The Guardian (Martin Kettle) – 5 stars
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/19/a-mass-of-life-review-royal-albert-hall-london-delius-bbcso-mark-elder-proms

Arcana (Richard Whitehouse)
https://arcana.fm/2025/08/20/bbc-proms-mass-of-life/

Music OMH (Barry Creasy) – 4.5 stars
https://www.musicomh.com/classical/bbc-proms-reviews/elder-bbcso-bbc-proms-review-a-mass-of-life-delius-royal-albert-hall

The Arts Desk (Rachel Halliburton)
https://theartsdesk.com/classical-music/bbc-proms-mass-life-bbcso-elder-review-subtle-guide-deliuss-nietzschean-masterpiece

Financial Times (Richard Fairman)
https://www.ft.com/content/28243343-7c6d-4d92-ab6d-6cd0d527529f

Modified rapture: Delius’s A Mass of Life at the BBC Proms

Photo ©Chris Christodoulou/BBC