by acoustic concerns, and isn't as wrapped up in Messiaen as he should be

  • Olivier Messiaen

    Proms diary: The thrill of the new

    Tristan Jakob-Hoff gets turned back on to Messiaen, but is worried about the BBC Symphony Orchestra

  • last night of the proms

    Proms diary: With friends like these

    Proms diary: The opening weekend has gone swimmingly, finds Tristan Jakob-Hoff - even if his fellow Prommers take some getting used to

  • Proms diary: Survival of the fittest

    Tristan Jakob-Hoff's season ticket is ready, his Proms guide packed ... But has he got the physical stamina?

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