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E1 · Last Night of the Fifty-Third Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

Sep 13, 1947

(Prom 49) Viewers are taken to the Royal Albert Hall for the first television visit to the 'Proms'. On this last night, the BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by each of the conductors taking part …

E1 · The Last Night of the Proms

Jan 17, 1948

(Prom 49) Viewers are taken to the Royal Albert Hall for the second part of the last Promenade Concert of the winter season. Margherita Grandi (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Sir Adrian…

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E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 25, 1953

(Prom 1) Television cameras at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

E2 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 19, 1953

(Prom 49) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the second half of the closing concert in the 1953 summer series of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Constance Shacklock (contralt…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 24, 1954

(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for part of the opening concert in the Diamond Jubilee season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul…

E2 · Diamond Jubilee Season: Anniversary Prom

Aug 10, 1954

(Prom 15) Television cameras are in the Royal Albert Hall for part of this Anniversary Concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, which were inaugurated on August 10, 1895. BBC Symphony Orchestra …

E3 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 18, 1954

(Prom 49) The close of the Diamond Jubilee Season BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Paul Beard Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent Constance Shacklock (contralto) March: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1, in D…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 23, 1955

(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for part of the first of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts MOISEIWITSCH (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Cond…

E2 · Saturday-Night Out

Sep 17, 1955

(Prom 49) Robert Beatty 'The Man with the Mike' invites you to join him at the Royal Albert Hall, London for the Last Night of the Proms. BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conductor, Sir …

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 21, 1956

(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON for part of the opening concert BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Leader, Paul Beard) Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent Denis Matthews (piano) …

E2 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 15, 1956

(Prom 49) Constance Shacklock (contralto) BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent Introduced by Alvar Lidell.

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 20, 1957

(Prom 1) The second part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London. BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent …

E2 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 14, 1957

(Prom 49) Constance Shacklock (mezzo-soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conductor; Sir Malcolm Sargent Introduced by Alvar Lidell.

E1 · First Night of The Proms

Jul 26, 1958

(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conducted…

E2 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 20, 1958

(Prom 49) Monica Sinclair (contralto) BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent Introduced by Alvar Lidell.

E1 · First Night of The Proms

Jul 25, 1959

(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Introduced by Alvar Lidell BBC Symphony Orchestra (…

E2 · Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

Aug 22, 1959

(Prom 25) From the Royal Albert Hall, London National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Conducted by Walter Susskind Kathleen Jones (piano) Mozart...Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K.466)

E3 · Last Night of The Proms

Sep 19, 1959

(Prom 49) From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Constance Shacklock (mezzo-soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent March: Pomp and Circumstance No.1, i…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 23, 1960

(Prom 1) Henry Wood Promenade Concerts First Night Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts BBC Sympho…

E2 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 17, 1960

(Prom 49) March: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1, in D...Elgar Suite: Beni Mora...Holst Sea Songs...arr. Henry Wood Rule, Britannia...Arne Jerusalem...Parry Constance Shacklock (contralto) BBC Symph…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 22, 1961

(Prom 1) First Night of the Proms Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader, Paul…

E2 · Gilbert and Sullivan

Aug 12, 1961

(Prom 19) From the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, excerpts from 'The Gondoliers'.

E3 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 16, 1961

(Prom 49)

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 21, 1962

(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Paul Beard Conducted…

E2 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 15, 1962

(Prom 49) Monica Sinclair contralto BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Paul Beard Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent The National Anthem Introduced by Tom Fleming. From the Royal Albert Hall, London …

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 20, 1963

(Prom 1) BBC Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Con…

E2 · Henry Wood Promenade Concert

Jul 25, 1963

(Prom 3) Leopold Stokowski conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Recording of part of Tuesday's concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

E3 · The Last Night of the Proms

Jul 14, 1963

(Prom 49) Monica Sinclair (contralto) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent The National Anthem Introduced by Robert Hudson from the Royal Albert Hall, Lond…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 25, 1964

(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for part of the opening concert of the 70th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Co…

E2 · War Requiem

Aug 4, 1964

(Prom 9) by Benjamin Britten. Text from the Latin Mass for the Dead and poems by Wilfred Owen. Direct from the Promenade Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Heather Harper soprano; Peter Pear…

E3 · Henry Wood Promenade Concert

Aug 11, 1964

(Prom 13) Part of the concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London on Saturday, August 8. Norma Fisher (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra Leader, Hugh Bean Conducted by Norman Del Mar Introduced…

E4 · Sunday Prom: Gilbert and Sullivan

Aug 16, 1964

(Prom 19) The first of a series of five outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1964 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Valerie Masterson (soprano), Ann Hood (sopr…

E5 · Sunday Prom: Beethoven and Stravinsky

Aug 23, 1964

(Prom 15) The second of a series of five outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1964 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Stephen Bishop (piano) London Symphony Orc…

E6 · Henry Wood Promenade Concert

Aug 25, 1964

(Prom 22) Part of the concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on Wednesday, August 19. The twentieth anniversary of Sir Henry Wood's death Raimund Herincx (baritone) BBC Chorus BBC Chor…

E7 · Sunday Prom: Bach and Chopin

Aug 30, 1964

(Prom 30) The third of a series of five outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1964 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) playing two conce…

E8 · Sunday Prom

Sep 6, 1964

(Prom 35) The fourth of a series of five outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1964 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Jacqueline du Pre (cello) BBC Symphony Orc…

E9 · Sunday Prom: Music by Haydn

Sep 13, 1964

(Prom 36) Last of a series of five outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1964 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Amadeus String Quartet London Symphony Orchestra…

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 19, 1964

(Prom 49) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the second half of the final concert in the 70th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh M…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 17, 1965

Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the first half of the opening concert of the 71st Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire C…

E2 · Sunday Prom

Jul 25, 1965

The first of a series of six outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1965 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Norma Fisher (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, H…

E3 · Sunday Prom

Aug 1, 1965

The second of a series of six outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1965 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Orchestra of the Royal Opera …

E4 · Henry Wood Promenade Concert

Aug 3, 1965

Part of the concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on Thursday, July 29. Tessa Robins (violin), Patrick Ireland (viola) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Mal…

E5 · Sunday Prom

Aug 8, 1965

The third of a series of six outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1965 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Halle Orchestra Leader, Martin Milner Conductor, Sir …

E6 · Henry Wood Promenade Concert

Aug 10, 1965

Part of the concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London on Saturday, August 7. Henryk Szeryng (violin) London Symphony Orchestra Leader, John Georgiadis Conducted by Istvan Kertesz Introduc…

E7 · Sunday Prom

Aug 15, 1965

The fourth of a series of six outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1965 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Michael Roll (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, …

E8 · Henry Wood Promenade Concert: Gilbert and Sullivan

Aug 17, 1965

Part of the concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on Saturday, August 14. Selections from The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Gondoliers. with Elaine Blighton (soprano), Yvonn…

E9 · Sunday Prom

Aug 21, 1965

The fifth of a series of six outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1965 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. William Fellowes (piano), Gary Karr (double-bass) BBC …

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E10 · Sunday Prom

Aug 29, 1965

The last of a series of six outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1965 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Barry Tuckwell (horn), Simon Streatfeild (viola) London…

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E11 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 1965

Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall for the second half of the final concert in the 71st Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra leader, Hugh Maguire conducted b…

E12

E12 · Music on Two: Facade

Aug 19, 1965

An account of the birth and continuing life of the famous 'entertainment' with poems by Edith Sitwell and music by William Walton. [Starring] Hermione Gingold, Russell Oberlin Including part of the …

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 23, 1966

Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall for the first half of the opening concert in the 72nd Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Moura Lympany (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, H…

E2 · Sunday Prom: Music of Johann Strauss

Jul 31, 1966

The first in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Halle Orchestra Leader, Martin Milner Conducted by Sir John Barbi…

E3 · Sunday Prom

Aug 7, 1966

The second in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sar…

E4 · Sunday Prom

Aug 14, 1966

The third in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Clifford Curzon (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Cond…

E5 · Bliss Birthday Prom

Aug 15, 1966

Part of the Promenade Concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday of The Master of The Queen's Musick, Sir Arthur Bliss. John Ogdon is soloist in Bliss's Piano C…

E6 · Sunday Prom

Aug 21, 1966

The fourth in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Moscow Radio Orchestra Leader, Mikhail Cherniachovsky Conducted by Genna…

E7 · Workshop presents: Pierre Boulez: Portrait - Analysis - Performance

Aug 22, 1966

The monthly feature about the making of music. In this programme the distinguished French composer talks about his life and music and conducts a performance of his Improvisation No. 2 on Mallarme. W…

E8 · Sunday Prom

Aug 28, 1966

The fifth in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Elaine Blighton (soprano), Patricia Kern (contralto), Richard Lewis (tenor)…

E9 · Sunday Prom

Sep 11, 1966

Last in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Pierre Boulez conducts Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring BBC Symphony Orchestra …

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 17, 1966

Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the second half of the final concert in the 72nd Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Co…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 22, 1967

Television cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this evening to record the first half of the opening concert in the 73rd Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Fou Ts'ong (piano) BBC Symp…

E2 · Sunday Prom

Jul 30, 1967

The first in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Andre Tchaikowsky (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Tr…

E3 · Sunday Prom

Aug 6, 1967

The second in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Victoria Postnikova (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra L…

E4 · Belshazzar's Feast

Aug 11, 1967

BBC-2 presents a performance of William Walton's dramatic oratorio. Conducted by John Pritchard with Raimund Herincx (baritone) BBC Chorus, BBC Choral Society, Alexandra Choir, Goldsmiths' Choral U…

E5 · Sunday Prom

Aug 13, 1967

The third in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Sir John Barbirolli conducts the Halle Orchestra Leader, Mar…

E6 · Sunday Prom

Aug 20, 1967

The fourth in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra …

E7 · Elgar: Symphony No. 1, in A flat major

Aug 25, 1967

Direct from the Royal Albert Hall, London the second part of tonight's Henry Wood Promenade Concert in which Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams Introduced by Ric…

E8 · Sunday Prom

Sep 10, 1967

The last in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Introduced by John Warrack. Bernard Haitink conducts the Conce…

E9 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 16, 1967

Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the second half of the final concert in the 73rd Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams …

E1 · Sir Malcolm Sargent Memorial Promenade Concert

Jul 19, 1968

Part of the First Night of the 74th Season of Proms, recorded in the Royal Albert Hall earlier this evening. BBC Symphony Orchestra Led by Hugh Maguire Conductor, Colin Davis Vaughan Williams's Se…

E2 · An Evening at the Proms

Aug 8, 1968

First of four visits to the 74th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Bean Conductor, Colin Davis Peter Katin (piano) Introduced b…

E3 · An Evening at the Proms

Aug 13, 1968

The second of four visits to the 74th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. BBC Symphony Orchestra Led by Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult in a performance of…

E4 · An Evening at the Proms

Aug 20, 1968

The third of four visits to the 74th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. New Philharmonia Orchestra Guest Leader, Jack Rothstein Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult, Frederi…

E5 · An Evening at the Proms

Aug 27, 1968

Last of four visits to the 74th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. State Orchestra of the U.S.S.R. Leader, Isaac Zhuk Conductor, Evgeny Svetlanov in a performance of…

E6 · Triple Concerto

Sep 8, 1968

Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose, Eugene Istomin perform Beethoven's Concerto in C major for piano, violin, cello and orchestra.The work is preceded by Overture: Armida by Haydn with the BBC Symphony Orches…

E7 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 14, 1968

BBC television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for a live transmission of part of the final concert in the 74th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Led by H…

E1 · The Proms 1969

In this year of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Proms, Sir Henry Wood, BBC cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall to bring you part of the first Saturday Night Concert Schubert…

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 3, 1969

A series of visits to the seventy-fifth season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London Tonight: The London Sinfonietta Conductor, David Atherton Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, in …

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 13, 1969

The second in a series of five programmes from the 1969 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Bean Conductor, Colin Davis John Lill (piano) Liszt - Piano Con…

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 17, 1969

A series of visits to the 75th season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London * Sir Adrian Boult conducts Schubert: Symphony No. 9, in C major 'The Great' with the BBC Symphony Orch…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 24, 1969

A series of visits to the 75th season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London Emil Gilels plays Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, El…

E6 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 31, 1969

A series of visits to the 75th season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Bela Dekany in a performance of Berlioz: Symphony…

E7 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 1969

BBC outside broadcast cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall to bring you the second part of the closing concert in the 75th season Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leader Eli Goren Elg…

E8 · Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Sep 14, 1969

In part of the first Promenade Concert to be given by this world-famous orchestra from Prague Vaclav Neumann conducts Smetana Overture: The Bartered Bride Smetana Symphonic Poem Blanik (Ma vlast) …

The first Proms to be broadcast in colour

E1 · Omnibus at The Proms: Schubert and Britten

Aug 9, 1970

The first in a series of five programmes from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall. The first English appearance of the Russian violinist Mark Lubotsky Britten…

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 16, 1970

The second in a series of five programmes from the 1970 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Pierre Boulez conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Bela Dekany. Geza A…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 23, 1970

The third in a series of five programmes from the 1970 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, leader Alan Loveday, conductor Neville Mar…

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms: Gilbert and Sullivan

Aug 30, 1970

The fourth in a series of five programmes from the 1970 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Stanford Robinson conducts the BBC Choral Society, BBC Concert Orchestra in e…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms: In Memoriam Sir John Barbirolli

Sep 6, 1970

The last in a series of five programmes from the 1970 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall Halle Orchestra, leader Martin Milner, conducted by Charles Groves Jean Fonda (…

E6 · The Last Night of The Proms

Sep 12, 1970

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the second half of the closing concert in the 76th season. Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Bela…

E7 · Music on 2: From The Proms: Glinka and Rachmaninov

Sep 13, 1970

The first of two programmes recorded from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Peter Katin (piano) with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, leader Rodney Friend,…

E8 · Music on 2: From The Proms: Berlioz

Sep 20, 1970

The last of two programmes recorded from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Berlioz - Fantastic Symphony played by the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, conducted by Bernard Haiti…

E1 · Omnibus at the Proms: Grieg and Elgar

Aug 1, 1971

The first in a series of six programmes from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall. Radu Lupu, the Romanian pianist who won the 1969 Leeds Piano Competition, is …

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 8, 1971

Ida Haendel is the soloist in Brahms Violin Concerto with the New Philharmonia Orchestra leader Emanuel Hurwitz conducted by Erich Leinsdorf The second in a series of six programmes from the 1971 sea…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 15, 1971

Pierre Boulez conducts Debussy and Stravinsky with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany Debussy: Iberia (Images for Orchestra No 2) Stravinsky: Suite: Petrushka The third in a series of s…

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 22, 1971

The fourth in a series from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall. Charles Mackerras conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven Overture: Fidelio Dvorak …

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 29, 1971

The fifth in a series of six programmes from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Alfred Brendel plays Mozart Piano Concerto No 17 in G major (K 453) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra co…

E6 · BBC Welsh Orchestra at the Proms

Aug 29, 1971

Haydn and Stravinsky

E7 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 5, 1971

This is the sixth in a series of programmes from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Pierre Boulez conducts the National Youth Orchestra in: Berg: Seven Early Songs - Heather Harper (so…

E8 · Music on 2: From the Proms: The Leningrad Philharmonic

Sep 12, 1971

One of the great orchestras of the world made its first appearance at a Prom last week. BBC2 cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall to record Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4, in F minor conducted by Gennad…

E9 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 18, 1971

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the second half of the closing concert of the 77th season. Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Eli…

E1 · Omnibus at the Proms: Gabrieli and Liszt

Jul 30, 1972

The first of five visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Gabrieli Canzon septimi toni Canzon noni toni Sonata pian' e f…

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms: Brahms

Aug 6, 1972

The second of five visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Misha Dichter plays Brahms Piano Concerto No 1, in D minor with the London Symphony Orchestra…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms: Shostakovich

Aug 13, 1972

The third of five visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Bernard Haitink conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 10 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra le…

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms: Viennese Night

Aug 20, 1972

The fourth of five visits to the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall John Pritchard conducts Waltzes and Polkas by the Strauss family and excerpts from Lehar's The…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms: Gilbert and Sullivan

Aug 27, 1972

This week's visit to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Stanford Robinson conducts highlights from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas Iolanthe, The Pirates of Pen…

E6 · Music on 2: From the Proms

Sep 3, 1972

BBC2 cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall recently to record the first of two Promenade Concerts with outstanding artists. Pierre Boulez conducts a performance of Stravinsky's complete ballet "The F…

E7 · Music on 2: From the Proms

Sep 10, 1972

BBC2 cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall recently to record the second of two Promenade Concerts with outstanding artists. Hiroyuki Iwaki conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra of Japan in a performan…

E8 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 17, 1972

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the second half of the closing concert of the 78th season. Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Eli…

E1 · Omnibus at the Proms

Jul 29, 1973

The first of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1973 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Iona Brown plays Walton Violin Concerto in B minor with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra leader Erich Grue…

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 5, 1973

The second of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1973 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Michael Roll plays Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Bela Dekany…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms: Rachmaninov Centenary Concert

Aug 12, 1973

The third of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1973 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Andre Previn conducts Rachmaninov's Choral setting of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Bells' with Sheila Armstrong …

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms: Viennese Music

Aug 19, 1973

Fourth of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall Janos Furst conducts the London Mozart Players in music by Johann Strauss and Mozart Piano Concerto in G major (K 453) with Imogen Cooper as soloist "I…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms: Elgar

Aug 26, 1973

The fifth of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1973 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar Symphony No 2 in E flat 'I'm delighted t…

E6 · Omnibus at the Proms: Shostakovich

Sep 2, 1973

A further visit to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1973 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Sir Charles Groves conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in Shostakovich Symphony No 15 …

E7 · Concertgebouw at the Proms

Sep 9, 1973

Holland's leading orchestra under its conductor Bernard Haitink can be seen in the first of two visits to the London Proms. The concert, recorded yesterday at the Royal Albert Hall, includes Mendelss…

E8 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 15, 1973

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, the second half of the closing concert of the 79th season of Henry Wood Proms. Norman Del Mar conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany, and the …

E1 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 4, 1974

The first of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. RICHARD BAKER introduces: Debussy Images Schoenberg Accompaniment to a film scene played by the …

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 11, 1974

The second of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Carl Orff Carmina Burana Secular songs for solo singers and chorus with instruments and magica…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 18, 1974

The third of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the Anniversary of the First Promenade Concert Craig Sheppard plays Chopin Piano Concerto No 2, in F minor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader…

E4 · From the Proms

Aug 23, 1974

BBC2 links up with R3 in stereo to relay live from the Royal Albert Hall the first half of tonight's Promenade Concert given by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by Christopher S…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 25, 1974

The fourth of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts The Music of Johann Strauss II A selection from the overtures, marches, polkas and waltzes, pla…

E6 · The BBC Symphony Welsh Orchestra at the Proms

Aug 25, 1974

Conducted by Boris Brott

E7 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 1, 1974

The fifth of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Stephen Bishop plays Bartok Piano Concerto No 3 BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany, con…

E8 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 8, 1974

For the final Omnibus visit to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Rudolf Kempe conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, leader Erich Gruenberg, in a performan…

E9 · Last Night of The Proms

Sep 14, 1974

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, the second half of the closing concert of the 80th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Sir Charles Groves conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader ELI GO…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 25, 1975

Mahler: Symphony No 8 in E flat The 1975 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts opens tonight with Mahler's' Symphony of a Thousand.' BBC2 joins with Radio 3 in stereo to relay this massive, triumpha…

E2 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 3, 1975

The first of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1975 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Strauss Night A selection from the music of the Strauss family, Johann the Father, Johann the S…

E3 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 10, 1975

The second of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1975 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Yitkin Seow plays Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major Britten Sinfonia da Requiem pl…

E4 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 17, 1975

The third of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1975 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 in E minor played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra leader RODNEY FR…

E5 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 24, 1975

The fourth of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1975 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major with Kyung-Wha Chung played by the International Youth Or…

E6 · Live from the Proms

Aug 29, 1975

Dvorak: Symphony No 9, in E minor (From the New World) The second half of this evening's promenade concert. BBC Symphony Orchestra leader ELI GOREN conductor Rudolf Kempe Introduced by JOHN amis Di…

E7 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 31, 1975

The fifth of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1975 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Mozart Symphony No 36, in 0 major K 425 (Linz) Bartok Piano Concerto No 1 with Michel Beroff Pl…

E8 · The Sunday Prom

Sep 5, 1975

The last of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1975 season of Henry Wood Promenade (I Concerts Mozart Piano Concerto No 19, in F major (K 459) played by Alfred Brendel Beethoven Grosse Fuge …

E9 · Enigma from the Prom

Sep 8, 1975

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 20, 1975

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, the second half of the closing concert of the 81st Season of Henry Wood Proms. Norman Del Mar conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader BELA DEKANY Elgar Ma…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 16, 1976

Beethoven Mass in D major (Missa Solemnis) One of the crowning achievements of Beethoven's last years, relayed live with Radio 3 in stereo from the opening concert of the 1976 Henry Wood Promenade C…

E2 · Live from the Proms

Jul 23, 1976

BBC2 joins Radio 3 in stereo for a live relay of the first half of this evening's Prom from the Royal Albert Hall. Mozart Symphony No 39, in E flat (K 543) Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 Ida Haen…

E3 · Live from the Proms

Jul 30, 1976

BBC2 joins Radio 3 in stereo for a live relay of the first half of this evening's Prom from the Royal Albert Hall. Haydn Symphony No 95 in c minor Liszt Piano Concerto No 2 in A major Roger Woodward…

E4 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 8, 1976

The first of this season's Sunday-night programmes from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts is a recording of part of the Viennese Night with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra associate leader ASHLEY ARB…

E5 · Live from the Proms

Aug 15, 1976

Britten: War Requiem BBC2 joins Radio 3 in stereo for tonight's Promenade Concert from the Royal Albert Hall. The War Requiem is one of the major choral works of this century: a passionate denunciat…

E6 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 15, 1976

The second of this season's Sunday-night programmes from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts is a recording of part of a concert of modern works from the Round House in London. The Fires of London direc…

E7 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 22, 1976

The third of this season's Sunday-night programmes from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall. Tonight the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by David At…

E8 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 29, 1976

The fourth of this season's visits to the Henry Wood Proms is a recording of part of the American Programme with Gerald Robbins as soloist in Gershwin's Variations on 'I Got Rhythm' for piano and orch…

E9 · The Sunday Prom

Sep 5, 1976

In the last of this season's Sunday night programmes from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Riccardo Muti makes his debut on television and at the Proms. He is the principal conductor of the New Phil…

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 1976

BBC1 joins Radio 3 in stereo for the second half of tonight's closing concert of the 82nd Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, live from the Royal Albert Hall. Sir Charles Groves conducts the BBC…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 22, 1977

Music by British composers launches this Silver Jubilee 83rd Henry Wood Promenade Concerts season, in the presence of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent. National Anthem (arr Britten) Tippett Concerto…

E2 · Live from the Proms

Jul 29, 1977

BBC2 joins Radio 3 in stereo for a live relay of the first half of this evening's Henry Wood Promenade Concert from tne Koyai Albert Hall , London Mozart Symphony No 31, in D major (Paris) (K 297) C…

E3 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 7, 1977

Humphrey Burton introduces part of one of the concerts of British music that opened this year's Jubilee season at the Henry Wood Proms. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra leader ALAN TRAVERSE con…

E4 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 14, 1977

Joan Bakewell introduces part of one of the concerts of British music that opened this year's Jubilee season at the Henry Wood Proms. Henry Purcell's Hail, bright Cecilia: a song for St Cecilia's Day…

E5 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 21, 1977

Angela Rippon introduces the St Thomas Wake: Foxtrot for orchestra by Peter Maxwell Davies and talks to him about this entertaining and unusual piece, in which a jazz band rubs shoulders with a symph…

E6 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 28, 1977

Michael Rodd introduces part of a concert from this Jubilee Season of Henry Wood Proms in which The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain musical director IVEY DICKSON conducted by Christopher Se…

E7 · The Sunday Prom

Sep 4, 1977

Brian Redhead introduces the Te Deum by Berlioz This massive, triumphant work for solo tenor, three choirs, organ and orchestra, is conducted by Colin Davis , a lifelong champion of the music of Berl…

E8 · The Sunday Prom

Sep 11, 1977

Esther Rantzen introduces the last of this year's series of Sunday Proms, the ever popular Viennese Night Halle Orchestra leader MICHAEL DAVIS conducted by James Loughran Sheila Armstrong (soprano) …

E9 · Live from the Proms

Sep 16, 1977

Beethoven: Symphony No 9,inD minor (Choral) Beethoven's mightiest symphony on the last-but-one night of the Henry Wood Proms season - a tradition that remains unchanged since Sir Henry's day. BBC2 jo…

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 17, 1977

BBC 1 joins Radio 3 in stereo and quadraphony for the second half of tonight's closing concert of the 83rd season of Henry Wood Promenade concerts live from the Royal Albert Hall. James Loughran condu…

