This is from an August edition of the BBC Music Magazine, which is right in the middle of the Proms season. In the original clues a lot of the references said ‘Proms composer…’ or ‘Proms orchestra…’ or similar. Clearly that was only really helpful at the time of publication, so I have changed things to say ‘German composer…’ and so on.
Across
1 American composer has represented women (4)
4 Auditorium initially bedecked in green, oddly, for Swedish mezzo (10)
9 Tolerate finales of real quality in American music academy location (8)
10 One taking risks around end of concerto – that’s foolishness (6)
11 French composer developed bilingual role (4,9)
12 Generous patron, cautious, missing initial place in song (9)
14 Lines about one old French composer (4)
17 Mistake to sound forte, not fortissimo (4)
18 A wee Ring arranged around end of August will do for me! (9)
21 European orchestra aroused media sourness… (6,7)
23 …where they play Schumann opera omitting middle section (6)
24 New wave band’s virtual playing losing one linked to old times (8)
25 Wittgenstein necessarily departed, and in the embrace of that woman (4-6)
26 Slovenian composer showing some well-chosen key (4)
Down
2 Announcing arrangement of Mahler, heading off with bell sound (9)
3 Introduction of hautbois in Globe mostly offering swirling effect (5)
4 Swedish composer runs through fen after climb (8)
5 Chinese pianist dispersed our lethargy (7)
6 Oratorio I judge to be enveloped in revolutionary sound (6)
7 Delius piece good aboard ship and attractive (5,4)
8 Fast performer displaying runs, expert runs (5)
13 Notable concert in Kent? Not initially (9)
15 Bernstein musical paid for by urbanites? (2,3,4)
16 ‘New aria not absorbing millions’ – worker on Fantasia (8)
19 A repeated bass foundered (7)
20 Range covered by each Chabrier piece (6)
21 Soprano and contralto ended without Schubert pieces in part of act (5)
22 New personal audio equipment is getting closer (5)
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