Many species are nocturnal, so be prepared for parades of curious possums looking for food after dark and a magnificent night time symphony of wildlife in the woods.

BBC: A wild river valley outside of Sydney

But the night-time symphony of forest insects, the burbling of streams and views down over the Kilombero plains make up for the hassle.

BBC: Hiking in Tanzania

At a concert Saturday night, the Phoenix Symphony added to the program a somber selection from Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations to honor the victims.

WSJ: Sorrow Racks Tucson After Killings

Dudamel kicked off his tenure with the L.A. Phil Saturday night with a free performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 before an audience of nearly 18, 000 at the Hollywood Bowl.

NPR: Dudamel Leads L.A. Philharmonic In Concert

They could not have foreseen it, or have realised it even afterwards, those elegant guests who assembled at Prince Lobkowitz's Vienna palace on a bitter December night in 1804 for the premiere of a new symphony by the wild and woolly Ludwig van Beethoven.

ECONOMIST: Millennium issue: Western classical music

Finnish conductor Sakari Orama will lead the opening night with this first concert as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

BBC: Proms appoints first female director for Last Night

The BBC Symphony Orchestra's Jiri Belohlavek will conduct the Last Night of the Proms on 8 September.

BBC: Last Night at the Proms