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E11 · The Lively Arts - In Performance

Nov 19, 1977

Robin Ray introduces Boulez at the Royal Albert Hall For his final concert as Chief Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, recorded at this year's Proms, Pierre Boulez conducts two great 20t…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 21, 1978

Verdi: Requiem The 84th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts opens with Verdi's vivid setting of the Reauiem. Written at the height of his powers, it expresses the ancient Latin text through glori…

E2 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 6, 1978

In the first of six programmes recorded at this year's Henry Wood Promenade Concerts the BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by James Loughran and the soloist is Garrick Ohlsson in Piano Concerto No …

E3 · Live from the Proms

Aug 12, 1978

50th Anniversary of Janacek's Death Leos Janacek, the foremost Czech composer of this century, died 50 years ago today. Tonight's Prom presents two of his major works together with music by his fello…

E4 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 13, 1978

In the second of six programmes recorded at this year's Henry Wood Promenade Concerts and in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales The Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra is conducted by Lawrence …

E5 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 20, 1978

The third in a series of six programmes recorded at this year's Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Richard Strauss Symphonia Domestica This ' Domestic Symphony ' caused a storm of protest when first pe…

E6 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 27, 1978

Esther Rantzen is the hostess for the ever-popular Viennese Night with the BBC Symphony Orchestra led by MAURICE BRETT conducted by Walter Susskind Among the Strauss favourites in this concert are Th…

E7 · Live from the Proms

Aug 28, 1978

BBC2 joins Radio 3 in stereo for a live relay of the first half of this evening's Henry Wood Promenade Concert from the Royal Albert Hall , London. Mozart Symphony No 41 in C major (Jupiter) (K 551) …

E8 · The Sunday Prom

Sep 3, 1978

In tonight's programme, one of Schubert's most charming and graceful orchestral works, written when he was only 19: the Symphony No 5 in B flat major. given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra led by MAURIC…

E9 · Live from the Proms

Sep 9, 1978

A stereo relay with Radio 3 from the Royal Albert Hall, London. BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Bela Dekany conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Mozart Symphony No 32 in C (Overture in the Italian Style…

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E10 · The Sunday Prom

Sep 10, 1978

In the last of six programmes recorded at the 1978 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, RICHARD BAKER introduces one of the worm's great orchestras, under their chief conductor, playing at the Proms for the…

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E11 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 16, 1978

Introduced by Richard Baker BBC1 joins Radio 3 in stereo for the second half of tonight's closing concert of the 84th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts live from the Royal Albert Hall. Sir Char…

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E12 · Solti at the Proms

Oct 27, 1979

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays Beethoven's Symphony No 1, the second of three In Performance programmes featuring Sir Georg Solti. Under his direction the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has become o…

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E13 · Bruckner's Seventh Symphony

Mar 15, 1980

Tonight in The Lively Arts, an outstanding performance of this radiant and majestic work, recorded during the highly-acclaimed visit to the 1978 Proms by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under its chief…

E1 · First Night of the Proms: Mahler: Symphony No 3

Jul 20, 1979

The 85th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts opens with the mammoth Third Symphony by Mahler. Contralto soloist, women's and boys' choruses, and a huge orchestra give glorious expression to Mahler…

E2 · The Sunday Prom

Jul 29, 1979

In the first of six programmes recorded at this year's Henry Wood Promenade Concerts the distinguished Soviet pianist Emil Gilels makes one of his rare television appearances, playing the well-loved G…

E3 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 5, 1979

In the second of this series of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall London The Halle Orchestra leader MICHAEL DAVIS is under its principal conductor James Loughran Janet B…

E4 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 12, 1979

In the third of this series of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall , London Iona Brown is the violin soloist and also directs the ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS in two…

E5 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 19, 1979

In the fourth of this series of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall. London Simon Rattle conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra leader RAYMOND OVENS in a , John Irela…

E6 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 26, 1979

Esther Rantzen is again the television hostess for the ever-popular Viennese Night with the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra leader DENNIS SIMONS conducted by Janos Ftirst with Teresa Cahill (soprano).…

E7 · Live from the Proms

Aug 31, 1979

BBC2 joins Radio 3 in stereo for the first half of tonight's concert of Russian music, live from the Royal Albert Hall. BBC Symphony Orchestra leader BELA DEKANY under its principal conductor Gennadi…

E8 · The Sunday Prom

Sep 9, 1979

In the last of six programmes recorded at the 1979 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, a rare appearance on British television by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under their principal conductor Zubin Me…

E9 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 15, 1979

Introduced by Richard Baker. BBC1 joins Radio 2 in stereo for the second half of tonight's closing concert of the 85th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Strike action resulted in cancellation of 1980 Prom broadcasts.

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Aug 9, 1980

After weeks of uncertainty the 1980 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts were launched last week at the Royal Albert Hall , London, with a performance of the Symphony No 4 by Mahler BBC Symphony Orchestra le…

E2 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 10, 1980

The long-awaited start of the 1980 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts came last week at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In the first of four recorded Sunday night programmes on BBC1 Sir Charles Groves con…

E3 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 17, 1980

In tonight's recording from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts the young Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly makes his Prom debut in two rarely heard orchestrations by Ravel of piano pieces by Debussy: …

E4 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 24, 1980

In the third of this series of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall , London, Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra leader MICHAEL DAVIS in the first performanc…

E5 · Live from the Proms

Aug 26, 1980

BBC2 joins with Radio 3 in stereo for a live relay of the first half of tonight's Henry Wood Promenade Concert from the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, leader BARRY GRIFF…

E6 · From the Proms

Aug 27, 1980

Walter Weller conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he has recently been appointed principal conductor, in Symphony No 7, in D minor, by Dvorak. John Amis introduces this recording made…

E7 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 31, 1980

In the fourth of this series of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, Kiril Kondrashin , making his first appearance at the Proms, conducts the Amsterdam Concertgebo…

E8 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 1980

Introduced by Richard Baker. BBC1 joins Radio 3 in stereo for the second half of tonight's closing concert of the 86th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts live from the Royal Albert Hall. Sir Ch…

E1 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 2, 1981

First of five Sunday night programmes, recorded at this year's Promenade concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Act 2 of Tchaikovsky's ballet, The Nutcracker. Presented …

E2 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 9, 1981

In the second of this series of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Itzhak Perlman is the soloist in the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by Edward Elgar with t…

E3 · Live from the Proms

Aug 14, 1981

BBC2 joins with Radio 3 -JL for the whole of tonight s Prom direct from the Royal Albert Hall. In each half, a concerto for two pianos, together with Russian music including a British Premiere of so…

E4 · Live from the Proms: Part 2

Aug 14, 1981

Bartok Concerto for two pianos, percussion and orchestra John Chimes, James Holland (percussion) Johann Strauss Homage to the Russian People; Polka: Nothing Johann Strauss, arr Shostakovich Polka: …

E5 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 16, 1981

In the third of this series of Henry Wood Promen ade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall , London Gennadi Rozhdestvcnsky conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader BELA DEKANY This programme …

E6 · Giulini Conducts Rossini

Aug 23, 1981

Live from the Proms Stabat Mater for soloists, chorus and orchestra Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) Lucia Valentini-Terrani (mezzo-soprano) Dalmacio Gonzalez (tenor) Ruggero Raimondi (bass) Philharmoni…

E7 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 23, 1981

The fourth in this series of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London features The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by Charles Dutoit The programme …

E8 · Solti at the Proms

Aug 29, 1981

Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays Beethoven Symphony No 1. The first of three concerts featuring Sir Georg Solti. Under his direction the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has become one of the most dynamic …

E9 · Solti Conducts Wagner

Aug 31, 1981

with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra In another concert from the orchestra's home base in Chicago Sir Georg Solti conducts overtures to The Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser and The Master-singers, and the …

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E10 · The Sunday Prom

Sep 6, 1981

The last in this series of Henry Wood Promenade concerts - features the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti in a performance of the Concerto for Orchestra by Bela Bartok Introduce…

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E11 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 12, 1981

Introduced by Richard Baker BBC1 joins Radios 2 and 3 in stereo for the rousing festivities of the second half of tonight's Prom, the climax of the 87th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, live …

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E12 · Ceremonies and Rituals

Feb 6, 1982

In one of the most adventurous Proms in the 1981 season at the Royal Albert Hall , the three works on the programme were linked thematically by their concern with various forms of ceremony and ritual.…

E1 · Live from the Proms

Jul 20, 1982

Tonight BBC Television makes its first visit to the 1982 Henry Wood Promenade concerts. The BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Giinther Herbig in a performance of Schubert's Ninth Symph…

E2 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 1, 1982

Introduced by Richard Baker In the first of this season's recordings from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, Joaquin Achucarro is the soloist in Brahms' Piano Concerto No 2 James Loughran conducts …

E3 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 8, 1982

Introduced by Richard Baker In the second of this season's recordings from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, The Nash Ensemble is conducted by Lionel Friend Katia and Marielle Labeque are the soloi…

E4 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 15, 1982

Introduced by Richard Baker In the third of this season's recordings from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, the BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Sir Charles Groves in a performance of the ever…

E5 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 22, 1982

Introduced by Richard Baker In the fourth of this season's recordings from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Giinther Herbig Radu Lupu is the solo…

E6 · The Sunday Prom

Aug 29, 1982

Introduced by Richard Baker In the fifth of this season's Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers are conducted by Nicholas Cleobury in a performance of Gilbert and S…

E7 · The Sunday Prom

Sep 5, 1982

Introduced by Richard Baker Tonight's Henry Wood Promenade Concert features early works from two of Russia's foremost composers, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. 'Coincidentally, both works are Opus 10. …

E8 · Live from the Proms

Sep 10, 1982

Sir Georg Solti conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra, leader David Nolan, in Beethoven's Mass in D (Missa solemnis). Traditionally the last night before the Last Night of the Proms is Beethoven…

E9 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 1982

Introduced by Richard Baker As the 88th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts draws to an end, BBC1 joins with Radios 2 and 3 to relay, live in stereo, all the traditional festivities of this world…

E1 · The First Night of The Proms

Jul 22, 1983

Introduced by Richard Baker BBC2 joins Radio 3 in stereo at the Royal Albert Hall for a live relay of the first half of tonight's Henry Wood Promenade Concert, the opening of the 89th season. Beethov…

E2 · Sunday Night at The Proms

Jul 31, 1983

Introduced by Richard Baker In the first of this year's BBC1 relays from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall , London John Lill plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3. in c m…

E3 · Sunday Night at The Proms

Aug 7, 1983

Introduced by Richard Baker In the second of this year's BBC1 relays from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Simon Rattle conducts the Philharmonla Orchestra leader RAYMOND OVENS , in Rachmaninov's S…

E4 · Sunday Night at The Proms

Aug 14, 1983

Introduced by Richard Baker In BBCl's third visit to this season's Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Janet Baker (meZzo-soprano) and Hermann Winkler (tenor) are the soloists in Mahler's symphonic song-cy…

E5 · Krzysztof Penderecki: St Luke Passion

Aug 20, 1983

Recorded from this year's Proms season at the Royal Albert Hall with Marie Slorach (soprano), Stephen Roberts (baritone), Michael Rippon (bass), David Wilson-Johnson (speaker), BBC Singers, BBC Sympho…

E6 · Sunday Night at The Proms

Aug 28, 1983

ntroduced by Richard Baker Tonight at the Henry Wood Promenade Concert, music by two of America's most popular composers: Bernstein Overture: Candide Gershwin Piano Concerto in F soloist Steven de Gr…

E7 · Sunday Night at The Proms

Sep 4, 1983

Introduced by Richard Baker The fifth of this year's BBC1 relays from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Academy of St Martin-in-the-Flelds leader KENNETH SILLITO is conducted by Neville Marriner in …

E8 · Sunday Night at The Proms

Sep 11, 1983

Introduced by Richard Baker In the last of this year's recordings from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall Pinchas Zukerman is the soloist in Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D…

E9 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 17, 1983

The traditional end to what has been called ' the greatest music festival in the world' includes Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No 1, dn D major Walton Suite: Facade Henry Wood , arr Sargent Fant…

E1 · Proms 84: Opening Night: Part 1

Jul 20, 1984

Outside broadcast cameras join in the opening of the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, with two major works by British composers. In part 1 Elgar's…

E2 · Proms 84: Opening Night: Part 2

Jul 20, 1984

Belshazzar's Feast - Walton's dramatic choral work first performed at the Leeds Festival in 1931 with words compiled from the book of Daniel by Osbert Sitwell. With Stephen Roberts (baritone), BBC Si…

E3 · Michael Tippett's The Mask of Time

Aug 4, 1984

For Voices and Instruments A television recording from the Henry Wood Promenade Concert on 23 July of the European premiere of Sir Michael Tippett's latest work. Words written and compiled by the co…

E4 · Sunday Night at the Proms

Aug 5, 1984

The first of six regular Sunday-night relays from the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts features Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5, in E minor, Op 64 played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader …

E5 · Sunday Night at the Proms

Aug 12, 1984

he second in a regular series of relays from the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op 77 Ida Haendel (violin), with the London Symphony Orchestra leader MICHA…

E6 · Sunday Night at the Proms

Aug 19, 1984

The third in the regular series of relays from the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Haydn's Mass in D minor (Nelson) Shortly after completing the Mass, in 1798, Haydn learned of Nelson'…

E7 · Sunday Night at the Proms

Aug 26, 1984

Fourth in the weekly series of relays from the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Tonight two works by Handel. 'The king shall rejoice', one of the four anthems written for the coronation o…

E8 · Sunday Night at the Proms

Sep 2, 1984

Continuing the weekly series from the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Tonight, as a tribute to Gustav Hoist, who died 50 years ago, a performance of his popular orchestral work, The Plan…

E9 · Sunday Night at the Proms

Sep 9, 1984

Last in the weekly series of relays from the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Tonight: two works by Mozart Symphony No 35, in D (Haffner) (K385) Composed in 1782, the symphony was dedi…

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 15, 1984

Introduced by Richard Baker As the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts draws to an end, BBC1 joins with Radio 3 to relay, in stereo, all the traditional festivities of this world-famous occa…

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E11 · Proms Double Bill

Sep 16, 1984

Richard Baker introduces two excerpts from this year's 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Ida Haendel plays Brahms's Violin Concerto in D, Op 77 London Symphony Orchestra, leader Michael D…

E1 · The First Night of The Proms

Jul 19, 1985

In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent Handel 's Messiah (arr Mozart) conducted by Sir John Pritchard Handel's masterpiece has been re-arranged many times and even rec…

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 2, 1985

Next Friday Omnibus visits the Royal Albert Hall for the first of six programmes featuring highlights from the 91st season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Tonight Jane Glover sets the scene with g…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 4, 1985

On Friday Omnibus visits the Royal Albert Hall , London, for the first of six programmes featuring highlights from the 91st season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Tonight Jane Glover sets the scene…

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 9, 1985

The first of six visits to the 1985 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Introduced by Jane Glover Tonight featuring the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by the celebrated violinist Salvator…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 16, 1985

The second of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall during the 91st season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Introduced by Jane Glover Who is also making her first Prom appearance as the conductor of …

E6 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 23, 1985

The visit by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel is one of the highlights of this year's Henry Wood Promenade Concerts and echoes the American theme. Founded in 1926 the orche…

E7 · Proms 85: An American Evening

Aug 26, 1985

Introduced by Michael Berkeley. Tonight BBC2 visits the Royal Albert Hall , London for one of the highlights of this year's season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. The London Sinfonietta leader NON…

E8 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 30, 1985

Introduced by Jane Glover A Programme of two 20th-century masterpieces. Played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Atherton. Before the concert, Jane Glover talks to Peter Donohoe, the s…

E9 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 6, 1985

Tonight's visit to the Royal Albert Hall for the 91st season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts introduced by Jane Glover features the London Sinfonietta now one of the world's leading chamber ensembles…

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E10 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 13, 1985

Introduced by Jane Glover Tonight's final visit to the 91st season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts is devoted to a single work: Mahler's epic song-cycle, Das Lied von der Erde. This setting of a gro…

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E11 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 14, 1985

E1 · The First Night of the Proms

Jul 18, 1986

The 92nd season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts opens with Mahler's Symphony No 8 in E flat. Mahler himself conducted the triumphant premiere of his vast Eighth Symphony in Munich in 1910, little mo…

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 8, 1986

The first of BBCl's visits to the 92nd season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, recorded earlier this evening at the Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by Jane Glover Iona Brown plays Walton's sparkling …

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 15, 1986

Stravinsky: Le Rossignol (The Nightingale) In the second of this year's visits to the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Jane Glover introduces Stravinsky's evocative setting of HANS ANDERSEN'S fairytale…

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 22, 1986

with Anne-Sophie Mutter (solo violin) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra leader BARRY GRIFFITHS conducted by Yuri Temirkanov Introducted by Jane Glover Tonight's programme from the 92nd season of H…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 29, 1986

A Spanish Evening Infectious rhythms, sweeping melodies and glittering instrumental colours - the hallmarks of Spanish music - are in abundance in tonight's trilogy of Iberian show-pieces played by t…

E6 · Live from the Proms

Sep 2, 1986

Part One Tonight's live relay from the Royal Albert Hall features Alfred Brendel as soloist in the Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor by Brahms with the London Symphony Orchestra leader MICHAEL DAVIS con…

E7 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 5, 1986

Madonna of Winter and Spring by Jonathan Harvey The world premiere of a major commission by the BBC. A work of religious meditation expressed through the combined forces of a large orchestra and live…

E8 · Live from the Proms

Sep 12, 1986

Beethoven Choral Symphony conducted by Sir Georg Solti with Jessye Norman (soprano) Sarah Walker (mezzo) Reiner Goldberg (tenor) Hans Sotin (bass) The BBC Singers London Voices and the Chorus of We…

E9 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 1986

Live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall , television and radio join to relay the entire concert, with its unique blend of musical integrity and end-of-season festivity. The Italian emphasis that ha…

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 1986

Part 2 Before the time-honoured last-night favourites, Walton pays tribute to a commedia dell'arte rascal, and Britten re-fashions Rossini. Walton Overture: Scapino Bax Mediterranean Britten Soiree…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 17, 1987

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London Part 1: Janacek Sinfonietta Sir John Pritchard , chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, launches the 93rd season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts with …

E2 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 17, 1987

Part 2: Tippett A Child of our Time Sir Michael Tippett 's oratorio is a compassionate outcry against injustice and persecution, enhanced by the use of negro spirituals. Sir Michael himself describ…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Jul 31, 1987

BBCl's first visit to the 93rd season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall , London features a traditional popular Saturday night programme. including music from the Viennese wal…

E4 · Live from the Proms

Aug 3, 1987

Schoenberg's 'Gurrelieder' conducted by Pierre Boulez Gurra is the name of a Danish castle. Schoenberg, later to become the self-confessed 'bogeyman of 20th-century music' composed his massive, roman…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 7, 1987

Introduced by Jane Glover Tonight's concert, the second of six BBC1 visits to this year's Proms, features the internationally acclaimed London Sinfonietta in a programme of music intimately connected…

E6 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 14, 1987

Introduced by Jane Glover Dance - the theme of the 93rd season of Henry Wood Promenade concerts - is a subject close to the heart of tonight's conductor, Isaiah Jackson , who has worked with the Dan…

E7 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 21, 1987

Introduced by Jane Glover Tonight one of America's foremost virtuoso violinists, Oscar Shumsky, plays a favourite work, often heard at the Proms - Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major. Shumsky was born …

E8 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 28, 1987

Introduced by Jane Glover who also talks to tonight's soloist, the soprano Felicity Lott , and to Bernard Haitink , who conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader RODNEY FRIEND Solo pianist John All…

E9 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 4, 1987

Introduced by Jane Glover. In this year's Henry Wood Promenade concerts, the conductor Klaus Tennstedt makes a welcome return to the podium after a long absence through illness. With the London Philh…

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E10 · Live from the Proms: Part 1

Sep 7, 1987

The whole of tonight's concert from the Royal Albert Hall, London, in which composers from America, France, Russia, Denmark and Finland are represented in music full of vivid imagery. Concert suites f…

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E11 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 11, 1987

Beethoven: Choral Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Claudio Abbado Karita Mattila (soprano) Alfreda Hodgson (mezzo-soprano) Jerry Hadley (tenor) Robert Holl (bass) BBC Sy…

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E12 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 12, 1987

Live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall , London, television and radio join to relay the colour and excitement of the world's most famous musical celebration, in the presence of Their Royal Highness…

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E13 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 12, 1987

Part 2 A complete concert in itself: sparkling overture, operatic aria, and all the last-night favourites, reflecting the kind of popular programmes Henry Wood originally brought to the Proms. Smetan…

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E14 · Omnibus

Sep 25, 1987

Towards Antara In 1980, at the age of 20, Englishman George Benjamin became the youngest living composer ever to have a work performed at the Proms. Since then he has established an international r…

E1 · BBC at the Proms

Jul 21, 1988

Tomorrow night, at 7.30pm, BBC2 visits the Royal Albert Hall for the opening night of the 94th season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Michael Berkeley previews the ten concerts which will be sho…

E2 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 22, 1988

The opening of the 94th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall. Sir John Pritchard conducts the masterpiece that has become one of the most popular of all c…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Jul 29, 1988

with Leonard Bernstein conducting his Songfest 'I love the Proms' declared Leonard Bernstein, after his Prom debut last September with the Vienna Philharmonic - 'the audience is incredible, the atmos…

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 5, 1988

From Art Nouveau to Australia A triptych of exotically coloured music. The heavily perfumed and sensuous music of Debussy and Scriabin frames the world premiere of a new orchestral work reflecting t…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 12, 1988

Introduced by Nigel Kennedy Since its birth in 1983, the Lyons Opera Orchestra has quickly made its mark on the European musical scene. Now, under the baton of its founder and Music Director, John El…

E6 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 19, 1988

Tonight one of the world's finest composers and one of the world's greatest violinists join forces in a television premiere. Chain 2 is a violin concerto in all but name by the Polish composer Witold …

E7 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 26, 1988

Instead of the familiar venue of the Royal Albert Hall, tonight's Prom comes from the more intimate location of St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge where Anthony Rooley and his Consort of Musicke perform …

E8 · Live from the Proms

Sep 2, 1988

Tonight a visit to the 94th season of Henry Wood Proms by one of the world's great orchestras the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra under its new Chief Conductor Riccardo Chailly. Part 1 Mozart Over…

E9 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 2, 1988

Last in the series Introduced by John Tusa The Leipzig Gewandhaus is one of Europe's greatest and oldest symphony orchestras. Under their Principal Conductor Kurt Masur they perform Mendelssohn's S…

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E10 · Live from the Proms

Sep 11, 1988

The American conductor Michael Tilson Thomas this week takes up his new post as f rincipal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Before tonight's performance of Das klagende Lied, Tilson Thomas…

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E11 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 17, 1988

Live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall , London, television and radio join to relay the entire concert with its unique blend of musical entertainment and flag-waving with the BBC Symphony Orchestra…

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E12 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 17, 1988

Part 2 The suite from WILLIAM WALTON 's score for the film of Henry V, PERCY GRAINGER 'S idiosyncratic settings of Molly on the Shore, Danny Boy and Shepherd's Hey; and STANFORD'S Drake's Drum from …

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E13 · The Phil at the Albert

Dec 19, 1988

The Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic Orchestra visited the Royal Albert Hall in London earlier this year to play in the 1988 Promenade Concerts. In the first of two programmes they perform SCHUMANN'…

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E14 · The Phil at the Albert

Dec 27, 1988

Second of two programmes. The Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic Orchestra play GUSTAV MAHLER'S Das Lied Von der Erde recorded at this Year's Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall m London. T…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 21, 1989

The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts return tonight live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall. The opening concert features a popular Beethoven Symphony and a powerful Stravinsky work written in collabor…

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms

Jul 28, 1989

Mahler's Symphony No 4 in G major Omnibus returns to the Royal Albert Hall for the first of six programmes from the 95th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Tonight, following her triumph as Sus…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 4, 1989

An Evening with Maria Ewing The American soprano sings her favourite songs from American musical theatre and film, including those of George Gershwin , Cole Porter , Frank Loesser , Harold Arlen an…

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 11, 1989

Prokofiev's 'Classical' Symphony and Schnittke 's Viola Concerto Tonight's programme features two works by two major 20th-century Russian composers, performed by conductor Valery Gergiev and viola s…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 18, 1989

Beethoven's Choral Symphony conducted by Klaus Tennstedt Beethoven's Ninth, the great revolutionary work that ends with Schiller's Ode to Joy, is given under the German conductor whose performance o…

E6 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 25, 1989

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra of Sweden Two contrasting works are featured by tonight's visiting orchestra. They are Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Arvo Part's Third Symphony (UK premiere). The …

E7 · Live from the Proms

Aug 28, 1989

Berlioz The Damnation of Faust conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Parts 1 and 2. Tonight sees one of the most outstanding Promenade Concerts this season: a visit by the world-famous Chicago Symphony Orche…

E8 · Live from the Proms

Aug 28, 1989

The Damnation of Faust Parts 3 and 4

E9 · Omnibus at the Proms

Sep 1, 1989

Rozhdestvensky Conducts Cinderella Between 1978-82 the flamboyant Russian Gennady Rozhdestvensky was Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Tonight 'Noddy' (as the orchestra knows him) rejoi…

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 16, 1989

Conducted by Sir John Pritchard. Live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall , part 1 of this year's traditional end-of-term celebration has a French theme in keeping with the Bicentennial, while part …

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E11 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 16, 1989

Part 2 Eric Coates Knightsbridge , from 'London Suite' Saint-Saens Softly awakes my heart from 'Samson and Delilah' Delius Summer Night on the River Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Henry Wo…

E1 · First Night of the Proms: Mahler's Resurrection Symphony (No 2 in C minor)

Jul 20, 1990

The 96th season of Promenade Concerts opens with a performance which serves as a memorial and tribute to a distinguished and well loved musician, Sir John Pritchard. His appearance at the 1989 Last Ni…

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms: Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2 and Cesar Franck's Symphony in D Minor

Jul 27, 1990

Youthful talent is a special feature of this new season of highlights from the 1990 Proms. Among those to be seen and heard in coming weeks are the brilliant American violinist Joshua Bell and two not…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 3, 1990

Beethoven's Violin Concerto Opera singer Lesley Garrett meets Joshua Bell, the 22-year-old violinist from Bloomington, Indiana, as he makes his Proms debut with Claus Peter Flor and the Philharmonia.

