A Guardian review of a BBC Proms concert at the Royal Albert Hall praises clarinettist Anthony McGill's performance in the European premiere of Gabriel Kahane's clarinet concerto, written specifically for him and conducted by Ryan Bancroft with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The concert paired the new concerto with two 20th-century ballet scores, Stravinsky's Petrushka and Copland's Billy the Kid, both of which draw on folk and vernacular music, though the overall evening was judged lively but uneven in execution.

McGill was singled out as a "confident and stylish soloist," delivering a likable, jazz-and-klezmer-flavoured work featuring unconventional percussion, pianos and celesta, and even returned for an encore accompanied by Kahane himself on piano and vocals. By contrast, the Copland and Stravinsky pieces had shaky opening moments and occasional lapses in ensemble precision, though both found passages of energy and character, including a memorable contrabassoon solo in Petrushka and Bancroft playing tin whistle during Billy the Kid.