Record viewing and listening figures, plus keyboard wizardry from Paul Lewis, Benjamin Grosvenor and Stephen Hough, kicked off another year at the Proms. Elsewhere, Strauss’s Cretan romcom laid bare
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Francesco Corti, directing from the harpsichord, brought virtuosity to an all-Bach programme with English Concert that closed this year’s festival; while in a morning recital, Ruby Hughes and Fretwork illuminated Purcell’s songs