E4 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 10, 1990

Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto and Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales The first cello concerto by Shostakovich is one of those rare modern works which has gained immediate popularity. First …

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 17, 1990

Mark-Anthony Turnage 's Three Screaming Popes and Bartok's Second Violin Concerto. Sue Cook meets one of Britain's most original young composers, Mark-Anthony Turnage , whose Three Screaming Popes, …

E6 · Omnibus at the Proms: Brahms's First Symphony

Aug 24, 1990

The Old School Tie. The orchestra in tonight's concert owes its existence and name to one man: Professor Hideo Saito, who helped revolutionise the teaching of European music in post-war Japan. The Sa…

E7 · Omnibus at the Proms: Sibelius's Violin Concerto and James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie

Aug 31, 1990

Witches are no longer burned at the stake, but 'witch-hunting tendencies can erupt in our own society'. So says James MacMillan whose work, inspired by the grisly events of 1662 - when Isobel Gowdie w…

E8 · Live from the Proms

Sep 2, 1990

Libor Pesek conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in the Glagolitic Mass by his Czech compatriot JanaCek. Written in 1926, it uses a text in Old Slavonic to emphasise Czech nationalist …

E9 · Live from the Proms

Sep 9, 1990

The German conductor Giinter Wand is universally recognised as one of the world's finest Bruckner interpreters. During a career spanning six decades he has developed a special affinity with the spiri…

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 15, 1990

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall , this year's final Prom concert is conducted by Mark Elder. A Swedish soloist and composers from Austria, France and Italy add an international spice to the tra…

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E11 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 15, 1990

The live coverage of this popular musical event continues with Rossini's Overture to William Tell and Non piu mesta from La cenerentola; Delius's Song of Summer, Delibes's Sous le dôme épais from Lakm…

E1 · First Night of the Proms: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar

Jul 19, 1991

'This is the best of me.' So wrote Elgar at the end of his score and, despite a disastrous first performance in 1900, his setting of Newman's poem is now regarded as one of the composer's finest works…

E2 · Omnibus at the Proms

Jul 26, 1991

Great British Music The first in the season of highlights from this summer's Promenade Concerts salutes three British composers. Walton's brassy Crown Imperial is the curtain-raiser, followed by Mal…

E3 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 2, 1991

Sheherazade. For 200 years, the classic series of tales from the Middle East, The 1001 Nights, has inspired artists, musicians and dancers. In tonight's highlights from the 1991 Henry Wood Promenade C…

E4 · Live from the Proms

Aug 3, 1991

Russian Yuri Bashmet is the soloist in Walton's Viola Concerto . Also featured is Shostakovich's Symphony No 7, the Leningrad, which was written at great speed in 1941 as an inspiration to the Sovi…

E5 · Omnibus at the Proms: Conductors All

Aug 9, 1991

In a few short months, Mark Wigglesworth has come to the fore as one of Britain's most dynamic young conductors. Winner of the 1989 Kondrashin Competition and recently appointed as Associate Conductor…

E6 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 16, 1991

All-Night Vigil by Rachmaninov. Cuban conductor Odaline de la Martinez introduces a rare and hauntingly beautiful work by a popular composer. Rachmaninov's setting of the liturgy for the Russian Or…

E7 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 23, 1991

The King's Consort. In 1749, the first public rehearsal for Handel's Musick for the Royal Fireworks caused a three-hour traffic jam. Keen to recapture the original fun and excitement - without the cha…

E8 · Omnibus at the Proms

Aug 30, 1991

Pictures at an Exhibition by Musorgsky began its life as a cycle of piano pieces, but has been orchestrated and arranged by more composers than any other musical work. At the last count there were mor…

E9 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 14, 1991

The 97th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts comes to a close, live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. The concert opens with Cockaigne (Elgar), Towards the Unknown Region (Vaughan Williams) and…

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 14, 1991

The biggest musical party of the year reaches its festive climax as the audience in the packed Royal Albert Hall in London celebrates the second-half of the Last Night of the Proms. Conductor Andrew …

E1 · First Night of the Proms: Verdi's Requiem

Jul 17, 1992

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall, the opening concert in the 98th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Almost 400 singers and players throng the stage to perform this mighty work. The line-up …

E2 · From the Proms

Aug 2, 1992

The concert given earlier this evening in London's Royal Albert Hall featured two biblically inspired works. Handel's Israel in Egypt is a vivid portrayal of the unjust imprisonment of the Jewish peo…

E3 · Proms on One

Aug 14, 1992

The first in a Friday-evening series of outstanding concerts from this year's Proms features some distinguished visitors, the Cleveland Orchestra. Over the last ten years a special rapport has develo…

E4 · Live from the Proms

Aug 17, 1992

An all-Bach programme given by Britain's pioneering period-instrument ensemble, the Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Christopher Hogwood. Included are the Suite No 4 in D and the famous Double …

E5 · Proms on One

Aug 21, 1992

Two acclaimed young Russian musicians join forces for Brahms's Double Concerto-violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky and cellist Mischa Maisky , who has been described by Rostropovich as "one of the most outs…

E6 · Live from the Proms

Aug 26, 1992

The St Petersburg Philharmonic, despite its new name, is Russia's oldest orchestra. In tonight's concert Yuri Temirkanov conducts it in Berlioz's tempestuous overture The Corsair, inspired by Byron'…

E7 · Proms on One

Aug 28, 1992

Gershwin's extrovert American in Paris is among the works that promise to make tonight's Promenade Concert one of the liveliest of the season. Also on the bill are Milhaud's exuberant Boeufsur le to…

E8 · Proms on One

Sep 4, 1992

The young German pianist Lars Vogt plays Grieg's popular Piano Concerto in A minor in tonight's Prom, recorded last week. The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs Hypothetically Murdered - a witty and sati…

E9 · Live from the Proms

Sep 6, 1992

Tonight's Prom forms part of the European Arts Festival, marking the UK's Presidency of the European Community. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, the Choral, with its concluding "Ode to Joy", adopted by th…

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 12, 1992

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa makes a rare appearance at the Proms to sing two romantic arias by Massenet, and octogenarian Russian pianist Tatyana Nikolaeva, making her P…

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E11 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 12, 1992

The traditionally festive finale to the Proms season. In this second half Kiri Te Kanawa sings a trio of operatic arias including Ebben? ... Ne andrb lontana by Catalini, familiar from the film Diva. …

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E12 · A Concerto for Evelyn

Nov 29, 1992

The first performance of James MacMillan 's Veni, Veni Emmanuel, composed for the deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie , recorded at this year's BBC Proms. With the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducte…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 16, 1993

Elektra The BBC Promenade Concerts season opens with a performance of Richard Strauss 's dramatic one-act opera live from the Royal Albert Hall in London. Andrew Davis , Chief Conductor of the BBC S…

E2 · BBC Proms

Jul 26, 1993

Tonight's Prom marks anniversaries of two popular nationalist composers - Grieg and Tchaikovsky - but begins with Stravinsky's scintillating ballet-score Petrushka, in the original 1911 version. Duri…

E3 · BBC Proms - Live

Aug 5, 1993

A feast of baroque music is performed by the Virtuosi di Roma, one of the world's most celebrated chamber orchestras. They play without a conductor and in tonight's concert offer five concertos, incl…

E4 · BBC Proms - Live

Aug 9, 1993

Claudio Abbado conducts tonight's Prom featuring the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, which draws its players from all over the world and whichÃ Abbado helped to create. The concert begins with the dr…

E5 · BBC Proms - Live

Aug 19, 1993

The brilliant young American trumpeter Wynton Marsalis plays with his septet, a line-up of internationally acclaimed jazz musicians, for this late-night Prom live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. …

E6 · BBC Proms - Live

Aug 23, 1993

The Oslo Philharmonic under its conductor Mariss Jansons is now one of Europe's top orchestras. Their concert tonight from London's Royal Albert Hall begins with a bizarre work by Russian composer Alf…

E7 · BBC Proms - Live

Aug 30, 1993

An entertaining programme aimed at a younger audience is provided by this afternoon's concert, of which BBC1 is transmitting the first half live. Raymond Leppard conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in…

E8 · BBC Proms - Live

Sep 6, 1993

Simon Rattle conducts two ensembles with which he is particularly associated - the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. To begin, the latter make their P…

E9 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 1993

Always a very British affair, the traditional final concert of this year's BBC Proms returns to an all-British programme. This first half opens with Holst's ballet music from A Perfect Fool, followed …

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E10 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 1993

A rousing climax is guaranteed in the second half of tonight's live concert. But before the fun and frolics of Pomp and Circumstance, Sea Songs and Rule, Britannia!, there's more serious music-making.…

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E11 · BBC Proms 93

Dec 28, 1993

Highlights of the summer Proms. The BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Raymond Leppard plays Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 2, (Little Russian) and Ravel's Sheherazadewith soprano Judith Howarth.

E1 · BBC Proms 1994

Jul 15, 1994

The 100th season of the BBC Proms opens spectacularly with one of the largest scores ever written, Schoenberg's vast cantata Gurrelieder. Conductor Andrew Davis says: "What a superb start to the Proms…

E2 · BBC Proms 1994

Jul 28, 1994

In this evening's live concert from the Royal Albert Hall Simon Rattle conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a typically eclectic programme. It features a new work, Drowned Out, by M…

E3 · BBC Proms 1994

Aug 4, 1994

The "first 100 years" theme continues with this re-creation of a Wagner night, a regular feature of the Proms' early years. It's given by the BBC NationalÃ Orchestra of Wales under their principal co…

E4 · BBC Proms

Aug 10, 1994

The BBC Philharmonic come to the Proms in their 60th anniversary year. Under their principal conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier and as part of the celebration of the Proms' first hundred years, they perfo…

E5 · BBC Proms 1994

Aug 17, 1994

Viennese Night is one of the Proms' most popular traditions. Richard Baker introduces highlights of last night's concert from the Royal Albert Hall, featuring a sparkling selection of waltzes, polkas …

E6 · BBC Proms 1994

Aug 19, 1994

In a season marking 100 years of the Promenade Concerts, tonight's has a special significance. It is being given as a tribute to Sir Henry Wood, founder-conductor of the Proms, who died 50 years ago t…

E7 · BBC Proms 1994

Aug 25, 1994

Age and youth come together for a performance of Brahms's mighty Fourth Symphony. Italian maestro Carlo Maria Giulini, who celebrated his 80th birthday earlier this year, conducts the European Youth O…

E8 · BBC Proms

Aug 30, 1994

The world's great orchestras have all visited the Proms over the years, and usually provide some of the highlights each season. Tonight's guests are the Los Angeles Philharmonic under their music dire…

E9 · BBC Proms 1994

Sep 4, 1994

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana provides the thrilling climax to this concert which opens with two British works - the Overture to a Picaresque Comedy by Arnold Bax and Sir…

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E10 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 10, 1994

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , theseason'sfarewell concert starts majestically with the full orchestral arrangement by the Proms' founder, Henry Wood , of Bach's great Toccata and Fugue in D minor.…

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E11 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 10, 1994

The first 100 years of Promenade Concerts are brought to a rousing conclusion in the second half of tonight's live concert. Joining in the music-making and festivities are two of Britain's most brilli…

E1 · BBC Proms 95: the First Night

Jul 21, 1995

Live from the Albert Hall , James Naughtie introduces the centenary season of the BBC Proms which opens with Mahler's Eighth Symphony, the "Symphony of a Thousand". Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Sy…

E2 · BBC Proms 95: the Centenary Season

Jul 24, 1995

In the second live visit to the Proms, the Philharmonia Orchestra performs Elgar'sÃEnigma Variations. Before the performance, conductor Leonard Slatkin, an American with a great enthusiasm for Englis…

E3 · BBC Proms 1995: the 100th Anniversary of the First Promenade Concert

Aug 10, 1995

Tonight's concert, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Prom, begins with Wagner's Overture Rienzi. Leoncavallo's Prologue to Pagliacci and Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No 1 follow. Thomas…

E4 · BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season

Aug 10, 1995

Introduced by James Naughtie from the Royal Albert Hall, London. This Centenary Season sees the first visit of an Italian symphony orchestra to the Proms. The Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecili…

E5 · BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season

Aug 17, 1995

Simon Rattle conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a concert which opens with Mendelssohn's Overture A Midsummer Night's Dream, and concludes with Beethoven's Third Symphony, Eroica. …

E6 · BBC Proms 1995

Aug 19, 1995

A live concert in which British jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph leads an All-Star Big Band through a selection of jazz standards and his own compositions. His band includes Peter King, Andy Sh…

E7 · BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season

Aug 24, 1995

The BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Barry Wordsworth, performs Leonard Bernstein's Candide Overture and the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Followed by virtuoso soloist Richard Stoltzman p…

E8 · BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season

Aug 29, 1995

Esa-Pekka Salonen brings his gifts as a conductor of 20th century music to this live concert from the Royal Albert Hall, which includes a world premiere in the first half. Latvian-born Gidon Kremer is…

E9 · BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season

Aug 31, 1995

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk, opens tonight's concert by performing Tchaikovsky's Overture to Romeo and Juliet. This piece was recorded on 8 August but, due to a p…

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E10 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 16, 1995

Richard Baker describes the scene at the Royal Albert Hall where the Centenary Season ends with members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Chorus and the BBC Singers all on stage under th…

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E11 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 16, 1995

The second half of the concert starts with the Fanfare Jrfrom La Péri by Dukas and the world premiere of Harrison Birtwistle 's Panic. Birtwistle's new work is followed by Berio's arrangement ofBocch…

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E12 · African Summer: The African Prom

Sep 18, 1995

Music from the first ever "African Prom", staged at London's Royal Albert Hall. The concert features Senegalese stars Youssou N'Dour and Baaba Maal, Salif Keita from Mali, and South African reggae si…

E1 · BBC Proms 96: the First Night

Jul 19, 1996

The BBC Proms season opens at the Royal Albert Hall with a live transmission in simultaneous broadcast with Radio 3 of Haydn's The Creation, the first of ten concerts screened this summer. Andrew Dav…

E2 · BBC Proms 1996: Dawn at Dusk

Aug 7, 1996

The first of four Proms especially recorded for BBCtv and featuring interviews with the performing artists. Introduced by James Naughtie. American soprano Dawn Upshaw celebrates the range and vitalit…

E3 · BBC Proms 96

Aug 10, 1996

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, and in a simultaneous broadcast with Radio 3, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain performs a programme of 20th-century classics. Opera star Sally Bur…

E4 · BBC Proms 96

Aug 14, 1996

Second of four Proms recorded especially for BBC television. James Naughtie introduces a programme of Bach and Handel, bringing together the choirs of Winchester Cathedral, New College, Oxford, and th…

E5 · BBC Proms 96

Aug 17, 1996

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, in a simultaneous broadcast with Radio 3, the new Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, makes his debut at the Proms for a …

E6 · BBC Proms 96

Aug 18, 1996

The first of two Proms featuring youth orchestras being televised this year, presented by James Naughtie. The European Union Youth Orchestra is caught both off and on duty on the last night of a six-…

E7 · BBC Proms 96

Aug 28, 1996

Pianist Andras Schiff performs two of Mozart's lesser-known masterpieces, No 19 in Fand No 22 in E flat, with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by George Malcolm. Introduced by James Naughtie.

E8 · BBC Proms 96

Sep 7, 1996

The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, making its British television debut, is conducted by Valery Gergiev in a programme of Russian and French music. The concert is introduced by Christopher Warren-Gr…

E9 · BBC Proms 96

Sep 13, 1996

Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London. To mark the centenary of the death of Anton Bruckner, a sequence of his choral music makes up part one of tonight's programme. The BBC Singers are conducted …

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E10 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 14, 1996

Live from the Albert Hall , the musical line-up begins with a performance of Haydn Te Deum by the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra and the BBC Singers, conducted by Andrew Davis. Poul Ruders 's Conce…

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E11 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 14, 1996

For the whole of the second half of the concert, a giant screen and video link joins the audience in the Royal Albert Hall with thousands of people gathered in Hyde Park. Opening with Glinka's Overtur…

E1 · The First Night of the Proms

Jul 15, 1997

The BBC Proms season opens at the Royal Albert Hall with a live transmission in simultaneous broadcast with Radio 3 of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, the first of ten concerts screened on BBC TV this sum…

E2 · BBC Proms 97

Aug 1, 1997

The BBC Proms season continues tonight from the Royal Albert Hall in London with this live transmission, introduced by Michael Berkeley. Principal guest conductor Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Sym…

E3 · BBC Proms 97: The Gondoliers

Aug 7, 1997

In the first of four Proms recorded for BBC television, James Naughtie introduces a concert performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, given at London's Royal Albert Hall last Saturday. Their las…

E4 · BBC Proms 97: A Night in the Country

Aug 14, 1997

In the second of four Proms recorded for BBC television James Naughtie introduces Beethoven's Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral), recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on 30 July, and David Attenborough talks …

E5 · BBC Proms 97: Tales of Love and Passion

Aug 21, 1997

In the third of four Proms recorded for BBC television, James Naughtie introduces two popular pieces of musical storytelling, Tchaikovsky's Overture: Romeo and Juliet and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazad…

E6 · BBC Proms 97

Aug 24, 1997

The BBC Proms season continues with this live broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall. Tonight's concert features the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on its first European tour, conducted by Andrew Litton, th…

E7 · BBC Proms 97: North and South

Aug 28, 1997

The last of four Proms recorded for television at London's Royal Albert Hall, introduced by James Naughtie. One of the most popular and challenging pieces in the concert-pianist's repertoire, Grieg's …

E8 · BBC Proms 97

Aug 29, 1997

Michael Berkeley introduces a live broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall , London, featuring the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by their music director Riccardo Chailly. The orchestra perfor…

E9 · BBC Proms 97

Sep 12, 1997

The BBC Proms season continues with this live broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall. Georg Solti, one of the world's greatest conductors, returns to the Proms to conduct Verdi's Requiem, with soloists…

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E10 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 1997

James Naughtie hosts the annual classical-music celebration live from London Royal Albert Hall. In this first instalment there are traditional favourites by Wagner, Handel, Brahms -the centenary of w…

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E11 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 1997

James Naughtie with live coverage of the second half oftonight's concert. The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Davis perform Fanfare for Orchestra by John Adams , Gershwin's Variations on "/ Got R…

E1 · The First Night of the Proms

Jul 17, 1998

James Naughtie introduces live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall - in simultaneous broadcast with Radio 3 - of Berlioz's Damnation of Faust, the opening concert of this year's BBC Proms season.…

E2 · BBC Proms 98

Aug 8, 1998

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall, Charles Hazlewood introduces a simultaneous broadcast with Radio 3 as the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich, performs …

E3 · BBC Proms 98

Aug 13, 1998

The BBC Proms season continues at London's Royal Albert Hall with a live transmission - broadcast simultaneously with Radio 3 - introduced by James Naughtie. Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Or…

E4 · BBC Proms 98

Aug 20, 1998

In the first of four Proms recorded for BBC television, James Naughtie introduces a concert performance of classical music from the movies, performed at London's Royal Albert Hall on 20 July. Yan Pas…

E5 · BBC Proms 98

Aug 27, 1998

In the second of four Proms recorded for BBC television, James Naughtie introduces another concert centred on music used in films, performed at London's Royal Albert Hall on 2 August. Beethoven's Symp…

E6 · BBC Proms 98

Sep 1, 1998

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall, Stephanie Hughes introduces the Los Angeles' Philharmonic, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, as they perform the London premiere of American composer John Adams's S…

E7 · BBC Proms 98

Sep 3, 1998

In the penultimate Prom recorded for BBC television, James Naughtie introduces another concert performance of the classical music used in films, performed at London's Royal Albert Hall on 10 August. …

E8 · BBC Proms 98

Sep 5, 1998

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London, Stephanie Hughes introduces the European Union Youth Orchestra as they perform Richard Strauss 's Alpine Symphony, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. The conc…

E9 · BBC Proms 98

Sep 8, 1998

James Naughtie introduces a concert of popular Baroque music, performed at London's Royal Albert Hall on 17 August. Christopher Hogwood conducts the Academy of Ancient Music, with the Choir of New Co…

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E10 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 12, 1998

James Naughtie hosts the traditional celebration live from London's Royal Albert Hall, with Andrew Davis conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Pieces by Rossini, Mozart and Rachmaninov are among the…

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E11 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 12, 1998

James Naughtie introduces live coverage of the second half of tonight's concert from London's Royal Albert Hall. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Davis, performs Bernstein's Candide, b…

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E12 · The Blue Peter Prom

Oct 16, 1998

In honour of Blue Peter's 40th anniversary. Katy Hill introduces a concert from London's Albert Hall, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

E1 · The First Night of the Proms

Jul 16, 1999

Composer Michael Berkeley introduces live coverage - broadcast simultaneously with Radio 3 -of Michael Tippett 's The Mask of Time. This visionary and final statement ofTippett's, drawing together th…

E2 · BBC Proms 99

Aug 13, 1999

From London's Royal Albert Hall, Stephanie Hughes introduces the second of this year's live Proms, with young Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo - the man with the daunting task of replacing Simon Rattle …

E3 · Celebrity Proms with Michael Parkinson

Aug 15, 1999

First of four visits by celebrities to this year's BBC Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall. Tonight Michael Parkinson introduces one of his favourite pieces of classical music, The Planets by Gustav H…

E4 · BBC Proms 99

Aug 18, 1999

From London's Royal Albert Hall, Stephanie Hughes introduces music from this year's live Proms, with Bernard Haitink, music director of London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, taking the baton in f…

E5 · Celebrity Proms with James Galway

Aug 24, 1999

As part of his 60th birthday celebrations the cameras follow flautist James Galway backstage at London's Royal Albert Hall. He then introduces Mozart's Symphony No 40 in G minor, and performs with the…

E6 · BBC Proms 99

Aug 31, 1999

From London's Royal Albert Hall. James Naughtie introduces the fourth of this year's live Prom broadcasts, in which Mark Elder conducts the BBC Philharmonic. The concert opens with Igor Stravinksy's…

E7 · Celebrity Proms with Tom Conti

Aug 31, 1999

Actor Tom Conti introduces a recital from London's Royal Albert Hall by the young Russian violinist Maxim Vengerov, who performs Ravel's Tzigane, Rachmaninov's Vocalise, and Brahms' Scherzo in C minor…

E8 · Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford

Sep 5, 1999

In the last visit by celebrities to the BBC Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall, writer and broadcaster Anna Ford introduces highlights of last Thursday's concert commemorating the 150th, 100th and 50…

E9 · BBC Proms 99

Sep 6, 1999

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall, music by Maurice Ravel and Ludwig van Beethoven, with Simon Rattle conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The first half features Ravel's Alborada del Gra…

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E10 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 1999

Stephanie Hughes hosts the traditional celebration live from London's Royal Albert Hall, with Andrew Davis conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Highlights include the overture to Nielsen's Opera Ma…

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E11 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 1999

Stephanie Hughes introduces live coverage of the second half of tonight's concert from London's Royal Albert Hall. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Davis , performs Johann Strauss 's …

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E12 · CBBC Proms in the Park

Oct 2, 1999

Katy Hill presents the live event, featuring S Club 7 and Charlotte Church.

