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Headphones adjusted, the conductor raises his arms. Strings twist and turn, the sound swells; electronic vocals ride the crest of the wave. The beat drops. Then, as lights flash across the Royal Albert Hall<\/strong><\/a>, glockenspiels duet over a keyboard motif. The short phrase is repeated, with metronome precision, for several minutes \u2013 but it\u2019s not Reich or Glass, it\u2019s Fatboy Slim and Eric Prydz. When the BBC Proms<\/a> <\/strong>hosted an Ibiza-themed programme in 2015, it wasn\u2019t the gimmick that it first appeared: not only does an instrumental performance of dance music \u2013 a largely electronic genre \u2013 require impressive technical skill, the Prom recognised the continuing cultural mystique associated with the Balearic island. Over the past two decades, Ibiza has become renowned for its nightclubs that attract the world\u2019s best DJs; yet music spills out beyond the turntables, with recitals in medieval churches, along cobbled streets and within glassy galleries.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p> The sun smiles down on Dalt Vila, the oldest part of Ibiza Town. The Unesco heritage site buzzes in the high season; tourists sip sangria in the shade overlooking the yacht-filled port. I follow a swallowtail butterfly up the hill, watching it gather nectar on a cascading window box. Brahms<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Piano Quintet filters through from a cloister\u2019s inner courtyard.\u00a0<\/p> This is the location of Ibiza Conciertos<\/strong><\/a>, an annual chamber music festival hosted by German violinist Linus Roth<\/a><\/strong>. Inside, the musicians rehearse for the evening\u2019s concert \u2013 all performances take place at 9pm, when the night is still young on the White Isle. \u2018I love Ibiza with all my heart,\u2019 says Roth, whose series is in its sixth year. \u2018It\u2019s much more than just the clubbing.\u2019<\/p>