The ensemble used period instruments to recreate the sound Mahler himself might have heard, in a performance at Royal Albert Hall, according to The Guardian.
The Royal Albert Hall program ranged from a Samuel Barber concerto to a Dolly Parton tribute, with tenor Nicky Spence as the standout, according to The Guardian.
The BBC broadcast a performance of the traditional Proms piece, composed by Sir Henry Wood to mark the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
A report from The Guardian — Culture sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.
A Guardian culture column explored the renewed popularity of vinyl records, cassettes and period instruments, noting their commercial impact on the music industry.
Conductor Simon Rattle led the period instrument ensemble through three lesser-known Schumann compositions at the Royal Albert Hall, including a violin concerto once locked away by the composer's executors.
A Guardian review praised the German orchestra's performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4 under chief conductor Kirill Petrenko at the Royal Albert Hall.
Conductor Jakob Lehmann and the period-instrument orchestra Les Siècles performed Berlioz's concert setting of Faust at the Royal Albert Hall.