E1 · The First Night of the Proms

Jul 14, 2000

James Naughtie introduces live coverage of a new-style, celebratory First Night. The BBC Singers, the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra are conducted by Andrew Davis, with pianist Evgeny Kissin, sopra…

E2 · BBC Proms 2000

Jul 23, 2000

James Naughtie presents live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall of Berlioz's Requiem (Grande Messe des Morts), a unique cross-Channel collaboration bringing together young musicians from England…

E3 · BBC Proms 2000

Jul 28, 2000

Stephanie Hughes presents tonight's Bach Prom live from London's Royal Albert Hall on the 250th anniversary of the composer's death. Roger Norrington conducts the Choir of the Enlightenment and the Or…

E4 · Alan Titchmarsh at the Proms

Aug 13, 2000

The first of four Proms on BBC1, tonight featuring three works of 20th century music performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis.

E5 · Nigel Havers at the BBC Proms

Aug 20, 2000

Nigel Havers introduces a concert of great British classics from London's Royal Albert Hall played by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier.

E6 · John McCarthy at the BBC Proms

Aug 27, 2000

John McCarthy introduces highlights of Handel's Messiah performed by the English Concert Choir and Orchestra, plus Hillevi Martinpelto, Monica Groop, Kurt Streit and Nathan Berg conducted by Trevor Pi…

E7 · BBC Proms 2000

Aug 30, 2000

Live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall of tonight's Prom which features leading American orchestra the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. The concert opens with Carl Ru…

E8 · BBC Proms 2000

Sep 3, 2000

Featuring Britten's Four Sea Interludes, Peter Maxwell Davies's Symphony No 7, Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and Elgar's Enigma Variations

E9 · Jo Brand at the BBC Proms

Sep 3, 2000

To mark the centenary of Arthur Sullivan 's death, Jo Brand introduces highlights from a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera lolanthe, a satire on the House of Lords. Jane Glover conduct…

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E10 · BBC Proms 2000

Sep 8, 2000

Tonight's live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall marks the 60th anniversary of the London Blitz as Valery Gergiev conducts the World Orchestra for Peace, the brainchild of the late Sir Georg So…

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E11 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 9, 2000

Stephanie Hughes hosts the traditional celebration live from London's Royal Albert Hall , with Andrew Davis conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the final time. Highlights include Elgar's opulen…

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E12 · The Last Night of the Proms

Sep 9, 2000

Stephanie Hughes introduces live coverage of the second half of tonight's concert from London's Royal Albert Hall. The post-interval performance opens with a new work, an arrangement of Shostakovich'…

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E13 · Prom: Handel's 'Messiah'

Dec 22, 2000

The whole of Handel's 'Messiah', as performed at the BBC Proms 2000, conducted by Trevor Pinnock with theEnglish Concert Orchestra

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 20, 2001

James Naughtie introduces live coverage of the First Night live from London's Royal Albert Hall in a special concert to welcome American-born Leonard Slatkin to his first Prom season as chief conducto…

E2 · BBC Proms 2001

Jul 29, 2001

Live broadcast of Sally Beamish's Proms commission Knotgrass Elegy, Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, and Stravinsky's The Firebird.

E3 · BBC Proms 2001

Jul 30, 2001

A live broadcast of Nielsen's Symphony No 2 (The Four Temperaments), Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 1, played by Louis Lortie, and Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 2 (A London Symphony).

E4 · BBC Proms 2001

Jul 31, 2001

A live broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall, London, featuring Berlioz's Le Corsaire, the world premiere of Stuart MacRae's Violin Concerto, performed by Tasmin Little, Britten's Les Illuminations and…

E5 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 1, 2001

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall where American soprano Renee Fleming makes her long-awaited Proms debut singing Mozart's motet Exsultate, jubilate and Richard Strauss's ravishing Four Last Songs …

E6 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 2, 2001

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, a performance of Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra Op 31, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor and Kurt Weill's one-act opera Royal Palace.

E7 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 3, 2001

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, a concert featuring Varese's Arcana, violinist Joshua Bell playing Bernstein's Serenade and his West Side Story Suite, and Ravel's Bolero. Performed by the BBC Philhar…

E8 · The Nation's Favourite Prom

Aug 5, 2001

Mariella Frostrup presents highlights of a concert from the Royal Albert Hall featuring classical music voted for in a Radio Times poll of the Nation's Favourite Music. The Royal Scottish National Orc…

E9 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 5, 2001

Including works by Debussy, Britten and Finzi. Featuring singers Lillian Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen and Philip Langridge.

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E10 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 11, 2001

Stephanie Hughes introduces tonight's programme live from London's Albert Hall, consisting of a single work and featuring the annual appearance at the Proms of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Br…

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E11 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 12, 2001

Sir Andrew Davis conducts Sally Beamish's Knotgrass Elegy.

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E12 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 19, 2001

Nielsen's Symphony No 2, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 1 and London Symphony by Vaughan Williams.

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E13 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 23, 2001

Manfred Honeck, who stands in for an indisposed Neeme Jarvi, conducts the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers in a concert recorded in London's Royal Albert Hall on 9 August. It offers a…

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E14 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 26, 2001

Including Le Corsair by Berlioz and Britten's Les Illuminations.

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E15 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 27, 2001

Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, James Naughtie presents an evening of music performed by Japan's leading orchestra, the NHK Symphony, conducted by Charles Dutoit. The concert commences with…

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E16 · BBC Proms 2001

Aug 30, 2001

Wayne Marshall the celebrated pianist, organist and conductor presents a concert of American and Russian music from London's Royal Albert Hall. The programme includes Copland's El salon Mexico, Barber…

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E17 · BBC Proms 2001

Sep 2, 2001

Featuring music by Schoenberg and Weill, from the Royal Albert Hall.

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E18 · BBC Proms 2001

Sep 6, 2001

Tonight featuring the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra with their music director Herbert Blomstedt who is making his Proms' debut. Michael Aspel introduces this concert from London's Royal Albert Hall whi…

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E19 · BBC Proms 2001

Sep 13, 2001

James Naughtie introduces live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall. This year's Proms have explored the countryside and nature. Tonight the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davi…

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E20 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 15, 2001

Stephanie Hughes introduces the first half of this evening's traditional celebration live from the Royal Albert Hall, with Leonard Slatkin conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the finale of the P…

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E21 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 15, 2001

BBC1 takes over live coverage of the spectacular finale to the 2001 Prom season. The BBC Symphony Orchestra's American conductor, Leonard Slatkin, lends a transatlantic theme to proceedings, which inc…

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E22 · Proms 2001

Sep 16, 2001

Highlights from this year, featuring a tribute to composer Gerald Finzi. Conducted by Richard Hickox.

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E23 · Helene Grimaud at the Proms

Dec 20, 2001

The young French pianist gives a stylish performance of Beethoven's Fourth Concerto.

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E24 · The Best of the Proms 2001

Feb 17, 2002

A musical retrospective featuring Sally Beamish's first Proms commission, Knotgrass Elegy, Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto (played by Canadian violinist James Ehnes); and Stravinsky's Firebird suit…

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E25 · The Best of the Proms 2001

Feb 21, 2002

Featuring Varese's Arcana, a work inspired by the occult philosophy of Paracelsus. Plus American violinist Joshua Bell plays Bernstein's Serenade, and the UK premiere of his West Side Story Suite. The…

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E26 · The Best of the Proms 2001

Feb 28, 2002

Featuring Berlioz's Overture Le Corsaire; the world premiere of Stuart MacRae's Violin Concerto, played by Tasmin Little; Britten's Les Illuminations, with soprano Inger Dam-Jensen; and Strauss's Als…

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E27 · Episode 24

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 19, 2002

Stephanie Hughes introduces live coverage of the opening night of the 108th Proms season from London's Royal Albert Hall. This year's festival of classical music, comprising 73 concerts between tonigh…

E2 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 20, 2002

Charles Hazlewood introduces the first of 14 Promenade concerts to be broadcast by BBC4 from London's Royal Albert Hall. This evening Charles Mackerras, a revered interpreter of 18th-century music, co…

E3 · The Nation's Favourite Prom

Jul 21, 2002

Opera star Denyce Graves makes her Proms debut in this concert of popular classics from London's Royal Albert Hall. The programme also features pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and includes music by Bernst…

E4 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 26, 2002

Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, the first of this week's nightly visits to the Proms. The concert includes Bruch's popular first violin concerto, in a first half that opens with Berlioz's O…

E5 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 23, 2002

Rolf Hind is the soloist in the first of this season's BBC commissions, David Sawer's Piano Concerto, which is preceded by Elgar's In the South. After the interval, Ravel's Sheherazade features the Pr…

E6 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 24, 2002

harles Hazlewood introduces tonight's Prom, live from the Royal Albert Hall in London. In keeping with the theme of this year's season, this concert has a predominantly Spanish flavour. The Orquestra …

E7 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 25, 2002

Charles Hazlewood introduces another in the series of traditional summer concerts from the Royal Albert Hall. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra perform Hans Werner Henze's Fandango, Beethoven's Piano…

E8 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 25, 2002

The King's singers - tenor Paul Phoenix, counter-tenors Robin Tyson and David Hurley, baritones Gabriel Crouch and Philip Lawson, and bass Stephen Connolly - perform a unique blend of ancient and mode…

E9 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 26, 2002

Tonight's concert celebrates Glasgow-bom composer Oliver Knussen's 50th birthday with a performance of his two children's operas based on Maurice Sendak 's picture books Higglety, Pigglety, Pop! and W…

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E10 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 27, 2002

Richard Hickox conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Walton's Christopher Columbus Suite, then the BBC National Chorus of Wales and the London Symphony Chorus join in for Dvorak's Stabat Mat…

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E11 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 28, 2002

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Philharmonia Chorus and the Geoffrey Mitchell Choir perform Arnold Schoenberg's Gurrelieder under the baton of Donald Runnicles, with soloists Christine Brew…

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E12 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 29, 2002

Osmo Vanska's final Proms appearance as chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as they tackle Sibelius's Tapiola, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23, with soloist Stephen Hough, and Nielsen…

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E13 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 30, 2002

Charles Hazlewood introduces the UK premiere of Per Norgard's Sixth Symphony, performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Thomas Dausgaard , while Nikolaj Znaider is the sol…

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E14 · BBC Proms 2002

Jul 31, 2002

Two leading Polish composers are prominent as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales play Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra and Szymanowski's First Violin Concerto, conducted by Tadaaki Otaka, with so…

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E15 · BBC Proms 2002

Aug 1, 2002

The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Uninterrupted Sorrow alongside Debussy's Prelude a L'Apres-midi d'un Faune and Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand,…

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E16 · BBC Proms 2002

Aug 2, 2002

Gianandrea Noseda wields the baton for the BBC Philharmonic as they perform a double bill of Spanish operas: Granados's Goya-inspired fantasy Goyescas and Ravel's bawdy comedy L'Heure Espagnole, abou…

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E17 · Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at the BBC Proms

Aug 5, 2002

American trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis celebrates the golden age of swing with the classic big-band sounds of Count Basie, Chick Webb and Duke Ellington.

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E18 · Vivaldi at the BBC Proms

Aug 12, 2002

Stephanie Hughes introduces an evening of music by Vivaldi, including the Venice Baroque Orchestra's rendition of his Four Seasons.

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E19 · Oklahoma!

Aug 18, 2002

A special concert version of Oklahoma! performed yesterday at the Proms to celebrate the centenary of Richard Rodgers. This version of the classic Broadway musical features Maureen Lipman reprising he…

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E20 · BBC Proms 2002

Aug 25, 2002

Live from the Royal Albert Hall , a concert by the celebrated Kirov Orchestra of St Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre, Russia. Conducted by the charismatic Valery Gergiev , the programme comprises major…

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E21 · BBC Proms 2002

Aug 31, 2002

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall, Stephanie Hughes introduces a concert by one of America's most renowned orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, who under the baton of their dynamic conductor E…

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E22 · BBC Proms 2002

Sep 1, 2002

Simon Rattle conducts an international line-up of soloists and choruses, along with the National Youth Orchestra, in a performance of Gustav Mahler's demanding Symphony No 8, the Symphony of a Thousan…

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E23 · BBC Proms 2002: Blue Peter Fiesta!

Sep 8, 2002

Flamenco guitarist Paco Pena performs tonight as the annual Blue Peter Prom celebrates the colourful sounds of Spain. This evening's fiesta, at London's Royal Albert Hall, also includes contributions …

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E24 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 14, 2002

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall , Stephanie Hughes introduces the climax to this summer's 108th season of Promenade Concerts. In the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks on America, the co…

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E25 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 14, 2002

The Proms season comes to a spectacular close as BBC1 takes over live coverage, introduced by Stephanie Hughes. To mark the centenary of the composer's birth, Broadway star Audra McDonald sings some …

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E26 · Episode 26

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E27 · Episode 27

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 18, 2003

It's that time of year again. Promenaders will be donning their finery and flocking to events around the country to celebrate the highlight of the classical music season. Stephanie Andrews introduces…

E2 · The Nation's Favourite Prom

Jul 20, 2003

Two British opera stars, the soprano Rosemary Joshua and tenor John Mark Ainsley , sing arias voted for in the BBC Proms/Radio Times Readers' Poll in the annual concert of popular classics from Londo…

E3 · First Night of the BBC4 Proms

Jul 21, 2003

Pianist Stephen Hough guests as BBC4's two-week Proms coverage begins. The Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducted by Ivan Fischer, play Brahms's Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor and Rachmaninov's Sympho…

E4 · Proms on Four

Jul 22, 2003

The 350th anniversary of Arcangelo Corelli 's birth is celebrated with a performance of his Christmas Concerto in tonight's concert - which also features Handel's Dixit Dominus , HWV232. The English C…

E5 · Proms on Four

Jul 23, 2003

London symphonies by Vaughan Williams and Haydn feature alongside American composer William Schuman's "A Song of Orpheus". The BBC Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Leonard Slatkin , with cellist Pau…

E6 · Proms on Four

Jul 24, 2003

Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs and Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor are performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda , with Italian soprano Barbara Frittoli. Plus…

E7 · Proms on Four

Jul 25, 2003

Ruby - a new percussion concerto composed by Joe Duddell and performed by Colin Currie - is the centrepiece of tonight's programme. Tommy Pearson also introduces music by Bartok and Tchaikovsky, as co…

E8 · Proms on Four

Jul 26, 2003

The Halle Orchestra perform Elgar's epic Symphony No 1 in A flat - a work they premiered 95 years ago - in their sole showing at this year's Proms. Conductor Mark Elder talks to host Tommy Pearson. Th…

E9 · Proms on Four

Jul 27, 2003

Composer John Adams conducts the European premiere of his On the Transmigration of Souls - a reflection on the events of 11 September 2001. The BBC Symphony Orchestra also plays music by Haydn, Bartok…

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E10 · Proms on Four

Jul 28, 2003

Berlioz's "sacred trilogy" L'Enfance du Christ is performed as part of the bicentenary celebration of the composer's birth. John Eliot Gardiner conducts the choir of Clare College, Cambridge, the Mont…

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E11 · Proms on Four

Jul 29, 2003

Richard Strauss 's Elektra is performed by London Voices and the BBC Scottish Symphony, conducted by Donald Runnicles. Gabriele Schnaut. Janice Watson and Felicity Palmer are among the singers.

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E12 · Proms on Four

Jul 30, 2003

Grainger, Walton, Elgar, Turnage, Tippett, Bax and Britten are all on the menu in a 50th-anniversary celebration of the coronation, attended by Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. Andrew Davis conducts the B…

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E13 · Proms on Four

Jul 31, 2003

Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K (Turkish), Ligeti's Lontano and Beethoven's Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral) are presented by Christopher Gunness. Christian Gansch conducts the BBC National Orches…

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E14 · BBC Proms 2003

Jul 31, 2003

Music by British composers provides a stirring programme for a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the coronation, which took place yesterday evening in front of the Queen and the Duke of Edin…

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E15 · Proms on Four

Aug 1, 2003

Tuur's Violin Concerto, Musorgsky's A Night on the Bare Mountain and Prokofiev's Symphony No 6 are played by the BBC Philharmonic. Christopher Gunness talks to conductor Paavo Jarvi and violinist Isab…

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E16 · Proms on Four

Aug 2, 2003

Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E minor are preceded by the UK premiere of HK Gruber's Dancing in the Dark. The BBC Philharmonic is conducted by Vassily Sinaisky. In…

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E17 · Proms on Four

Aug 3, 2003

Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat (pianist Leif Ove Andsnes) and Mendelssohn's Symphony No 3 in A minor (Scottish) form this evening's programme. The Mahler Chambe…

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E18 · BBC Proms 2003

Aug 9, 2003

Stephanie Hughes presents tonight's promenade concert from London's Royal Albert Hall , where the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain are making their annual visit. Yan Pascal Tortelier guest- …

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E19 · Film Night at the Proms

Aug 16, 2003

A selection of some of the greatest British film music, presented by actor Timothy West, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conducted by Rumon Gamba live at London's Royal Albert Hall. Scores …

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E20 · BBC Proms 2003

Aug 21, 2003

The violinist Viktoria Mullova is joined by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen, under the baton of British conductor Daniel Harding in a performance of Sibelius's tempestuous yet lyrical Violin C…

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E21 · BBC Proms 2003

Aug 23, 2003

The BBC Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor, Leonard Slatkin , lifts his baton in London's Royal Albert Hall to conduct a programme selected entirely from the rich repertoire of Russian orchestral mu…

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E22 · BBC Proms 2003

Aug 30, 2003

Live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall of Prom 54. Virtuoso conductor Mariss Jansons leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra through their second Prom, which forms part of his farewell Europea…

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E23 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 2003

Soprano Angela Gheorghiu and violinist Leila Josefowicz star in the final Proms season concert, live from the Royal Albert Hall. Presented by Stephanie Hughes. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers…

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E24 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 2003

The Proms season comes to a spectacular close as BBC1 takes over live coverage, introduced by Stephanie Hughes. The second-half programme commences with Overture: The Wasps by Vaughan Williams, Polov…

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E25 · Episode 25

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 16, 2004

Promenaders donning their finery can only mean one thing - it's that time of year once more. The highlight of the classical music season is about to get under way. Stephanie Hughes introduces the ope…

E2 · First Night of the BBC Four Proms

Jul 19, 2004

Elgar's Enigma Variations are performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and there's his Cockaigne to enjoy. Delius's Sea Drift is sung by American baritone Thomas Hampson , and Holst's mythica…

E3 · Proms on Four: An Alpine Symphony

Jul 20, 2004

Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Leonard Slatkin conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Richard Strauss 's Alpine Symphony, the premiere of Zhou Long 's The Immortal and Liszt's Second Piano Concerto (s…

E4 · Proms on Four: Mozart's Prague Symphony

Jul 21, 2004

There's a Czech flavour to tonight's concert as Jiri Belohlavek conducts the Prague Philharmonia in Mozart's dramatic Prague Symphony, while mezzo Magdalena Kozena sings works by Mozart, Myslivecek an…

E5 · Proms on Four: Stravinsky's Firebird

Jul 22, 2004

Under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra launch a 75th anniversary tribute to the Russian ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev with a performance of Stravinsky's dazzling Fire…

E6 · Proms on Four. A Messiaen Tribute

Jul 23, 2004

In the mid-1970s George Benjamin studied composition with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire. Tonight at the Royal Albert Hall he conducts the Ensemble Modern in a concert dedicated to his fo…

E7 · Proms on Four: Stravinsky and Bernstein

Jul 24, 2004

Charles Ives's Symphony No 4 is played, as well as Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Stravinsky's ballet, Petrushka. The City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, featuring treble David Stark …

E8 · Proms on Four: Zukerman Plays Elgar

Jul 25, 2004

Israeli violinist Pinchas Zukerman performs Elgar's Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Davis. Plus a performance of Dvorak's Mass in D. Introduced by Tommy Pearson.

E9 · The Nation's Favourite Prom

Jul 25, 2004

Alan Titchmarsh introduces an evening of popular works from the classical canon from London's Royal Albert Hall , two of which have been chosen by a public vote which included Radio Times readers. The…

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E10 · Proms on Four: Eigar's Third Symphony

Jul 26, 2004

Anthony Payne 's reconstruction of Elgar's unfinished work is performed alongside Beethoven's enduringly popular Fourth Piano Concerto and Peter Maxwell Davies 's 20th-century response to John Tavemer…

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E11 · Proms on Four Sabit-Saens's Second Piano Concerto

Jul 27, 2004

Popular music from the Romantic period - Dvorak's Czech Suite, Schumann's Second Symphony and Saint Saens 's Second Piano Concerto. Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski makes his debut with the Scottish …

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E12 · Proms on Four: Janacek's Glagolitic Mass

Jul 28, 2004

Kurt Masur conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Schubert's haunting Unfinished Symphony, while Petr Fiala directs the Czech Philharmonic Chorus of Brno in Janacek's Hukvaldy Songs for a cappe…

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E13 · Proms on Four: Mozart and Mahler

Jul 29, 2004

Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Martinu's luminous The Frescoes ofPiero della Francesca and Janacek's symphonic rhapsody Taras Bulba. And Paul Lewis is the soloist…

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E14 · Proms on Four: Dvorak and Strauss

Jul 30, 2004

Mariss Jansons conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Dvorak's lyrical Eighth Symphony and Strauss's autobiographical tone poem Ein Heldenleben. Introduced by Charles Hazlewood.

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E15 · BBC Proms 2004

Jul 31, 2004

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, chief conductor Mariss Jansons leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in an all-Russian programme. Charismatic international violin soloist Gidon Kremer joins the…

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E16 · Proms on Four: Wynton Marsalis - Out Here to Swing!

Jul 31, 2004

Trumpet virtuoso Marsalis - a regular visitor to the Proms - returns with his Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for a late-night celebration of swing.

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E17 · Proms on Four: Britten's Curlew River

Aug 1, 2004

Birmingham Opera Company present the first of Britten's three "church parables".

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E18 · BBC Proms 2004

Aug 7, 2004

ive from the Royal Albert Hall, Roger Norrington - who recently turned 70 - conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in its annual visit to the Proms. This year's Prom has a Bohemian th…

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E19 · BBC Proms 2004

Aug 21, 2004

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the English Concert is directed by violinist and conductor Andrew Manze with sopranos Emma Bell and Ailish Tynan, mezzo Catherine Wyn-Rogers and violinist Rachel Podge…

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E20 · BBC Proms 2004

Aug 28, 2004

The transience of human life is the theme as the Orchestre de Paris and London Voices are conducted by Christoph Eschenbach with mezzo Yvonne Naef, tenor Anthony Dean Griffey and baritone Andreas Schm…

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E21 · Russian Night at the Proms

Sep 2, 2004

Musorgsky's demonic tone poem Night on Bare Mountain is paired with Stravinsky's 20th-century masterpiece The Rite of Spring, a piece that at its premiere in Paris in triggered the most famous riot in…

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E22 · BBC Proms 2004

Sep 4, 2004

Rich in tradition and regarded as the world's oldest orchestra - its roots lying in the 16th century - the Dresden Staatskapelle perform in the second of their two Proms conducted by the celebrated Be…

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E23 · Proms on Four

Sep 5, 2004

Simon Rattle unites the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and the Berliner Philharmoniker for the annual Proms performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, prefaced by Schoenberg's set of 12-tone varia…

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E24 · Proms on Four

Sep 6, 2004

Conductor Simon Rattle and his Berliner Philharmoniker perform La Mer , the sea symphony by Debussy, then Messiaen's Eclairs sur I'Audela...., his last major orchestral work, and a glimpse into a worl…

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E25 · Proms on Four

Sep 7, 2004

Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts the British premiere of Kaija Saariaho's Orion.

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E26 · Proms on Four

Sep 7, 2004

Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Bartok's only opera, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Jukka-Pekka Saraste.

