Nick Shave
Nick Shave writes for The Guardian and is contributing editor of BBC Music Magazine. A regular reviewer and blogger of the Proms, he can usually be found at the Royal Albert Hall with only seconds to spare, breaking into an ungainly powerwalk somewhere between the ticket collection desk and the stalls
Nick Shave is pleasantly surprised by the composer's work at Prom 19
Nick Shave enjoys the drama of the Simón Bolívar Orchestra's Proms performance
Nick Shave allows himself to be swept up in Reich's unique soundworld
Nick Shave reflects at the mid-point of the festival on what makes for an extraordinary performance
Lisa Batiashvili finds powerful emotion in the dark spirit of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto
How will commissions from a trio of contemporary composers measure up? Nick Shave finds out
Nick Shave asks what's happened to the traditional concert experience
The pianist's account of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 leaves Nick Shave cold
Colourful Tchaikovsky from the Pittsburgh Symphony but Grimaud was the star attraction at this Prom