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E27 · Proms on Four

Sep 8, 2004

On the day of Dvorak's birthday, leading champion of Czech music Charles Mackerras conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in the composer's ever popular New World Symphony and his Scherzo capriccio…

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E28 · Proms on Four

Sep 9, 2004

A 300thanniversary celebration of the music of the 18th-century French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Conductor William Christie leads the Choir and Orchestra of Les Arts Florissants in a concert …

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E29 · Proms on Four

Sep 10, 2004

Superstar Russian soprano Anna Netrebko sings popular arias by Puccini, Bellini and Dvorak accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic and their conductor Gianandrea Noseda. The concert concludes with Shostak…

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E30 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 2004

Live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall of the final evening of performances from this year's Proms. The BBC Symphony Orchestra under chief conductor Leonard Slatkin - in his final Last Night - …

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E31 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 2004

The Proms season comes to a spectacular close as BBC1 takes over coverage. Introduced by Alan Titchmarsh. The second-half programme commences with six short and varied pieces. The Ojai Festival Overt…

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E34 · Episode 34

E1 · First Night of the Proms Part One

Jul 15, 2005

BBC1 kicks off this centrepiece of the classical calendar for the first time, as Promenaders don their finery for the start of the 111th season of Henry Wood concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in Londo…

E2 · First Night of the Proms Part Two

Jul 15, 2005

Michael Tippett's powerful oratorio A Child of Our Time features in continuing live coverage from the Royal Albert Hall, London. The piece marks its composer's centenary as well as the 60th anniversar…

E3 · Prom 4: Richard Wagner - Die Walküre

Jul 18, 2005

Tenor Placido Domingo makes his long-awaited Proms debut in the Royal Opera House's new production of Wagner's epic Die Walkure, the second opera in the Ring cycle. The cast also includes baritone Bry…

E4 · Prom 5: Michael Berkeley, Benjamin Britten and Vaughan Williams

Jul 19, 2005·2h 25m

BBC National Orchestra of Wales - conducted by Richard Hickox - performs a new concerto by Michael Berkeley. Soprano Susan Gritton sings four songs by Benjamin Britten, and there is a performance of V…

E5 · Prom 6: Musgrave, Rachmaninov and Nielson

Jul 20, 2005

Conductor Osma Vanska returns to the Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a concert in which elemental forces are at play. Thea Musgrave's Turbulent Landscapes was inspired by six dramatic painti…

E6 · Prom 8: Stravinsky, MacMillan and Ravel

Jul 21, 2005

A performance of Stravinsky's musical fairytale The Nightingale and an extraordinary new commission for organ and orchestra by James MacMillan, A Scotch Bestiary, mark the BBC Philharmonic's first vis…

E7 · Prom 9: Mozart and Mahler

Jul 22, 2005

The conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi is renowned for his insightful interpretations of the great German Romantic repertoire - tonight, he conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Mahler's turbulent Fift…

E8 · Prom 11: Mendelssohn, Bruch and Vaughan Williams

Jul 23, 2005

Mendelssohn's Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony (Symphony No 1) and Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, performed by Proms favourite Leila Josefowicz. …

E9 · Prom 13: Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius

Jul 24, 2005

Elgar's great vision of a spiritual journey - The Dream of Gerontius - is performed by the Halle Choir, London Philharmonic Choir and Halle Orchestra, conducted by Mark Elder. The soloists are mezzo A…

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E10 · Prom 14: Tippett and Shostakovich

Jul 25, 2005

Michael Tippett 's mystical The Vision of St Augustine is followed by Shostakovich's Symphony No 10. Soprano Elizabeth Atherton and baritone Roderick Williams join the BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Nati…

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E11 · Prom15: Fairy Tales

Jul 26, 2005

This season's theme of fairy tales is represented by Russian composer Liadov's tone-poem trilogy - Baba-Yaga, The Enchanted Lake and Kikimora - taken from old folk tales, and Stravinsky's ballet music…

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E12 · Prom 16: Ravel, Dutilleux, Stravinsky and Mussorgsky

Jul 27, 2005

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra play Ravel's popular Mother Goose suite. There's also a new work - Correspondences - by France's most eminent composer Henri Dutilleux, featuring soprano Barb…

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E13 · Prom 18: Adams, Corigliano and Prokofiev

Jul 28, 2005

Conductor Marin Alsop and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra bring American composer John Corigliano's new concerto The Red Violin to the Proms following its successful world premiere in Baltimore las…

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E14 · Prom 19: Russia Night

Jul 29, 2005

An all-Russian line-up, with excerpts from Tchaikovsky's The Snow Maiden, followed by Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1 played by the 20-year-old Armenian virtuoso Sergey Khachatryan. The concert co…

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E15 · Prom 21: Violins!! - Part 2

Jul 30, 2005

Viktoria Mullova is the soloist for the world premiere of Fraser Trainer's violin concerto For the Living, in the second of today's three Violins!! concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Talented young pl…

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E16 · Prom 23: Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet

Jul 31, 2005

Shakespeare's tale of doomed young love is brought to life in Berlioz's dramatic symphony Romeo et Juliette Nan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO and the London Symphony Chorus, with soloists Katarina Karne…

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E17 · Prom 41: Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Aug 14, 2005

Following last year's sell-out success, celebrated conductor Daniel Barenboim returns to the Royal Albert Hall with his young orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians - the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra…

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E18 · Prom 2: Arthur Sullivan's HMS Pinafore

Aug 18, 2005

WS Gilbert's libretto on ignorant sea lords combines with Arthur Sullivan 's memorable melodies in one of the duo's most enduring creations, HMS Pinafore. Charles Mackerras is at the helm and also co…

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E19 · Prom 49: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’

Aug 20, 2005

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Kurt Masur conducts the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, as well as a cast of international soloists, in the annual Proms rendition of Beethoven's life-affirmi…

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E20 · Prom 57: Valery Gergiev conducts the World Orchestra for Peace

Aug 27, 2005

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, dynamic conductor Valery Gergiev leads the World Orchestra for Peace in a concert of opera and fantasy. Founded by the late Georg Solti for the 50th anniversary of the…

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E21 · Prom 59: David Zinman conducts the Tonhalle Orchestra

Sep 1, 2005

Zurich's Tonhalle Orchestra makes a welcome return for a programme which includes music by Wagner, Beethoven and Richard Strauss. With David Zinman wielding the baton, the orchestra begins with the te…

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E22 · Prom 66: Sir Colin Davies conductions the Juilliard Orchestra

Sep 3, 2005

Colin Davis conducts students from London's Royal Academy of Music and New York's Juilliard School in tonight's live concert at the Royal Albert Hall, which begins with two wartime works. Aaron Coplan…

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E23 · Prom 67: Zemlinsky and Brahms

Sep 4, 2005

Zemlinsky's Die Seejungfrau, based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is followed by Brahms's German Requiem, written in memory of his mother and his friend and supporter, Robert Schuman…

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E24 · Prom 68: Britten, Rawsthorne and Tchaikovsky

Sep 5, 2005

Britten's Four Sea Interludes are performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under conductor Rumon Gamba. Howard Shelley is the soloist in Alan Rawsthorne 's Piano Concerto No 2, and the progra…

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E25 · Prom 69: Thomas Adès and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Sep 6, 2005

Thomas Ades. the British composer and conductor. premieres his Violin Concerto with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and soloist Anthony Marwood. The concert also includes Beethoven's Namensfeier overt…

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E26 · Prom 71: Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Sep 7, 2005

A rare London appearance for acclaimed conductor Zubin Mehta who leads the Vienna Philharmonic as they perform Haydn's Drumroll Symphony and Alban Berg's Three Fragments from his opera Wozzeck, conclu…

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E27 · Prom 72: Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor

Sep 8, 2005

In its second Proms appearance this season, the Vienna Philharmonic performs Bruckner's immense Symphony No 8 in C minor under conductor Christoph Eschenbach. Presented by Verity Sharp.

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E28 · Prom 73: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra

Sep 9, 2005

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Two French orchestral classics frame the programme, Debussy's "La Mer" and Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe". Also on the bill is Sibel…

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E29 · Prom 74: Last Night of the Proms

Sep 10, 2005

Live at London's Royal Albert Hall, Alan Titchmarsh introduces the final concert in the Proms season. A nautical theme is reflected with Walton's Overture: Portsmouth Point and Lambert's The Rio Grand…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 14, 2006·3h 0m

Czech maestro Jiri Belohlavek lifts the baton for the first time in his new role as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in order to launch the eight-week long 112th season of the world's gre…

E2 · Proms on Four

Jul 17, 2006

Bruch's Violin Concerto performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

E3 · BBC Proms 2006

Jul 19, 2006

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are guests at a concert to celebrate the monarch's 80th birthday. Children's choirs, the Scots Guards and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform A Little Birthday Music…

E4 · BBC Proms 2006

Aug 5, 2006

One of today's greatest interpreters of Sibelius, Colin Davis conducts the composer's tone poem Pohjola's Daughter and his Seventh Symphony. The programme also includes Janacek's tribute to the legend…

E5 · Mozart at the Proms

Aug 9, 2006

Alan Titchmarsh introduces the first of two Proms celebrating the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall. Tonight's concert focuses on Mozart the dramatist, with …

E6 · BBC Proms 2006

Aug 12, 2006

Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the European Union Youth Orchestra as they perform Shostakovich's Symphony No 4 before Promenaders at London's Royal Albert Hall. There's also a rendition of Mozart's Turki…

E7 · Mozart at the Proms

Aug 16, 2006

Nicola Benedetti introduces the second of two Proms celebrating the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall. The composer's orchestral music is the focus tonight, …

E8 · BBC Proms 2006

Aug 19, 2006

The Shostakovich centenary continues with Valery Gergiev conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre in the choral Symphony No 13 (Babi Yar), with bass soloist Sergei Alexashkin. Plu…

E9 · Proms on Four Preview

Aug 20, 2006

Highlights of two concerts earlier in the season. Maxim Vengerov plays Mozart's fourth violin concerto with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, and Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orch…

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E10 · Proms on Four

Aug 21, 2006

Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in a programme featuring his twin passions, Berlioz and Elgar. Berlioz's Overture: Les Francs-Juges and Elgar's Symphony No 2 in E flat frame James M…

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E11 · Proms on Four

Aug 22, 2006

Conductor Philippe Jordan makes his Proms debut with the Mahler Youth Orchestra. Featuring Strauss's Don Juan, Chausson's Poeme de l'Amour et de la Mer, sung by Susan Graham, and Shostakovich's Sympho…

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E12 · Proms on Four

Aug 23, 2006

The London Philharmonic Orchestra play the UK premiere of A Relic of Memory by Mark-Anthony Turnage. Vladimir Jurowski conducts Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 2 with Nikolai Lugansky , and Rakhmaninov'…

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E13 · Proms on Four

Aug 24, 2006

The Minnesota Orchestra and conductor Osmo Vanska visit London to perform Mahler's much-loved Symphony No 5. Also featuring Barber's First Essay for Orchestra, and the UK premiere of Three Songs by Ar…

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E14 · Proms on Four

Aug 25, 2006

Magnus Lindberg's Sculpture receives its UK premiere, conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Plus Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, played by Nikolaj Znaider, and Si…

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E15 · BBC Proms 2006

Aug 26, 2006

The NDR Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor, Christoph von Dohnanyi, present two neoclassical masterworks: Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin; and the pithy Violin Concerto in F minor by Stravinsky…

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E16 · Proms on Four

Aug 27, 2006

New. Mozart's Meistermusik, Symphony No 39 in E flat and Requiem in D minor. Plus poetry with Roger McGough.

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E17 · Proms on Four

Aug 28, 2006

The Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra play Mozart. Ivor Bolton conducts Symphonies No 34 and 38 (Prague). Lars Vogt performs Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, and Veronique Gens sings two arias. Ivor Bolton…

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E18 · Proms on Four

Aug 29, 2006

Hans Werner Henze 's Five Messages for the Queen of Sheba receives its London premiere, followed by Shostakovich's Symphony No 7 (Leningrad). Kurt Masur conducts the Ochestre National de France. Char…

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E19 · Proms on Four

Aug 30, 2006

Charles Haziewood conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra. The programme is Ibert's Divertissement, Pauline Malefane singing Weill, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, the premiere of Dai Fujikura 's Crushing Twi…

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E20 · Proms on Four

Sep 1, 2006

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Simon Rattle join the Mozart celebrations with Symphony No 25 in G minor and Symphony No 4 in G minor. Plus three Debussy Preludes and the London premiere of Noes…

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E21 · BBC Proms 2006

Sep 2, 2006

Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic. Tonight's programme opens with Szymanowski's impressionistic Violin Concerto No 1 featuring the brilliant virtuoso Frank Peter Zimmermann as soloist. Aft…

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E22 · Proms on Four

Sep 3, 2006

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Matthias Pintscher 's Hérodiade-Fragmente, based on verse by Mallarme. Christoph Eschenbach conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Chorus. Soloists for…

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E23 · Proms on Four

Sep 4, 2006

Two minor-key fifth symphonies by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, both concerning mankind's struggle with fate and the ineluctable triumph of light over darkness. The Philadelphia Orchestra is conducted by…

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E24 · Proms on Four

Sep 5, 2006

Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat, featuring Rostropovich protégée Han-Na Chang , and Rachmaninov's lyrical Symphony No 2 in E minor. Tadaaki Otaka conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wa…

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E25 · Proms on Four

Sep 6, 2006

Bernard Haitink conducts the combined voices of the BBC Symphony and London Symphony Choruses in a performance of Mahler's mighty Symphony No 2 (Resurrection) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Featurin…

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E26 · Proms on Four

Sep 8, 2006

Conductor Daniele Gatti conducts the Royal Philharmonic in a performance of the last of this season's eight Shostakovich symphonies in celebration of the Russian composer's centenary: the epic Symphon…

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E27 · Proms on Four

Sep 8, 2006

Rounding up the series of Mozart anniversary Proms, Charles Mackerras directs the Orchestra and Choir of the Age of Enlightenment in a performance of Symphony No 35 in D (Haffner), and a UK premiere o…

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E28 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 9, 2006

Live at London's Royal Albert Hall, Alan Titchmarsh introduces the final concert in the Proms season. In Shostakovich's centenary year, a Russian theme is reflected as baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky and…

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E29 · Last Night of the Proms on Four

Sep 9, 2006

Soprano Lesley Garrett, violinist Nicola Benedetti, the Ulster Orchestra and the Ulster Youth Choir feature in a live concert from the grounds of Belfast City Hall.

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E30 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 9, 2006

The pomp and circumstance continues at the Royal Albert Hall as the Proms season reaches its climax. All the traditional rousing, flag-waving tunes will be on offer as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, con…

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E31 · Episode 31

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 13, 2007

Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, performing Walton's Overture 'Portsmouth Point', Elgar's Cello Concerto and Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

E2 · Rameau and Campra - Prom 3

Jul 15, 2007

Charles Hazlewood introduces a night of French Baroque music performed by the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir. Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts a sequence of dances from Rameau's sta…

E3 · Rossini and Berio - Prom 4

Jul 16, 2007

Suzy Klein introduces the Chorus and Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, Rome, and an international quartet of young singers as they perform Rossini's theatrical Stabat Mater, conducted by Antonio Pappano. Th…

E4 · American Classics - Prom 5

Jul 17, 2007

Charles Hazlewood introduces the BBC Symphony Orchestra under David Robertston as they perform two 20th century American classics - Leonard Bernstein's Second Symphony, The Age of Anxiety, and Charles…

E5 · Beethoven and Brett Dean - Prom 13

Jul 22, 2007

The BBC Symphony Chorus, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Gondwana Voices perform Brett Dean's Vexations and Devotions.

E6 · Haydn's Seasons - Prom 14

Jul 23, 2007

Conductor Sir Roger Norrington and the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston are joined by singers Sally Matthews, Toby Spence and Jonathan Lemalu for a performance of Joseph Haydn's oratorio, The Season…

E7 · Film Prom - Prom 2

Jul 28, 2007

From the Royal Albert Hall, Richard E Grant introduces a selection of film compositions to mark the BAFTA's 60th anniversary and the Summer of the British Film. John Wilson conducts the BBC Concert Or…

E8 · French Classics - Prom 22

Jul 29, 2007

Suzy Klein introduces les Musiciens du Louvre, Grenoble, under their founding conductor Marc Minkowski in an entirely French programme which includes Bizet's incidental music to L'Arlesienne and Berli…

E9 · Salonen Conducts Salonen - Prom 23

Jul 30, 2007

Suzy Klein introduces the European premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Piano Concerto, performed by Yefim Bronfman and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conducted by the composer. The programme also includes…

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E10 · Twentieth Century Classics - Prom 24

Jul 31, 2007

Suzy Klein introduces four varied and colourful works from the twentieth century. Sibelius' Tapiola, Britten's Piano Concerto, Varese's Ecuatorial and Debussy's La Mer are performed by the BBC Scottis…

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E11 · NYO - Prom 29

Aug 4, 2007

Mark Elder conducts as the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain performs works by Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Aaron Jay Kernis. Introduced by Howard Goodall.

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E12 · Elgar's Enigma - Prom 31

Aug 5, 2007

Suzy Klein introduces Daniele Gatti conducting the Royal Philharmonic in the Enigma Variations, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Elgar's birth.

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E13 · Renee Fleming Sings Berg - Prom 32

Aug 6, 2007

Suzy Klein introduces acclaimed soprano Renee Fleming as she returns to the Proms to perform songs by Alban Berg and Erich Korngold. She's accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Gianandrea …

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E14 · Britten and Mahler - Prom 33

Aug 7, 2007

Suzy Klein introduces Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem and Mahler's 10th Symphony. Gianandrea Noseda conducts the BBC Philharmonic.

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E15 · EUYO Prom

Aug 11, 2007

A prom by the European Union Youth Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis. The theme of nature links two great symphonies - Sibelius's Fifth and Brahms's Third.

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E16 · Midseason Highlights

Aug 12, 2007

Highlights of the 2007 Proms season so far, including Sir John Eliot Gardiner's collaboration with the young musicians of the Buskaid Soweto String Project.

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E17 · Mahler and Brahms - Prom 40

Aug 13, 2007

Verity Sharp introduces baritone Matthias Goerne singing a selection from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn, with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Paavo Jarvi. Also, Weber's Oberon Overture and …

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E18 · Stravinsky's Petrushka - Prom 41

Aug 14, 2007

A reinterpretation with improvisation of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Stravinsky's Petrushka and three dance episodes from Bernstein's On the Town.

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E19 · Simon Bolivar National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

Aug 19, 2007

The Simon Bolivar National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela play Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony and symphonic dances from West Side Story.

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E20 · Bluebeard's Castle - Prom 48

Aug 20, 2007

Verity Sharp introduces Christoph von Dohnanyi conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in a new orchestral suite from Thomas Ades' opera Powder Her Face, based on the life and disgrace of Margaret, Duch…

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E21 · Elgar Compilation

Aug 20, 2007

Aled Jones introduces a programme of much loved pieces by Elgar from the season's Proms. Daniele Gatti conducts as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform the Enigma Variations, soloist Paul Watkins …

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E22 · Haitink - Prom 55

Aug 25, 2007

Nicholas Owen introduces a Prom by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink, featuring music by Wagner and Debussy.

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E23 · Britten and Prokofiev - Prom 56

Aug 26, 2007

Petroc Trelawny introduces Britten's Four Sea Interludes and Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under their chief conductor, Jiri Belohlavek. They are joined by pianis…

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E24 · An Evening with Michael Ball - Prom 58

Aug 27, 2007

Petroc Trelawny introduces a bank holiday concert featuring star of the West End and Broadway, Michael Ball, as he comes to the Proms for the first time. With special guests and the BBC Concert Orches…

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E25 · Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev - Prom 59

Aug 28, 2007

Petroc Trelawny introduces Valery Gergiev conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in an all Russian programme of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.

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E26 · Handel at the Proms

Aug 31, 2007

Aled Jones with a Prom featuring music by Handel performed by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.

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E27 · Prom 64

Sep 1, 2007

From the Royal Albert Hall, Charles Hazlewood introduces a concert by the San Francisco Symphony led by Michael Tilson Thomas. Featuring Charles Ives' 3rd Symphony.

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E28 · Mahler's 7th Symphony - Prom 65

Sep 2, 2007

Charles Hazlewood introduces Mahler's Seventh Symphony, a colossal journey from darkness to light, performed by the acclaimed San Francisco Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas.

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E29 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 1

Sep 8, 2007

From the Royal Albert Hall, Alan Titchmarsh introduces the final concert of the Proms season. There's a Shakespearean theme with Dvorak's Overture Otello and Thomas Ades' Prelude to The Tempest, plus …

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E30 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 2

Sep 8, 2007

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Alan Titchmarsh introduces the final concert of the Proms season. Master of ceremonies is conductor Jiri Belohlavek, who joins with soprano Anna Netrebko and violinist…

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E31 · Youth Compilation

Sep 13, 2007

From the Royal Albert Hall, Aled Jones introduces highlights of youth orchestras that have performed at the Proms. Gustavo Dudamel conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela who perform music …

E1 · BBC Proms 2008: First Night of the Proms

Jul 18, 2008

The world's greatest music festival gets under way with Charles Hazlewood and Suzy Klein presenting from the Royal Albert Hall. A host of international soloists join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and th…

E2 · Proms on Four

Jul 20, 2008

Charles Hazlewood introduces a concert showcasing some of Britain's most exciting folk talent. Folk Day celebrates the diversity and influence of folk music and culminates in a Prom featuring artists …

E3 · Proms on Four

Jul 21, 2008

Live concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of French composer Olivier Messiaen. Featuring his Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum , plus Saint-Saens's Symphony No 3. Presented by con…

E4 · Nigel Kennedy: Classical and Jazz

Jul 26, 2008

Violinist Nigel Kennedy makes his first appearance at the annual event in 21 years, where he plays Elgar's Violin Concerto - the work that first put him on the musical map in 1984 - as well as some of…

E5 · Proms on Four

Jul 27, 2008

Thierry Fischer conducts the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and the BBC Symphony Chorus in a performance of French composer Olivier Messiaen's La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Ch…

E6 · Proms on Four

Jul 28, 2008

Live concert featuring Beethoven's Grosse Fuge, Elliott Carter's Oboe Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of David Robertson. Pres…

E7 · BBC Proms 2008: Halle: 150th Anniversary

Aug 2, 2008

Highlights from a Prom given earlier in the week celebrating the Halle Orchestra's 150th anniversary, conducted by their music director Mark Elder. George Butterworth's rhapsody A Shropshire Lad is in…

E8 · Proms on Four

Aug 3, 2008

Beethoven's Symphony No 1 in C major opens tonight's Prom. Then Donald Runnicles conducts vocalists Karen Cargill and Johan Botha in a performance of Mahler's symphony-with-voices, Das Lied von der Er…

E9 · Proms on Four

Aug 4, 2008

Verity Sharp introduces BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music winners, including singer Mayra Andrade, Chinese sounds from Sa Ding Ding, ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate and flamenco group Son de la Fronter…

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E10 · BBC Proms 2008: Classical Jazz

Aug 9, 2008

Charles Hazlewood presents - and conducts - this live Prom featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra, while fellow presenter Suzy Klein is joined in the studio by choirmaster Gareth Malone. As well as Gers…

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E11 · Proms on Four

Aug 10, 2008

Acclaimed vocal ensemble the King's Singers mark their 40th anniversary with a special performance, including renditions of traditional folk songs such as Greensleeves and Widdicombe Fair, and pieces …

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E12 · Proms on Four

Aug 11, 2008

Featuring the desert blues collaboration between Gambian musician Juldeh Camara and British guitarist Justin Adams. Hosted by Verity Sharp.

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E13 · Proms on Four

Aug 14, 2008

Daniel Barenboim conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra as they perform Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, bassoon, violin and cello, Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra and Brahms's Symphony…

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E14 · Proms on Four

Aug 15, 2008

Two of Czech composer Janacek's greatest non-theatrical works, Sinfonietta and Glagolitic Mass, are performed by the London Symphony Chorus and the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Pierr…

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E15 · BBC Proms 2008: Great Conductors

Aug 16, 2008

The celebrated conductors Pierre Boulez and Daniel Barenboim talk about their friendship and share their views on the art of conducting. Boulez directs the London Symphony Chorus and the BBC Symphony …

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E16 · Proms on Four

Aug 17, 2008

Soloists Rebecca Evans, Pamela Helen Stephen, Thomas Walker and Matthew Rose join the BBC Singers and the City of London Sinfonia in a live rendition of Beethoven's Mass in C, conducted by Richard Hic…

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E17 · BBC Proms 2008: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Aug 23, 2008

Antonio Pappano conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in a trio of works from the USA. Edgard Varese's monumental Ameriques, inspired by the sounds of Manhattan's streets, is followe…

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E18 · Proms on Four

Aug 24, 2008

John Eliot Gardiner conducts vocal soloists including Mark Padmore (Evangelist: tenor) and Peter Harvey (Christus: baritone), the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists in a performance of …

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E19 · Proms on Four

Aug 25, 2008

Daniele Gatti conducts as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform excerpts from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E.

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E20 · BBC Proms 2008: Vaughan Williams Anniversary

Aug 30, 2008

Highlights of a concert from last Tuesday commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs pieces including Fantasia on a…

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E21 · Proms on Four

Aug 31, 2008

Renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang becomes the third performer to be offered a solo recital at the Proms, selecting a collection of his favourite compositions to play, including works by Mozart, Rachm…

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E22 · Proms on Four

Sep 1, 2008

Colin Davis conducts the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. They perform Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D with violinist Nikoiaj Znaider and end with Sibelius's Symphony No 2 in D.

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E23 · BBC Proms 2008: Beethoven Night

Sep 6, 2008

This traditional event returns with a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D by virtuoso violinist Nikolaj Znaider, supported by the youngsters of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and conduc…

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E24 · Proms on Four

Sep 7, 2008

Simon Rattle conducts the celebrated Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as they perform two pieces central to their repertoire. The first. Brahms's Symphony No 3 in F, was inspired by the composer's trip t…

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E25 · Proms on Four

Sep 8, 2008

Bernard Haitink conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as they perform Mark-Anthony Turnage's Chicago Remains and Mahler's Symphony No 6.

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E26 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 2008

The climax of the classical music season at the Royal Albert Hall, where the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, under conductor Roger Norrington, perform the event's traditional finale with the help o…

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E27 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 2008

The annual music event that's become a national institution continues as Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel performs a medley of folk songs from the nations. There's also the premiere of a piece by Anna …

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E28 · Doctor Who at the Proms

Jan 1, 2009

Freema Agyeman hosts a musical odyssey as the BBC Philharmonic and London Philharmonic Chorus play music from Doctor Who. Including 3 specially filmed scene starring David Tennant.

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E1 · First Night at the Proms

Jul 17, 2009

Coverage of the first night of the 115th season, which begins on a grand scale with five soloists, chorus and orchestra. Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with soprano Ailish Tynan …

E2 · Prom 9: Elgar Anniversary

Jul 23, 2009

Vassily Sinaisky conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Elgar's Symphony No 2 in E flat to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the composer's death. Also on the programme are Ernest Moeran's Symphony in G a…

E3 · Prom 10: Orchestre National de Lyon

Jul 24, 2009

Jun Markl conducts the Orchestre National de Lyon in a concert from the Royal Albert Hall on the theme of the musical links between the East and the West. Featuring Takemitsu's Ceremonial: An Autumn …

E4 · Prom 12: 1934

Jul 25, 2009

From the Royal Albert Hall, Clive Anderson introduces a special Prom marking the anniversaries of three great British composers, Delius, Elgar and Holst, who died 75 years ago. Sir Charles Mackerras …

E5 · Prom 19 - Berlioz and Mendelssohn

Jul 30, 2009

E6 · Prom 20 - Stravinsky and Schumann

Jul 31, 2009

Stellar young conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin makes his Proms debut with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The concert celebrates two anniversaries; the centenary year of Stravinsky's first collaboratio…

E7 · Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals

Aug 1, 2009·3h 0m

Live from the Royal Albert Hall Clive Anderson introduces a Prom celebrating 75 years of classic MGM film musicals. Songs from unforgettable movies including The Wizard of Oz, Gigi and Singing in the …

E8 · Prom 29: Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony

Aug 6, 2009

In a tribute to his native Italy, conductor Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic perform Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's Roma Amor, Respighi's Pines of Rome and two Ro…

E9 · Prom 30 - Knussen Conducts Knussen

Aug 7, 2009

One of the towering forces in British music today, Oliver Knussen, conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a colourful programme that includes Stravinsky's musical poker-game Jeu de Cartes, Respighi's …

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E10 · Prom 31: National Youth Orchestra

Aug 8, 2009

From the Royal Albert Hall, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain returns to the Proms under its new principal conductor Vasily Petrenko. The concert opens with Tchaikovsky's famous Piano Conc…

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E11 · Prom 38: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Aug 13, 2009

Suzy Klein presents as Stravinsky's riotous Rite of Spring comes to the Proms, played by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with conductor Ilan Volkov. Ravel's choreographic poem La Valse begins the…

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E12 · Prom 39: Birtwistle's Mask of Orpheus

Aug 14, 2009

Charles Hazlewood presents as the Proms mark the 75th birthday of one of Britain's greatest living composers, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, with a rare performance of the central act of his monumental oper…

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E13 · Prom 36: Handel Anniversary Highlights

Aug 15, 2009

To celebrate Handel's 250th anniversary, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen perform some favourite Handel hits, including the coronation anthem Zadok the Priest, the ever-popular Arrival of the Queen …

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E14 · Prom 47: Handel's Samson

Aug 20, 2009

Suzy Klein introduces a performance of Handel's oratorio Samson, which tells the dramatic story of the last days of the great Israelite warrior. Composed within a few weeks of Handel's Messiah and bas…

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E15 · Prom 48: Barenboim and West-Eastern Divan

Aug 21, 2009

Charles Hazlewood presents as Daniel Barenboim's unique West-Eastern Divan orchestra, which brings together young players from both sides of the Arab-Israeli divide, celebrates its tenth anniversary w…

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E16 · Prom 50: Beethoven's Fidelio

Aug 22, 2009

A concert performance of Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, accompanied by a cast of international singers and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, formed of young Israeli an…

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E17 · Prom 56: Lang Lang Plays Chopin

Aug 27, 2009

Classical superstar Lang Lang returns to the Proms to play an eternal favourite, Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2 in F Minor. Also in the programme are the UK premiere of British composer Rebecca Saunders…

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E18 · Prom 57: Tchaikovsky Night

Aug 28, 2009

Tchaikovsky dominates the evening, as Stephen Hough concludes his one-man piano marathon with the Concert Fantasia in G Minor for piano and orchestra. Cellist Steven Isserlis also plays Tchaikovsky, i…

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E19 · Prom 59: Tonhalle Orchestra

Aug 29, 2009·3h 0m

The Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under conductor David Zinman plays music by Schubert, Mahler and Golijov. American soprano Dawn Upshaw is the soloist in the UK premiere of Golijov's acclaimed new work '…

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E20 · Prom 64: Jurowski & London Philharmonic

Sep 3, 2009

Charles Hazlewood presents as Vladimir Jurowski, the LPO's principal conductor, brings an intriguing and eclectic programme to the Proms, including Bacchanale by Ibert, Debussy's ballet score Jeux, Mo…

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E21 · Prom 65: Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester

Sep 4, 2009

Charles Hazlewood presents as the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, conducted by Jonathan Nott, perform Mahler's heartbreaking Songs on the Death of Children with baritone soloist Matthias Goerne, and tw…

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E22 · Prom 53: Composers of the Year

Sep 5, 2009

A prom celebrating the four major composers whose anniversaries are being marked throughout the year: Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by S…

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E23 · Prom 73: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Sep 10, 2009

Charles Hazlewood presents as the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra bring two great symphonies to the Proms with Haydn's Symphony No 98 in B-flat and Schubert's 'Great' Symphony No 9 in C. …

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E24 · Prom 40: Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Sep 11, 2009

Charles Hazlewood introduces the annual Proms performance of Beethoven's 9th, his life-affirming choral symphony, recorded earlier in the season with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, soloists Rebe…

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E25 · Last Night of the Proms - Part One

Sep 12, 2009

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Clive Anderson introduces the final concert of the 2009 Proms season. The evening gets under way with a Flourish of Fireworks by Oliver Knussen and then works by anniv…

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E26 · Last Night of the Proms - Part Two

Sep 12, 2009

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Clive Anderson introduces the spectacular climax to the 2009 Proms season. American conductor David Robertson is master of ceremonies for the first time, with two top…

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E1 · Mahler's Symphony No 8 - Symphony of a Thousand

Jul 16, 2010·3h 0m

Katie Derham introduces a Prom concert from the Royal Albert Hall in London, featuring Mahler's Symphony No 8 - Symphony of a Thousand. The choral symphony for orchestra, massed choirs and eight soloi…

E2 · Bryn Terfel Sings Wagner's Meistersinger

Jul 17, 2010·5h 0m

A special Proms performance of the Welsh National Opera's production of Wagner's midsummer comedy Die Meistersinger. A smash hit when it opened in Cardiff in June 2010, the stellar cast perform a conc…

E3 · Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony

Jul 22, 2010·3h 0m

Suzy Klein presents from the Royal Albert Hall as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, under their principal conductor Thierry Fischer, perform Prokofiev's audacious First Piano Concerto with soloist …

E4 · Beethoven Night with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jul 23, 2010·3h 0m

Beethoven Night was a regular and popular feature of the Proms from its very first season in 1895. Charles Hazlewood presents as this tradition is recreated by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and its chief…

E5 · Miracle on the Mersey

Jul 24, 2010·3h 0m

The orchestra that has been at the heart of the Liverpool's cultural life for over 160 years, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, comes to the Proms with its trailblazing Principal Conductor V…

E6 · Dvorak's New World Symphony with the CBSO

Jul 29, 2010·3h 0m

At the Royal Albert Hall, Charles Hazlewood presents as soloist Paul Lewis plays Beethoven piano concerto No. 2 with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under their music director, Andris Nelson…

E7 · Mark Elder Conducts Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony

Jul 30, 2010·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall and introduced by Suzy Klein, the Australian Youth Orchestra visit the Proms as part of a three-continent international summer tour. Under conductor Mark Elder, they perform…

E8 · Sondheim's Eightieth Birthday Celebration

Jul 31, 2010·3h 0m

Marking the eightieth birthday of one of Broadway's great innovators, the first ever all-Sondheim Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. The concert includes excerpts from hit shows A Little Night Music, Swee…

E9 · Mahler's Third Symphony with the BBC SSO

Aug 5, 2010·3h 0m

A celebration of Gustav Mahler's 150th birthday with his monumental Third Symphony, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under their chief conductor Donald Runnicles.

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E10 · Paul Lewis Plays Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto

Aug 6, 2010

Paul Lewis continues his cycle of Beethoven piano concertos with the Hallé and their music director Sir Mark Elder. The programme includes Strauss's popular tone poem Ein Heldenleben.

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E11 · World Orchestra for Peace

Aug 7, 2010

Katie Derham introduces a concert of Mahler played by the World Orchestra for Peace with charismatic conductor Valery Gergiev. Conceived by George Solti as an assembly of first rate musicians from ar…

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E12 · Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto

Aug 12, 2010

A classic archive performance of Beethoven's monumental Fifth Piano Concerto from 1989, with the legendary American pianist Murray Perahia and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir …

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E13 · Bach Day

Aug 14, 2010

Prom featuring the music of JS Bach in arrangements for large orchestra, live from the Royal Albert Hall. The concert, given by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton, begins with…

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E14 · Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony

Aug 19, 2010

From the Royal Albert Hall and introduced by Suzy Klein, the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Edward Gardner perform Shostakovich's iconic Fifth Symphony (A Soviet Artist's Reply to Just Criticism) which …

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E15 · The Philharmonia Play Ravel and Arvo Part

Aug 20, 2010

Introduced by Suzy Klein, the Philharmonia Orchestra under principal conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen bring a characteristically colourful programme to the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, from the scintill…

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E16 · The National Youth Orchestra

Aug 21, 2010

A fantasy-themed concert by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by Semyon Bychkov at their annual prom at the Royal Albert Hall. The witty and thrilling Sorcerer's Apprentice by P…

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E17 · Sibelius's Second Symphony

Aug 26, 2010

Sibelius's powerful and expansive Second Symphony is performed at the Royal Albert Hall by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under American conductor David Robertson. Israeli-American virtuoso Gil Shaham joi…

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E18 · Jamie Cullum Night

Aug 27, 2010

An evening with the British singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum, as he makes his debut at the Proms. The Heritage Orchestra, one of the most exciting new young orchestras to emerge in the last decade, join…

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E19 · Rodgers and Hammerstein

Aug 29, 2010

Following their extraordinary debut at the Proms last year, John Wilson and his hand picked orchestra return to the Royal Albert Hall to give a programme of Broadway hits penned by the great creative …

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E20 · Pictures at an Exhibition with the BBC NOW

Sep 2, 2010

Suzy Klein introduces a richly colourful Prom programme from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under the charismatic young French conductor Francois-Xavier Roth, ranging from the scintillating Frenc…

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E21 · Bruckner's Ninth Symphony

Sep 3, 2010

Bruckner's last, unfinished symphony is performed at the Royal Albert Hall by the last youth orchestra to visit the Proms in the 2010 season. The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester was founded by Claudio A…

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E22 · Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic

Sep 3, 2010

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker perform a concert of German late-Romantic music and works by three great pioneers of early 20th century Vienna. In the first half of this prom the open…

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E23 · Doctor Who at the Proms

Sep 6, 2010

Doctor Who returns to the Proms with a new show hosted by the stars of the series - Karen Gillan (aka the Doctor's companion Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (aka Rory Williams) and featuring a special guest…

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E24 · Last Night of the Proms 1910 Style

Sep 9, 2010

In a tribute to Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood, the BBC Concert Orchestra perform Wood's own Last Night programme from a century ago, conducted by Paul Daniel. A dazzling marathon of short popular…

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E25 · Doctor Who at the Proms Extended

Sep 10, 2010

Doctor Who returns to the Proms with an extended version of a new show hosted by the stars of the series - Karen Gillan (aka the Doctor's companion Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (aka Rory Williams) and fe…

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E26 · Monteverdi's Vespers

Sep 10, 2010

Charles Hazlewood introduces as the stage, arena and galleries of the Royal Albert Hall provide a thrilling setting for Monteverdi's masterpiece - the spectacular Vespers of 1610. Sir John Eliot Gardi…

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E27 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 11, 2010

Katie Derham introduces the spectacular climax to the 2010 Proms from the Royal Albert Hall. There are encores from composers featured earlier in the season, with music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Wa…

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E28 · Chopin and Ravel

Oct 29, 2010

Leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire is the soloist in Chopin's lyrical and brilliant Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young French conductor Lionel Bringuier makes his Proms debut conduct…

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E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 15, 2011

The 117th season of the Proms gets under way at the Royal Albert Hall with music by Brahms, Liszt, Janácek and a world premiere curtain-raiser by British composer Judith Weir. Nineteen-year-old piani…

E2 · Mark Elder Conducts The Halle

Jul 21, 2011

Suzy Klein and Zeb Soanes present music from Sibelius, including his seventh symphony. Hungarian-born pianist Andras Schiff joins Sir Mark Elder and the Halle for a performance of Bartok's lyrical Thi…

E3 · Spanish Night with the BBC Philharmonic

Jul 22, 2011·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall a programme infused with the spirit and rhythms of Spain presented by the BBC Philharmonic and their newly appointed Basque-born Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena, who speaks to u…

E4 · Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Jul 23, 2011·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces Stravinsky's revolutionary work composed for Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes - The Rite of Spring. The concert begins with Weber's intoxicating mu…

E5 · Mahler's Ninth Symphony

Jul 28, 2011·3h 0m

Simon Russell Beale introduces Roger Norrington's radical take on Mahler's epic masterpiece, the epitome of late-Romantic symphonies. This performance of Symphony No 9 which took place at the Royal Al…

E6 · Hungarian Night with the London Philharmonic

Jul 29, 2011·3h 0m

Conductor Vladimir Jurowski brings three visions of Hungary to the Royal Albert Hall. The sparklingly tuneful Galanta Dances of Kodaly to the rhythmic vitality of Bartok's First Piano Concerto, with s…

E7 · Walton's Violin Concerto

Jul 30, 2011·3h 0m

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra comes to the Royal Albert Hall with new music director, the Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons. International superstar Midori is the soloist in Walton's Violi…

E8 · Elgar's Violin Concerto

Aug 4, 2011·3h 0m

The musicians of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Singers and conductor Sir Andrew Davis present a Prom from the Royal Albert Hall. Proms favourite Tasmin Little joins for a performance of Elgar's …

E9 · Human Planet

Aug 5, 2011·3h 0m

Highlights of the Human Planet Prom, featuring Nitin Sawhney's evocative music for the acclaimed television series interspersed with performances by artists and ensembles from around the world. Charl…

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E10 · Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra

Aug 6, 2011·3h 0m

Their first appearance at the Proms in 2007 set the Royal Albert Hall alight. Back then, they were called the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and famously are a product of the country's El …

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E11 · French Night with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Aug 7, 2011·3h 0m

Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a night of ravishing French music from the last century. From Ravel's Boléro and Daphnis and Chloë to Debussy's Prélude à L'après-midi …

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E12 · Film Music Night

Aug 12, 2011·3h 0m

Harry Potter, James Bond and Henry V rub shoulders in a concert of great music from the movies. It's all here, from the terror of the Psycho shower scene and the thrill of Star Wars to the heartbreaki…

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E13 · The National Youth Orchestra

Aug 13, 2011·3h 0m

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain's annual visit to the Proms with repertoire selected by conductor Vladimir Jurowski designed to resonate with this ensemble of teenage performers. The co…

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E14 · Benjamin Grosvenor at the First Night of the Proms

Aug 14, 2011·3h 0m

The 19-year-old British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor makes his Proms debut at the opening of the 2011 season - the youngest soloist ever to appear at a Proms First Night. Benjamin is the soloist in Lisz…

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E15 · Kathryn Tickell and Friends

Aug 14, 2011·3h 0m

Northumbrian smallpiper Kathryn Tickell and friends celebrate the music of Percy Grainger in a Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. Molly on the Shore, Shepherd's Hey, Early One Morning - Grainger was a pio…

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E16 · Brahms Night with Bernard Haintink and Emanuel Ax

Aug 19, 2011·3h 0m

In the first of a pair of Brahms Proms, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Bernard Haitink, perform Brahms's Third Symphony and Piano Concerto No 1. Haitink describes the COE as 'a group of …

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E17 · Brahms' Symphony No 4

Aug 20, 2011·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall Katie Derham introduces two masterworks by Brahms performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Bernard Haitink. The concert begins with Brahms' mighty Piano Co…

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E18 · Verdi's Requiem

Aug 21, 2011·3h 0m

This concert sold out on the first day of booking, but television viewers can take a front row seat for this Proms performance of Verdi's dramatic masterpiece. A choir of 400, the BBC Symphony Orchest…

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E19 · Spaghetti Western Orchestra

Aug 26, 2011·3h 0m

The Aussie comedy quintet bring their internationally-acclaimed show to the BBC Proms. The Spaghetti Western Orchestra's unique take on the music of legendary film composer Ennio Morricone involves th…

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E20 · The Comedy Prom

Aug 27, 2011·3h 0m

The first-ever Comedy Prom, hosted by musician, actor and comedian Tim Minchin at the Royal Albert Hall. Tim weaves his way through an unpredictable evening of musical comedy, fun and surprises and i…

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E21 · Angela Hewitt Plays Brahms and Schumann

Sep 2, 2011·3h 0m

An intimate evening at the Royal Albert Hall with star Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt. Beginning with solo music by Brahms, she is joined by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andrew Ma…

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E22 · Hooray for Hollywood

Sep 3, 2011·3h 0m

A celebration of the Golden Age of Hollywood film musicals performed by John Wilson who, returning to the Proms for a third season, conducts his hand-picked, high-octane orchestra and a line-up of sta…

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E23 · Beethoven's Missa Solemnis

Sep 4, 2011·3h 0m

A performance of Beethoven's late masterpiece, the Missa Solemnis, as Sir Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and a stellar line-up of soloists.

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E24 · The Horrible Histories Big Prom Party

Sep 9, 2011·3h 0m

Highlights from a live extravaganza never seen at the BBC Proms before, as everyone from Stone Age Man to Queen Victoria descends upon the Royal Albert Hall for a very special concert featuring smash …

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E25 · Nigel Kennedy Plays Bach

Sep 9, 2011·3h 0m

Suzy Klein introduces 'people's violinist' Nigel Kennedy's return to the Proms with a concert of solo Bach, as he performs Partitas No 2 and No 3. Kennedy's other great musical love is jazz and he str…

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E26 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 1

Sep 10, 2011

ive from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the final concert of the 2011 Proms season. Conductor Edward Gardner takes to the podium for his first Last Night and is joined by two special g…

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E27 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 2

Sep 10, 2011

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the grand finale to the 2011 Proms. The soloists are superstar Chinese pianist Lang Lang and British soprano Susan Bullock. They are joined by …

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E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 13, 2012·3h 0m

The 118th season of BBC Proms gets underway at the Royal Albert Hall with a spectacular concert of all-English music. In the year of the London Olympics there is something of a relay race around the p…

E2 · Strauss and Sibelius

Jul 19, 2012·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall, the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Juanjo Mena open the Proms on BBC Four with two of Richard Strauss's best-loved works - Also Sprach Zarathustra, with its spectacular musi…

E3 · Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 2

Jul 20, 2012·3h 0m

A special night at the BBC Proms, as Daniel Barenboim embarks on his complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies, becoming the first conductor since Henry Wood in 1942 to perform all nine symphonies in a s…

E4 · Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 3 and 4

Jul 21, 2012·3h 0m

The second concert in Daniel Barenboim's complete survey of the Beethoven symphonies with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, as the high-spirited Fourth Symphony is paired with the monumental, mould-br…

E5 · Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 5 and 6

Jul 26, 2012·3h 0m

Daniel Barenboim's complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies reaches its mid-point, as he conducts his ensemble of young Arab and Israeli musicians, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, in a programme that …

E6 · Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 7 and 8

Jul 27, 2012·3h 0m

Daniel Barenboim continues his journey through the complete Beethoven symphonies with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra by performing a pair of contrasting later symphonies - the exquisitely compact Ei…

E7 · Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Jul 28, 2010·3h 0m

Daniel Barenboim's complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies reaches its climactic conclusion. The ninth 'choral' symphony, with its passionate vision of human reconciliation, is performed at the Royal …

E8 · Bach's Mass in B minor

Aug 2, 2012·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall, a performance of Bach's Mass in B minor, one of the great milestones of baroque music. Bach intended this glorious work, completed the year before his death, to be a summat…

E9 · Bruckner's 8th Symphony

Aug 3, 2012·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles perform two great works by Wagner and Bruckner. Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, a gift to the composer's wife C…

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E10 · Handel's Water Music

Aug 4, 2012·3h 0m

A very special performance of Britain's best loved music for royal occasions - Handel's Water Music suites and the Music for the Royal Fireworks. Both works were originally performed outside - on the …

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E11 · A Fantasia of English Music

Aug 9, 2012·3h 0m

Samira Ahmed presents from the Royal Albert Hall, as Tadaaki Otaka conducts a celebration of British music performed by the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, the BBC Symphony Chorus and Lond…

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E12 · Bruckner's 6th Symphony

Aug 10, 2012·3h 0m

Samira Ahmed presents from the Royal Albert Hall, as Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Bruckner's richly-expressive 6th Symphony and Wagner's highly-charged Prelude to Act I of Tristan and …

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E13 · An Evening with Ivor Novello

Aug 11, 2012·3h 0m

In the 1930s, Ivor Novello wrote a string of musicals that saved Drury Lane from closure and kept the cash tills ringing throughout the 40s and early 50s. This Prom features time-honoured favourites, …

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E14 · Vaughan Williams Night

Aug 16, 2012·3h 0m

Petroc Trelawny presents a rare opportunity to hear a significant trio of English symphonies in the same concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Andrew Manze conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in …

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E15 · National Youth Jazz Orchestra

Aug 17, 2012·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall, Mark Armstrong conducts the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, featuring Britain's best young jazz musicians in a wide-ranging set of jazz favourites. The programme includes Du…

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E16 · From the New World

Aug 18, 2012·3h 0m

Music and artists from both American continents in tonight's concert from the Royal Albert Hall. The Prom opens with Dvořák's symphonic masterpiece From the New World, and the second half includes Cop…

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E17 · National Youth Jazz Orchestra

Aug 23, 2012·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall, the vast forces of the National Youth Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko perform Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony, the composer's iconic musical celebration of love. The…

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E18 · The Romantics

Aug 24, 2015·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Vladimir Jurowski take us on a romantic and passionate journey with music by Tchaikovsky and Mahler. Mezzo-soprano Alice Coo…

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E19 · Gilbert and Sullivan

Aug 25, 2012·3h 0m

Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Yeomen of the Guard comes to the Proms. It is a tale of joy and despair abounding with tongue-in-cheek satire, and is arguably the pair's finest Savoy production. W…

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E20 · Wallace and Gromit at the Proms

Aug 27, 2012·3h 0m

Musical marvels from the Royal Albert Hall for the TV premiere of a new show - Wallace and Gromit at the Proms. There's specially filmed new Wallace and Gromit animations featuring the dynamic duo's b…

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E21 · Wagner and Strauss

Aug 30, 2012·3h 0m

One of the great youth orchestras returns to the Proms, the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra conducted by Daniele Gatti. The concert opens with a prelude from Wagner's Parsifal and is followed by a trail…

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E22 · Elgar's First Symphony

Sep 1, 2012·3h 0m

From the Royal Albert Hall, Samira Ahmed introduces an English symphonic masterpiece and a hauntingly beautiful choral work. Herbert Howells's Hymnus Paradisi is a personal memorial, written after the…

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E23 · Bernstein's Mass

Sep 6, 2012·3h 0m

A large musical ensemble from across Wales come to the Royal Albert Hall to give the first complete Proms performance of Leonard Bernstein's Mass, a work that combines religious observance and musical…

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E24 · Haitink Conducts the Vienna Philharmonic

Sep 7, 2012·3h 0m

One of the great orchestras of the world returns to the Proms - the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by the legendary Bernard Haitink. Steeped in the history of the European orchestral tradition, they p…

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E25 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 1

Sep 8, 2012·3h 0m

Katie Derham introduces the final concert of the 2012 Proms season from the Royal Albert Hall. The programme includes the much loved Bruch Violin Concerto, popular operatic arias by Verdi and Puccini,…

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E26 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 2

Sep 8, 2012

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the biggest classical music party and grand finale to the 2012 Proms. The soloists are Nicola Benedetti, one of Britain's most popular and infl…

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E27 · Last Night of the Proms in 3D

Sep 8, 2012

ive from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the biggest classical music party and grand finale to the 2012 Proms. The soloists are Nicola Benedetti, one of Britain's most popular and influ…

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The 119th season of the BBC Proms, broadcast in 2013.

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 12, 2013·2h 35m

The greatest classical music festival in the world gets underway from the Royal Albert Hall. Katie Derham introduces music on a sea-inspired theme by English composers Vaughan Williams and Britten and…

E2 · Proms on Four: Orchestras of the World - Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Jul 18, 2013·1h 25m

From the Royal Albert Hall, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Nott perform Mahler's Fifth Symphony, opening a Thursday night season featuring Orchestras of the World at the BBC Prom…

E3 · Proms on Four: Friday Night at the Proms - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Jul 19, 2013·1h 30m

From the Royal Albert Hall, Samira Ahmed introduces the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Juanjo Mena, who perform Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 and Nielsen's Fourth Symphony. The piano solo…

E4 · Proms on Four: 20th Century Classics - Les Siecles

Jul 21, 2013

From the Royal Albert Hall, Tom Service introduces Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, probably the defining work of 20th century music. Conducted by François-Xavier Roth, French orchestra Les Siècles re…

E5 · Proms on Four: Orchestras of the World - Santa Cecilia Orchestra

Jul 25, 2013·2h 10m

A rare opportunity to hear the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano at the Royal Albert Hall. The Prom begins with a classical gem, Mozart's Haffner Symphon…

E6 · Proms on Four: Friday Night at the Proms - National Youth Orchestra USA

Jul 26, 2013·1h 40m

The newly-formed National Youth Orchestra of the USA comes to the Proms under the conductor Valery Gergiev, performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Proms favourite Joshua Bell as soloist and Sho…

E7 · Proms on Four: 20th Century Classics - BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jul 28, 2013·1h 40m

Leading British composer Thomas Adès joins presenter Tom Service to reflect on his new work Totentanz, or Dance of Death, which receives its world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall. Adès himself condu…

E8 · Proms on Four: Orchestras of the World - Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Aug 1, 2013·2h 10m

From the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, a truly international orchestra whose players come from 20 different countries. Formed in 1997 it has rapidly establis…

E9 · Proms on Four: Friday Night at the Proms - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Aug 2, 2013·1h 40m

A Prom concert of music and dance introduced by Samira Ahmed from the Royal Albert Hall. The Antonio Marquez Company from Spain joins the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra to dance in Ravel's Bolero and Fall…

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E10 · BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Aug 4, 2013·1h 45m

The Sunday series at the Proms continues with an all-Russian programme of Prokofiev and Shostakovich, performed by Danish conductor Thomas Sondergard with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the Ro…

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E11 · Proms on Four: Orchestras of the World - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Aug 8, 2013·1h 50m

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons performs Piano Concerto No 4 by Beethoven (soloist Mitsuko Uchida) and Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz.

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E12 · Proms on Four: Friday Night at the Proms - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Aug 9, 2013·1h 15m

Beethoven's 5th Symphony headlines this Prom, the most iconic symphony in western music with its dramatic opening 'fate' motif. The symphony is preceded by Beethoven's Coriolan Overture, a work of con…

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E13 · The Urban Prom 2013

Aug 10, 2013·1h 30m

Sarah-Jane Crawford and Charlie Sloth present the first ever Urban Prom from the Royal Albert Hall. A selection of artists sing and rap their biggest hits - including gospel singer Laura Mvula, hip-ho…

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E14 · Proms on Four: Orchestras of the World - Santa Cecilia Orchestra

Aug 15, 2013·1h 50m

From the Royal Albert Hall, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus, based in Rome and conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, bring an authentically Italian touch to a celebration of the 200th anniversary o…

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E15 · Proms on Four: Friday Night at the Proms - Bach Oratorios

Aug 16, 2013·1h 25m

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, one of the pre-eminent exponents of the music of JS Bach, returns to the Proms with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in two profoundly moving works based on e…

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E16 · Proms on Four: 20th Century Classics - New Music at the Proms

Aug 18, 2013·1h 30m

Brand new sounds from the Proms in Tom Service's modern music series. Tom is joined by Southbank classical music supremo Gillian Moore to discuss a selection of premieres and new commissions from acro…

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E17 · Proms on Four: Orchestras of the World - Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Aug 22, 2013·1h 50m

From the Royal Albert Hall, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, under their charismatic French-Canadian conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin, bring a programme of ill-fated love to the BBC Proms. Tchaikov…

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E18 · Nigel Kennedy at the Proms

Aug 23, 2013·1h 25m

At the Royal Albert Hall, Clemency Burton-Hill introduces violinist Nigel Kennedy, who returns to the Proms to give his distinctive version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, the work he recorded to great acc…

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E19 · Proms on Four: 20th Century Classics - London Symphony Orchestra

Aug 25, 2013·2h 0m

Tom Service presents a thoroughly British edition of his series focusing on 20th century music at the Proms, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Harding. Music includes Mich…

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E20 · Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)

Aug 26, 2013·1h 14m

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic and much-loved BBC series, this special event at the Royal Albert Hall features Murray Gold's popular music for the show, accompanied by specially edited…

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E21 · Proms on Four: Orchestras of the World - Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

Aug 29, 2013·1h 50m

From the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the Gustav Mahler Jurgendorchester, which brings together some of Europe's best young musicians and is one of the most musically exciting and polish…

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E22 · Proms on Four: John Wilson's Hollywood Rhapsody

Aug 30, 2013·1h 50m

At the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the ever-popular John Wilson and his orchestra in a celebration of the music of Hollywood. Bernard Herrmann's Psycho, Erich Korngold's Robin Hood, Max…

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E23 · Proms on Four: Tristan and Isolde

Sep 1, 2013·4h 20m

As part of the Wagner bicentenary celebrations at the Proms, Tom Service is at the Royal Albert Hall for a concert performance of Wagner's mighty Tristan and Isolde, the opera that marked a defining m…

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E24 · Proms on Four: Orchestras of the World - Sinfonica di Milano

Sep 5, 2013·2h 0m

Making their Proms debut, the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Guiseppe Verdi are joined by Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja to celebrate the bicentenary of Verdi's birth with a feast of his arias. With thei…

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E25 · Proms on Four: Friday Night at the Proms - National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Sep 6, 2013·1h 50m

The National Youth Orchestra under conductor Vasily Petrenko are joined by the National Youth Choir, the Irish Youth Chamber Choir, Codetta and a line-up of international soloists to perform Beethoven…

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E26 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 1

Sep 7, 2013·1h 35m

Live from the Royal Albert Hall Katie Derham introduces the final concert of the 2013 Proms season. History is in the making as conductor Marin Alsop takes charge of her first Last Night. Violinist N…

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E27 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 2

Sep 7, 2013·1h 35m

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the grand finale to the 2013 Proms, with soloists Nigel Kennedy and Joyce DiDonato and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under Marin Alsop.

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E28 · Proms on Four: The Film Music Prom

Sep 13, 2013·1h 55m

Neil Brand presents a special night of music from the movies, with war and science-fiction looming large. Keith Lockhart conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in Walton's largely…

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E29 · Britten at the Proms

Nov 15, 2013·1h 55m

From the Royal Albert Hall, Petroc Trelawny presents a Prom to mark the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, one of the greatest British composers of the 20th century. The virtuoso violinist Ja…

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E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 18, 2014

The greatest classical music festival in the world gets underway from the Royal Albert Hall. Katie Derham introduces a performance of Elgar's sublime biblical oratorio, The Kingdom, a powerful musica…

E2 · Friday Night at the Proms: Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony

Jul 25, 2014

Following the excitement of the First Night, presenters Petroc Trelawny and world-renowned soprano Danielle de Niese kick off the regular Friday night slot with Beethoven's much-loved 6th Symphony. Th…

E3 · The Sunday Prom: China Philharmonic Orchestra

Jul 27, 2014

History in the making at the opening concert in a series of Sunday nights at the BBC Proms with the first ever visit from the China Philharmonic Orchestra. Founded in 2000, the orchestra has made its …

E4 · BBC Proms Masterworks: Bach's St John Passion

Jul 31, 2014·1h 50m

Tom Service presents as Russian maestro Valery Gergiev brings the World Orchestra for Peace to the Proms for a performance of Mahler's all-encompassing Sixth Symphony. In celebration of Richard Straus…

E5 · Friday Night at the Proms: Mozart's A Major Piano Concerto

Aug 1, 2014

Samira Ahmed and pianist Nicholas McCarthy present a concert of contrasts, with Mozart's intimate and elegant Piano Concerto no 23 paired with Ravel's sumptuously orchestrated ballet Daphnis and Chloe…

E6 · The Sunday Prom: Richard Strauss Celebration

Aug 3, 2014

From the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham presents a 150th anniversary celebration of the birth of Richard Strauss. The acclaimed Danish soprano Inger Dam-Jensen sings the composer's exquisite Four Las…

E7 · BBC Proms Masterworks: Mozart and Beethoven

Aug 7, 2014

Tom Service invites us to listen to well-known, definitive masterworks from two of the greatest composers of all time with a fresh ear. Donald Runnicles takes on Beethoven's Fourth Symphony with the B…

E8 · Friday Night at the Proms: Ravel's Left Hand Piano Concerto

Aug 8, 2014

In his proms concerto debut, French pianist Alexandre Tharaud performs one of Ravel's last great works, the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. Conductor Juanjo Mena also leads the BBC Philharmonic in a…

E9 · The Sunday Prom: John Tavener Premiere

Aug 10, 2014

Sir John Tavener, who died in 2013, was one of the country's defining musical voices. His sacred choral music, inspired by his deep Orthodox faith, touches the hearts of millions and has been the soun…

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E10 · BBC Proms Masterworks: Strauss and Mahler

Aug 14, 2014

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E11 · Friday Night at the Proms: Beethoven's Eroica Symphony

Aug 15, 2014

The work that changed the course of music forever, Beethoven's epic Eroica Symphony is the culmination of this concert from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé. Berlioz's swashbuckling overture Le corsaire, …

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E12 · Proms on Four: Battle of the Bands

Aug 17, 2014·1h 56m

Jazz singer and broadcaster Clare Teal transports us back to the heady days of the swing band era of the 1930s and 1940s in a recreation of the bands of Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Conductor James…

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E14 · BBC Proms Masterworks: Walton and Sibelius

Aug 21, 2014

Tom Service reaches the 20th century on his route through Masterworks at the Proms, by way of Jean Sibelius and William Walton. Canadian violinist James Ehnes performs Walton's striking violin concert…

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E15 · Friday Night at the Proms: In Memoriam WWI

Aug 22, 2014

Razia Iqbal and Petroc Trelawny present a special concert drawing together four composers whose lives and music were impacted by WW1. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Manze per…

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E16 · The Sunday Prom: Elgar's Cello Concerto

Aug 24, 2014·2h 9m

English weekend at the Proms continues with Elgar's autumnal, sepia-toned Cello Concerto, written after the horrors of the First World War. Norwegian virtuoso cellist Truls Mørk joins the Melbourne Sy…

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E17 · CBeebies Prom

Aug 25, 2014

Join CBeebies at the Royal Albert Hall for the first ever CBeebies Prom. The BBC Philharmonic, with some of your CBeebies favourites, take you on a musical journey to discover lots of different and e…

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E18 · BBC Proms Masterworks: Stravinsky and Lutoslawski

Aug 28, 2014·1h 49m

Tom Service presents as the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain return for their annual Proms performance. Ed Gardner conducts an energetic programme of 20th-century music featuring Stravinsky's…

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E19 · Barenboim Conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Proms

Aug 29, 2014·2h 4m

A Proms visit from Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra is always an exciting event. The international ensemble's home is Seville and the programme has a strong Spanish flavour. Razia Iqbal…

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E20 · The Sunday Prom: Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra

Aug 31, 2014

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra make their debut at the festival. Music inspired by the east colours the programme, with the sounds and scents of bazaars and seraglios, as well as portrait…

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E21 · BBC Proms Masterworks: Mahler and Adams

Sep 4, 2014

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Tom Service presents music from multi-award-winning American composer John Adams, alongside Mahler's imaginatively ambitious 1st Symphony. Saxophonist Timothy McAllist…

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E22 · Friday Night at the Proms: Monteverdi Choir Birthday Prom - Beethoven

Sep 5, 2014

Samira Ahmed presents a concert celebrating 50 years of the world-famous Monteverdi Choir, founded by conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. This Prom of Beethoven's mighty Missa Solemnis also features th…

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E23 · Late Night Live with Paloma Faith and Guy Barker

Sep 5, 2014

The Royal Albert Hall shimmers with flamboyance as Paloma Faith takes to the stage in her debut Proms performance. The multi-platinum London-born singer-songwriter is reunited with conductor, composer…

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E24 · The Sunday Prom: The Cleveland Orchestra

Sep 7, 2014

Katie Derham is live at the world's biggest classical music festival as the legendary Cleveland Orchestra perform at the BBC Proms. This is a rare chance to hear one of America's best orchestras in a …

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E25 · BBC Proms Masterworks: Maxwell Davies and Birtwistle

Aug 11, 2014

A celebration of the 80th birthdays of two of the country's greatest living composers, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Sir Harrison Birtwistle, whose works changed forever the landscape of British music.…

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E26 · Friday Night at the Proms: Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto

Sep 12, 2014

Daniel Hope and Danielle De Niese present a pair of great Romantic blockbusters - Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony and Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, featuring soloist Denis Matsuev. The Qatar Philh…

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E27 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 1

Sep 13, 2014

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the final concert of the 2014 Proms season. The programme includes William Walton's Popular Song from Façade and Malcolm Arnold's overture Pet…

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E28 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 2

Sep 13, 2014

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the grand finale to the 2014 Proms. Violinist Janine Jansen and baritone Roderick Williams join the combined forces of the BBC Symphony Orches…

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E29 · Kiss Me, Kate at the Proms

Dec 25, 2014

John Wilson and his orchestra are joined by a spectacular ensemble of singers and dancers from Broadway and the West End for a unique performance of the classic musical Kiss Me, Kate. Hits including …

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E30 · War Horse at the Proms

Aug 17, 2014

A major new musical adaptation of the international hit War Horse, created by the National Theatre for the BBC Proms. Simon Russell Beale presents the unique production at the Royal Albert Hall with …

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E31 · Prom 31: Beethoven's Eroica Symphony

Aug 15, 2014·1h 36m

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E32 · Prom 32: Beethoven, Bruch & Walton

Three masterworks from three different centuries: Beethoven’s First Symphony is all 18th- century poise and wit, Bruch’s First Violin Concerto swoons with 19th-century romance, and Walton’s Henry V ce…

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E33 · Prom 33: BBC Proms Masterworks: Stravinsky and Lutoslawski

Aug 28, 2014·1h 39m

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E34 · Prom 34: R. Strauss, Mozart & Nielsen

In the first of two concerts with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Principal Conductor Thomas Søndergård directs the first of two great Scandinavian symphonies. Nielsen’s Fifth Symphony explores a…

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E35 · Prom 35: BBC Proms Masterworks: Walton and Sibelius

Aug 21, 2014·1h 39m

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E36 · Prom 36: Vaughan Williams & Alwyn

The dreamy pastoralism of Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending contrasts with the jaunty vigour of the composer’s overture The Wasps in this all-English Prom. Job continues this season’s thread of gr…

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E37 · Prom 37: Steve Reich

Surrender to the pulsing rhythms and repetitions of Minimalism’s founding father, Steve Reich, performed by the BBC Singers and contemporary specialists the Endymion Ensemble. Relive the early experim…

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E38 · Prom 38: Sibelius, Bridge & Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

Sibelius’s slowly shifting structures and emotive musical language, showcased here in his Second Symphony, are echoed and evolved in Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’s Fifth Symphony. John Storgårds and the B…

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E39 · Prom 39: R. Strauss, Rameau, Mozart and Bernard Rands

Rameau’s opera Les Indes galantes and Strauss’s tone-poem Ein Heldenleben were notorious flops at their premieres, yet both are now recognised as peaks of their genre. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orches…

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E40 · Prom 40: Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony Orchestra

Coloured by sleigh-bells and charming melodies, Mahler’s Fourth Symphony is the centrepiece of this Prom by Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony Orchestra. They pair Mahler’s mighty work with the C…

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E41 · Prom 41: Aurora Orchestra

The Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon contrast Mozart’s graceful Symphony with two much newer pieces: Dobrinka Tabakova’s hurdy-gurdy-inflected Spinning a Yarn and Benedict Mason’s audacious BBC co…

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E42 · Prom 42: In Memoriam WWI

Aug 22, 2014·1h 41m

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E43 · Prom 43: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky

An all-Russian programme from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner opens with the buzzing energy of Stravinsky’s Scherzo fantastique and end in the cannon-fire of Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812’ Overtur…

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E44 · Prom 44: Elgar's Cello Concerto

Aug 24, 2014

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E45 · Prom 45: Late Night with… Laura Mvula

Brit Award- and Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter Laura Mvula returns to the BBC Proms for an intimate Late Night Prom – a cabaret-style evening of music that couches Mvula’s talents in rich orchest…

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E46 · Prom 46: Barenboim Conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Proms

Aug 29, 2014·1h 25m

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E47 · Prom 47: Britten – War Requiem

Wilfred Owen’s shattering verse sits at the heart of Britten’s War Requiem – that great pacifist outpouring of horror and sorrow. Performed here in this First World War centenary year by the same orch…

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E48 · Prom 48: Classical Tectonics

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut with works by two homegrown composers, both inspired by Iceland’s geology. The slow-growing, primal force of Leifs’s Geysir is balanced by the shif…

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E49 · Prom 49: Russian Fairy Tales

Ice-maidens, pirates and princesses form the cast of this fairy-tale concert. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by soprano Anu Komsi to perform Szymanowski’s atmospheric Songs of a Fairy Princess. …

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E50 · Prom 50: Dvořák, Beethoven & Janáček

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein returns to the Proms with one of the great Romantic concertos – Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. Jiří Bělohlávek leads the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven’s ‘apotheosis of …

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E51 · Prom 51: Free Prom – Dvořák, Grieg, Bax & Bill Whelan

This year’s Free Prom is a Bank Holiday matinee from the Ulster Orchestra, bursting with dance rhythms and colour. A selection of Dvořák’s rustic Slavonic Dances opens the concert, and Grieg’s piano c…

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E52 · Prom 52: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra

The Bank Holiday weekend celebrations continue with Proms favourites the Budapest Festival Orchestra and a programme of orchestral showpieces from the Habsburg Empire. Viennese-style Strauss dances ar…

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E53 · Prom 53: Brahms Night

The second of two concerts from Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra reinstates the Proms tradition of composer nights with an evening dedicated to the music of Brahms. His intimate, autum…

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E54 · Prom 54: Monteverdi Choir Birthday Prom - Beethoven

Sep 5, 2014·1h 39m

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E55 · Prom 55: Tchaikovsky, Debussy & Unsuk Chin

Myung-Whun Chung directs the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, making its Proms debut this year. Unsuk Chin’s sheng concerto evokes the sounds of South Korea and is an extended sonic game between soloist …

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E56 · Prom 56: Holst – The Planets

Masterpieces from Schoenberg, Holst and Scriabin offer three very different portraits of 20th-century music in this concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski. Big tunes and vi…

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E57 · Prom 57: Mahler – Symphony No. 2, ‘Resurrection’

In a symphony that took over six years to complete, Mahler wrestles with the essential questions of humanity. Birth, death and the fragile stages between are the subject of this grand musical explorat…

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E58 · Prom 58: Strauss – Salome

In Richard Strauss’s 150th-anniversary year the Proms presents a double bill of his two great tragedies. On consecutive nights his heroines Salome and Elektra meet their bloody ends in the Royal Alber…

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E59 · Prom 59: Strauss – Elektra

Elektra – Strauss’s brutal and ferociously powerful retelling of the Greek revenge myth – continues this weekend’s opera double bill. The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Semyon Bychkov are joined by an int…

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E60 · Prom 60: Roman Holiday

Plunge into a joyous carnival maelstrom with Berlioz’s giddy Roman Carnival overture. The Italian theme continues with Respighi’s Roman trilogy – a vivid picture of life in the Eternal City. Danny Dri…

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E61 · Prom 61: Rachmaninov, Glinka & Zhou Long

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut, bringing Pulitzer Prize-winning Chinese composer Zhou Long’s piano concerto Postures – a work fusing Western forms and Eastern memories. The con…

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E62 · Prom 62: Beethoven, Berlioz & Dvořák

Symphonies from Beethoven and Dvořák bookend an emotive programme from Sir Roger Norrington and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. At its core is the wistful 'Romeo Alone’ section of Berlioz’s ‘d…

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E63 · Prom 63: BBC Proms Masterworks: Mahler and Adams

Sep 4, 2014·2h 9m

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E64 · Prom 64: Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker

Last at the Proms in 2012, Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker return for an all-Russian programme inspired by dance. Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances embraces jazz, plainchant and the walt…

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E65 · Prom 65: Late Night Live with Paloma Faith and Guy Barker

Sep 5, 2014·1h 18m

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E66 · Prom 66: Bach – St Matthew Passion

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker present Peter Sellars’s staging of Bach’s St Matthew Passion for the first time in the UK. It’s a work that confronts suffering and torture as well as …

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E67 · Prom 67: Friday Night at the Proms: Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto

Sep 12, 2014·1h 41m

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E68 · Prom 68: The Sunday Prom: The Cleveland Orchestra

Sep 7, 2014·1h 57m

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E69 · Prom 69: Cleveland Orchestra

Completing this year’s cycle of Brahms symphonies, the Cleveland Orchestra returns with the composer’s Symphony No. 2 – an open-hearted score of great warmth and appeal. By contrast, Brahms’s Tragic O…

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E70 · Prom 70: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Birthday Concert

On Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’s 80th birthday, the Proms pays tribute in a concert of works selected by the composer himself. The concert overture Ebb of Winter captures the rugged beauty of Davies’s Or…

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E71 · Prom 71: Americana

It’s American Night at the Proms. We travel through history, from traditional folk songs and dances in Copland’s Appalachian Spring, through the contemplative Quiet City to Chris Brubeck’s contemporar…

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E72 · Prom 72: English Music

An evening of 20th-century English music that looks beyond pastoral stereotypes. The nostalgic idyll of Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ is soon abandoned for the brutality of his Symphon…

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E73 · Prom 73: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Mahler’s epic, unorthodox Third Symphony unfolds over six movements, painting a musical portrait with choir and orchestra of nature’s very essence. American conductor Alan Gilbert returns to conduct t…

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E74 · Prom 74: Late Night with… Rufus Wainwright

Joined by the instrumentalists of the Britten Sinfonia, Canadian-American, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright performs a spectacular set, taking over the Royal Albert Hall with his ow…

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E75 · Prom 75: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9

A highlight of every Proms season, this year Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 returns to its traditional slot on the penultimate night. Alan Gilbert and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra are joined by an int…

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E76 · Proms 76: Last Night of the Proms

Sakari Oramo directs his first Last Night of the Proms, joined by powerhouse Dutch violinist Janine Jansen. Richard Strauss' anniversary is marked with the first Proms performance of the composer’s ex…

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 17, 2015·3h 0m

Sakari Oramo conducts this year’s opening concert, in a programme that includes Walton’s pithy choral masterpiece 'Belshazzar’s Feast' and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 with soloist Lars Vogt.

E2 · Ten Pieces Prom

Jul 18, 2015·3h 0m

Join CBBC presenters Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom for an introduction to some of the greatest pieces of classical music and a celebration of children’s creative responses to them.

E3 · Ten Pieces Prom

Jul 19, 2015·3h 0m

Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to celebrate some of the best pieces to introduce children to classical music – and to inspire a life-long love of it.

E4 · Beethoven - Symphony No.9

Jul 19, 2015·3h 0m

Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony returns to the Proms in the hands of Andris Nelsons and the massed forces of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the CBSO Chorus.

E5 · Haydn, HK Gruber & Stravinsky

Jul 20, 2015·3h 0m

The BBC Philharmonic’s programme spans more than two centuries, opening with Haydn’s ‘La reine’ Symphony and closing with Stravinsky’s fairy-tale ballet 'Petrushka'.

E6 · Poulenc, Stravinsky, Haydn & Mozart

Jul 21, 2015·3h 0m

Poulenc’s Organ Concerto raises the curtain on this BBC National Orchestra of Wales Prom which also includes Stravinsky’s 'Symphony of Psalms' and Mozart’s Symphony No. 41.

E7 · Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood & Ravel

Jul 22, 2015·3h 0m

Mark Simpson performs the Clarinet Concerto by Carl Nielsen, whose 150th anniversary falls this year, in a programme which also includes an alluring suite from Ravel’s 'Daphnis and Chloe'.

E10 · Beethoven Piano Concertos

Jul 24, 2015·3h 0m

Leif Ove Andsnes continues his survey of Beethoven’s works for piano and orchestra with the Piano Concerto No. 3 and the ‘Choral Fantasy’.

E13 · Holst - The Planets

Jul 27, 2015·3h 0m

Susanna Mälkki conducts Holst’s masterpiece in a programme which also includes the UK premiere of a new violin concerto by Luca Francesconi, written for and performed by Leila Josefowicz.

E16 · Radio 1 Ibiza Prom

Jul 29, 2015·1h 32m

Pete Tong takes charge of the BBC Radio 1 Prom and decides to employ the Heritage Orchestra to play a selection of Ibiza classics. The Royal Albert Hall has never seen anything like it! Jules Buckley…

E17 · Hallé - Debussy, Vaughan Williams & Elgar

Jul 30, 2015·3h 0m

Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in music they have made their own – Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Opening the programme is Debussy’s luscious 'Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune'.

E19 · Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (1)

Jul 31, 2015·3h 0m

Virtuoso violinist Alina Ibragimova has the stage to herself for an evening of solo works by Bach.

E21 · Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (2)

Aug 1, 2015·3h 0m

Violinist Alina Ibragimova concludes her performance of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in the second of her two Late Night Proms.

E22 · Aurora Orchestra

Aug 2, 2015·3h 0m

The ever innovative Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms with two ‘Pastoral’ Symphonies – the first by Brett Dean, the second by Beethoven – and a world premiere by Anna Meredith.

E24 · James MacMillan & Mahler

Aug 3, 2015·3h 0m

The world premiere of James MacMillan’s Symphony No. 4 is paired with Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. Renowned Mahlerian Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

E30 · The John Wilson Orchestra performs Frank Sinatra

Aug 7, 2015·3h 0m

Seth MacFarlane and other guest vocalists join the John Wilson Orchestra to celebrate the centenary of Frank Sinatra in this Late Night Prom.

E31 · National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Aug 8, 2015·3h 0m

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain brings Mahler’s epic Ninth Symphony to the Proms, paired with a brand-new work by Tansy Davies. Sir Mark Elder conducts.

E32 · Eric Whitacre and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Aug 9, 2015·3h 0m

Eric Whitacre, one of the biggest names in choral music, conducts a programme including his own 'Cloudburst', as well as other American Gershwin’s 'Rhapsody in Blue'.

E34 · Bournemouth Symphony Orchestr

Aug 10, 2015·3h 0m

Nicola Benedetti is the soloist in Korngold’s Violin Concerto as part of a programme which also sees the Bournemouth SO perform Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony and music from Britten’s 'Peter Grimes'.

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E37 · Prom 37: Late Night With … BBC Radio 1Xtra

Sep 13, 2015·1h 22m

MistaJam and Sian Anderson present a Late Night Prom from some of the UK’s best urban artists, including Wretch 32, Stormzy and Krept & Konan.

E44 · West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim

Aug 18, 2015·3h 0m

Daniel Barenboim returns to the BBC Proms to perform Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, an ensemble featuring musicians from across the Middle East.

E46 · Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Aug 20, 2015·3h 0m

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 150th anniversary of Carl Nielsen, performing some of his best-loved orchestral works, alongside Brahms’s Violin Concerto.

E50 · Bach - Goldberg Variations

Aug 22, 2015·3h 0m

Sir András Schiff brings Bach’s monumental work for solo keyboard to the Royal Albert Hall. Join the great pianist on a voyage through this masterpiece.

E57 · Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Bernard Haitink

Aug 28, 2015·3h 0m

One of today’s greatest conductors brings Schubert's Ninth Symphony (the 'Great') to the Proms, along with Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, performed by the inimitable Maria João Pires.

E67 · Bernstein - Stage and Screen

Sep 5, 2015·3h 0m

Celebrate the music of Leonard Bernstein with John Wilson and his orchestra in this Prom which features highlights from 'Candide', 'Wonderful Town', 'Fancy Free', 'West Side Story' and 'Peter Pan'.

E68 · Bach - Six Cello Suites

Sep 5, 2015·3h 0m

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has the Royal Albert Hall stage to himself for this Late Night Prom as he takes on the challenge of J. S. Bach’s Six Cello Suites.

E76 · Last Night of the Proms 2015

Sep 12, 2015·3h 0m

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, soprano Danielle de Niese and tenor Jonas Kaufmann are the stars at this year’s Last Night. The programme includes Richard Strauss, Shostakovich, Grieg and much more …

E1 · First Night of the Proms, Part One

Jul 15, 2016·57m

Katie Derham presents the launch of the world's greatest classical music festival from the Royal Albert Hall. The celebrations open with Tchaikovsky's ravishing Romeo and Juliet overture, the first in…

E2 · First Night of the Proms, Part Two

Jul 15, 2016·48m

Katie Derham presents the second half of the 2016 BBC Proms season opening from the Royal Albert Hall. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the BBC National Chorus of Wales and…

E3 · Prom 8: Strictly Prom

Jul 22, 2016·1h 54m

Could this be the glitziest Prom ever? Get your dancing shoes on and join Katie Derham and a whole host of your favourite Strictly Come Dancing professionals as they celebrate the music of dance. The…

E4 · Prom 11: A Child of Our Time

Jul 24, 2016·1h 12m

Michael Tippett's secular oratorio A Child of Our Time is his most widely performed work. It is an impassioned protest against persecution and tyranny with an overriding message of peace. Renowned Bri…

E5 · Prom 27: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Aug 5, 2016·1h 40m

Two Russian heavyweights and a living Scottish composer are the focus of tonight's prom, featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the direction of chief conductor in waiting Thomas Dausgaar…

E6 · Prom 29: The Planets with The NYO

Aug 6, 2016·2h 23m

The depiction of astrological characters in The Planets, from the cheeky gameplay of Mercury to the shattering impact of Mars, could be made for the resonance of the Royal Albert Hall. The power of St…

E7 · Prom 38: Gershwin Gala with the John Wilson Orchestra

Aug 13, 2016

Proms favourites the John Wilson Orchestra and their eponymous conductor celebrate the music and lyrics of one of the greatest song-writing partnerships in American history - George and Ira Gershwin. …

E8 · Prom 4: Ravel and Rachmaninov

Aug 20, 2016·1h 58m

Valery Gergiev conducts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in three popular classics - Ravel's hypnotic Bolero, the ravishing suite from Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier and Rachmaninov's romantic t…

E9 · Prom 49: Quincy Jones Prom

Aug 22, 2016·2h 1m

BBC Prom from the Royal Albert Hall which celebrates the career of composer, arranger, producer, conductor and all-round musical genius Quincy Jones. Jules Buckley and his Metropole Orkest lead the f…

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E10 · Prom 36: Jamie Cullum Prom

Aug 23, 2016·1h 24m

Multimillion-selling jazz supremo and master of all musical trades Jamie Cullum returns to the BBC Proms following his sell-out appearance in 2010. This time Jamie is joined by the talented conductor,…

E13 · Prom 54: Mozart Requiem

Aug 26, 2016·1h 43m

From the Royal Albert Hall, three glorious works by Mozart, all written during the final months of his life. Conductor Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra are joined by Hanno Müller-Brach…

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E14 · Prom 21: Mozart from Memory

Aug 26, 2016

The Aurora Orchestra with conductor and founder Nicholas Collon return to the Proms with another performance entirely from memory. Not a note of music or a single music stand will be seen on the Royal…

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E15 · Prom 43: Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Aug 28, 2016

From the Royal Albert Hall, Daniel Barenboim returns to the Proms with his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the celebrated ensemble of young Arabs and Israelis. Following his highly acclaimed Proms perfo…

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E16 · Prom 64: Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 7 in E minor

Sep 2, 2016·1h 20m

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Mahler's radical Seventh Symphony.

E17 · Prom 74: Verdi – Requiem

Sep 9, 2016·1h 26m

Marin Alsop returns to the Proms stage to conduct Verdi’s magnificent Requiem, with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Proms Youth Choir. The evening’s soloists include soprano Tamara W…

E18 · Prom 56 – CBeebies Prom: A Musical Journey

Sep 10, 2016·50m

CBeebies favourites take a musical journey through the countryside, around the world, back in time and into space with the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Jessica Cottis. Enjoy inspirational class…

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E19 · Last Night of the Proms, Part One

Sep 10, 2016·1h 34m

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the final concert of the 2016 BBC Proms. The celebrations are led by the combined forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the BBC …

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E20 · Last Night of the Proms, Part Two

Sep 10, 2016·1h 55m

Katie Derham introduces the second half of the Last Night of the Proms live from the Royal Albert Hall. In this Olympic year, the second part of the concert begins with American composer Michael Tork…

E1 · First Night of the Proms - Part 1

Jul 14, 2017·1h 0m

BBC Proms 2017 kicks off in style tonight at the Royal Albert Hall. Beethoven's dramatic Third Piano Concerto is performed by star soloist Igor Levit with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Edwa…

E2 · First Night of the Proms - Part 2

Jul 14, 2017·1h 0m

The First Night of the Proms culminates with Harmonium, a dazzling choral work from American music titan John Adams, who celebrates his 70th birthday this year. Harmonium is a thrilling and captivatin…

E3 · Barenboim's Elgar

Jul 16, 2017·2h 0m

Broadcast of Prom 4: Daniel Barenboim and Staatskapel Berlin Inspirational maestro Daniel Barenboim makes his second appearance in this opening weekend of the 2017 Proms season. Conducting his German…

E4 · John Williams’ Film Prom

Jul 21, 2017·2h 0m

Broadcast of Prom 8: Celebrating John Williams Celebrate the 85th birthday of one of the world’s favourite film composers in an evening of big emotions and even bigger melodies.

E5 · Haitink’s Mozart

Jul 23, 2017·1h 45m

Broadcast of Prom 3: Bernard Haitink conducts Mozart and Schumann BBC Proms legend Bernard Haitink returns to the Royal Albert Hall to conduct his beloved Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Acclaimed Germa…

E6 · Malcolm Sargent Revisited

Jul 28, 2017·2h 15m

Broadcast of Prom 13: Malcolm Sargent's 500th Prom Nicknamed 'Flash Harry', Sir Malcolm Sargent was the chief conductor of the Proms for two decades, bringing the concerts to TV audiences for the fir…

E7 · Scott Walker Revisited

Jul 28, 2017·1h 25m

Broadcast of Prom 15: The Songs of Scott Walker (1967–70) Jarvis Cocker leads an eclectic line-up in this late night tribute to the 60s cult icon Scott Walker. Conductor Jules Buckley has arranged t…

E8 · Zhang’s Beethoven

Jul 30, 2017·2h 0m

Broadcast of Prom 21: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, ‘Choral’ Beethoven's much-loved Ninth Symphony, with its passionate plea for unity, is performed by the BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales and …

E9 · Beethoven’s Fidelio

Jul 30, 2017·2h 0m

Broadcast of Prom 9: Beethoven – Fidelio Beethoven’s only opera is a passionate musical protest against political oppression that premiered in the wake of the French Revolution. Stuart Skelton stars …

E10 · Ella and Dizzy Revisited

Aug 4, 2017·2h 5m

Broadcast of Prom 27: Ella and Dizzy: A Centenary Tribute A special Proms tribute to jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie, in the centenary year of their births. Grammy Award-winning singe…

E11 · Ades Conducts Stravinsky

Aug 6, 2017·1h 20m

Broadcast of Prom 28: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain returns to the BBC Proms under the baton of renowned composer and conductor Thomas Ades. …

E12 · Oklahoma!

Aug 11, 2017·2h 55m

Broadcast of Prom 35: John Wilson conducts Oklahoma! Cowboys and farm girls are let loose in the Royal Albert Hall as the John Wilson Orchestra transports us to the Great American Plains in Oklahoma!…

E13 · Dausgaard’s Rachmaninov

Aug 13, 2017·2h 20m

Broadcast of Prom 37: Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 3 This all-Rachmaninov programme features two of the composer's greatest and most-loved works performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra u…

E14 · Beethoven’s Eroica Revisited

Jul 22, 2017

Broadcast of Prom 10: Aurora Orchestra – Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ The fearlessly brilliant members of Aurora Orchestra put Beethoven's revolutionary Eroica Symphony under the Proms microscope. Presenter…

E15 · Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar

Aug 18, 2017·1h 20m

Broadcast of Prom 41: Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar Two goliaths of 20th-century music, Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, recorded the studio album Passages together in 1989. The result was a unique fus…

E16 · Bach’s St John Passion

Aug 20, 2017·2h 40m

Broadcast of Prom 49: Bach’s St John Passion In one of a series of Proms performances marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, John Butt directs his Dunedin Consort in a complete …

E17 · Charles Mingus Revisited

Aug 25, 2017·2h 0m

Broadcast of Prom 53: Beneath the Underdog: Charles Mingus Revisited A giant in 20th-century jazz, the legendary composer, bandleader and bass player Charles Mingus is celebrated by conductor Jules B…

E18 · CBSO play Beethoven’s Fifth

Aug 27, 2017·1h 50m

Broadcast of Prom 50: Beethoven, Stravinsky and Gerald Barry Katie Derham introduces the first of six weekly programmes celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Proms, featuring some of the most memo…

E19 · Big Band Swing with Clare Teal

Sep 1, 2017·2h 15m

Broadcast of Prom 57: Swing No End Singer and broadcaster Clare Teal heads the charge in this big band spectacular. Travel back in time with this rip-roaring Prom to the 1930s and 1940s and celebrate…

E20 · Stax with Jools Holland

Sep 1, 2017·1h 18m

Broadcast of Prom 65: Stax Records: 50 Years of Soul Founded in 1957, Memphis-based Stax Records was synonymous with southern soul - a distinctive blend of funk, gospel and R&B that brought listeners…

E21 · Simon Rattle’s Gurrelieder

Sep 3, 2017·2h 0m

Broadcast of Prom 46: Schoenberg – Gurrelieder In one of the highlights of this year's Proms season, Sir Simon Rattle brings Schoenberg's colossal Gurrelieder to the Royal Albert Hall, uniting the Lo…

E22 · Classical Music of India and Pakistan

Sep 3, 2017·2h 20m

Broadcast of Prom 55: Classical Music of India and Pakistan To mark the 70th anniversary of independence from British rule and the subsequent Partition of India from Pakistan and Bangladesh, this spe…

E23 · Andras Schiff Plays Bach

Sep 7, 2017·2h 0m

Broadcast of Prom 73: Sir András Schiff performs Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier After his extraordinary performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations at the 2015 Proms, world-renowned pianist Sir Andra…

E24 · Dvořák and Bartók

Sep 8, 2017·2h 0m

Broadcast of Prom 70: Missy Mazzoli, Bartók and Dvořák Bartok's sparkling Second Piano Concerto and Dvorak's Eighth Symphony are in the spotlight as American pianist Jeremy Denk joins conductor Karin…

E25 · Chineke! Orchestra with Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Jeanine De Bique

Sep 8, 2017·1h 26m

Broadcast of Prom 62: Chineke! The UK’s first majority BME orchestra, Chineke!, makes its Proms debut. 2016 BBC Young Musician winner, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, is the soloist, and the concert also…

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E26 · Last Night of the Proms - Part One

Sep 9, 2017

The BBC Proms 2017 season comes to a close with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their Finnish chief conductor Sakari Oramo leading proceedings live from London's Royal Albert Hall. Soprano superstar N…

E27 · Last Night of the Proms - Part Two

Sep 9, 2017·1h 30m

The Last Night of the Proms celebrations continue live from the Royal Albert Hall in London. John Adams's seventieth birthday is marked with the London premiere of his exhilarating Lola Montez Does th…

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E51 · Proms Extra: Episode 1

Jul 22, 2017·40m

Katie Derham returns with the magazine show Proms Extra to review the opening week of Proms 2017 with her special guests. This week's review includes Elgar's Second Symphony conducted by Daniel Barenb…

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E52 · Proms Extra: Episode 2

Jul 29, 2017·40m

Join Katie Derham as she looks back at the week's events from the Proms, with conductors Xian Zhang, Jules Buckley and violinist Tai Murray. This programme focuses on Walton's Facade from the Malcolm …

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E53 · Proms Extra: Episode 3

Aug 5, 2017·40m

Katie Derham presents the companion guide to the Proms. Tonight's show has the tenor Stuart Skelton, soprano Ailish Tynan and gospel conductor and composer Ken Burton discussing Beethoven's Ninth Symp…

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E54 · Proms Extra: Episode 4

Aug 12, 2017·40m

Proms Extra continues to explore the Proms season as it passes the halfway mark. Katie Derham is joined by harpist Catrin Finch and singer Julian Ovenden, and the show turns the spotlight on the Natio…

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E55 · Proms Extra: Episode 5

Aug 19, 2017·40m

Katie Derham is joined in the studio by baritone Roderick Williams and composer Hannah Kendall. Music featured comes from Rachmaninov's Second Symphony, Aurora Orchestra's performance of Beethoven's E…

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E56 · Proms Extra: Episode 6

Aug 26, 2017·40m

Katie Derham reviews the sixth full week of Proms activity in this penulitimate episode of Proms Extra. She is joined by jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch and conductor John Butt to discuss Bach's St John…

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E57 · Proms Extra: Episode 7

Sep 10, 2017·40m

Katie Derham presents the final Proms Extra for the Proms season. On this show, she is joined by percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, star saxophonist Jess Gillam and acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough as …

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E61 · Beethoven: Overture ‘Leonore’ No.3

Aug 27, 2017·14m

The CBSO perform Beethoven's dramatic overture, celebrating the triumph of truth over tyranny in music of radiant beauty. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts. (performance from Prom #50)

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E62 · Gerald Barry: Canada

Aug 27, 2017·7m

Tenor Allan Clayton is the soloist in the world premiere of Gerald Barry's new work, inspired by revolutionary events in Canada’s history. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the CBSO. (performance from Pr…

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E63 · Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D major

Aug 27, 2017·23m

Violinist Leila Josefowicz performs Stravinsky's fiercely brilliant neo-Classical concerto, with the CBSO and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. (Performance from Prom #50)

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E64 · David Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68

Sep 8, 2017·10m

Sheku Kanneh-Masson performs an arrangement of the Hungarian Rhapsody by the 19th-Century Bohemian cellist and composer David Popper. (Performance from Prom #62)

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E65 · Hannah Kendall: The Spark Catchers

Sep 8, 2017·10m

World premiere of BBC commission of Hannah Kendall's The Spark Catchers which takes inspiration from the urgent energy of Lemn Sissay's poem of the same name. (Performance from Prom #62)

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E66 · Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op 34

Sep 8, 2017·17m

Rimsky-Korsakov's popular 'Capriccio on Spanish Themes' is based on five lively and exuberant Spanish folk tunes. (Performance from Prom #62)

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E67 · Missy Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)

Sep 8, 2017·10m

The European premiere of Missy Mazzoli's mesmeric Sinfonia - music 'in the shape of the solar system' that weaves and coils itself in a sequence of pulsing loops.

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E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 13, 2018·3h 0m

An all-British concert launches the 2018 season. Vaughan Williams atmospheric Whitman settings and Holst’s ever-popular 1918 suite The Planets sit alongside a new collaboration by Anna Meredith and 59…

E2 · BBC Young Musician 40th Anniversary

Jul 15, 2018·3h 0m

BBC Young Musician celebrates its 40th birthday with a concert featuring illustrious past winners and finalists, including Nicola Benedetti, Freddy Kempf and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, as well as this year’s…

E3 · Jacob Collier and Friends

Jul 19, 2018·3h 0m

23-year-old vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and arranger Jacob Collier is already a multi-Grammy Award-winner. Here he teams up with Jules Buckley, the Metropole Orkest and special guests Sam Amidon a…

E4 · Youthful Beginnings

Jul 20, 2018·3h 0m

Mendelssohn’s precocious First Piano Concerto joins Schumann’s forward-looking Fourth Symphony and music by Lili Boulanger and Morfydd Owen – both of whom died tragically young – in the BBC National O…

E5 · Pioneers of Sound

Jul 23, 2018·3h 0m

The London Contemporary Orchestra leads a late-night tribute to the legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop – pioneers of experimental electronic music – which includes Daphne Oram’s groundbreaking Sti…

E6 · Beethoven, Shostakovich & Rachmaninov

Jul 23, 2018·3h 0m

Karina Canellakis directs the BBC Symphony Orchestra in two Russian classics: Rachmaninov’s exhilarating Symphonic Dances and Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, with Alisa Weilerstein as soloist. Be…

E7 · Paul Lewis plays Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ concerto

Jul 25, 2018·3h 0m

A concert of darkness and light opens with the world premiere of Tansy Davies’s 9/11-inspired What Did We See? and closes with Brahms’s sunny Second Symphony. Paul Lewis joins Ben Gernon and the BBC P…

E8 · Parry, Vaughan Williams & Holst

Jul 27, 2018·3h 0m

Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Pastoral Symphony sit alongside music by Holst and Parry’s stirring Fifth Symphony in this centenary celebration of Hubert Parry – father of 20th-century Engl…

E9 · Havana Meets Kingston

Jul 31, 2018·3h 0m

Leading reggae and dancehall producer Mister Savona brings together some of Cuba and Jamaica’s most influential musicians for a concert combing the sounds of roots reggae, dub and dancehall with son, …

E10 · Folk Music around Britain and Ireland

Aug 3, 2018·3h 0m

The BBC Concert Orchestra collaborates with some of the folk world’s leading musicians, including Julie Fowlis, The Unthanks and Sam Lee, in a concert that celebrates traditional music while also look…

E11 · NYO perform Mussorgsky, Ligeti and Debussy

Aug 4, 2018·3h 0m

George Benjamin and the National Youth Orchestra in a concert of orchestral masterworks that includes Debussy’s La Mer and Ligeti’s mesmerising Lontano. Pianist Tamara Stefanovich is the soloist in Ra…

E12 · Brahms's A German Requiem

Aug 7, 2018·3h 0m

Richard Farnes conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and soloists Golda Schultz and Johan Reuter in Brahms’s much-loved Requiem. Marking Thea Musgrave’s 90th birthday, the performance opens with her dra…

E13 · New York: Sound of a City

Aug 8, 2018·3h 0m

Celebrating the music of a modern New York, the Heritage Orchestra and conductor Jules Buckley present the sound of NYC. With guest artists drawn from across the Big Apple, expect anything from pagan-…

E14 · Edward Gardner conducts Elgar & Vaughan Williams

Aug 12, 2018·3h 0m

The conflict of war runs through this concert by Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Vaughan Williams’s beautiful cantata Dona nobis pacem and Lili Boulanger frame Elgar’s elegiac Cello Con…

E15 · Sir Simon Rattle conducts L’enfant et les sortilèges

Aug 18, 2018·3h 0m

Ravel’s magical opera The Child and the Spells follows his fairy-tale ballet Mother Goose and the oriental aura of Shéhérazade.

E16 · Mozart's Clarinet Concerto & Mahler's Fifth Symphony

Aug 19, 2018·3h 0m

Recreating a Prom conducted by Leonard Bernstein in 1987, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard pair two of the best-loved and most beautiful works in the repertoire: Mozart’s Clari…

E17 · Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra (II)

Aug 23, 2018·3h 0m

Dance to the Gypsy rhythms of Hungarian folk music in works by Liszt and Sarasate, while Brahms’s dramatic First Symphony, with its transcendent finale, is at the heart of this second concert by Iván …

E18 · John Wilson conducts Bernstein's On the Town

Aug 25, 2018·3h 0m

Launching a Bernstein bank-holiday weekend on what would have been the composer’s 100th birthday, John Wilson conducts Bernstein’s hit Broadway musical On The Town, which follows the adventures of thr…

E19 · Marin Alsop & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Aug 27, 2018·3h 0m

Bernstein-protégée Marin Alsop returns to the Proms with one of the great American symphony orchestras to perform a politically charged programme that includes Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony alongside …

E20 · Sir András Schiff plays 'The Well-Tempered Clavier' (Book 2)

Aug 29, 2018·3h 0m

Following his performance of Book 1 in 2017, distinguished pianist and Bach specialist Sir András Schiff returns to present the complete Book 2 of J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.

E21 · Youssou Ndour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar

Aug 31, 2018·3h 0m

Senegalese cultural icon Youssou Ndour makes his Proms debut in a special late-night appearance. He’s joined by his group Le Super Étoile de Dakar for a performance embracing his signature mix of Cuba…

E22 · Tango Prom

Sep 4, 2018·3h 0m

Explore the raw sensuality and charged rhythms of the tango in all its guises. The Britten Sinfonia join forces with a tango band to take the dance from its dusty beginning in the streets of Buenos Ai…

E23 · Last Night of the Proms - Part One

Sep 8, 2018·1h 44m

The BBC Proms 2018 season comes to a close with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their much-loved former chief conductor and Last Night of the Proms veteran Sir Andrew Davis steering proceedings live fr…

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E24 · Last Night of the Proms - Part Two

Sep 8, 2018·1h 30m

Katie Derham presents live coverage as the Last Night of the Proms continues from the Royal Albert Hall with the ever-popular Marche militaire francaise by Saint-Saens. Award-winning 18-year-old saxop…

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E1 · First Night of the Proms (Part One)

Jul 19, 2019·3h 0m

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karina Canellakis, perform Dvorak’s The Golden Spinning Wheel and a commission commemorating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.

E2 · First Night of the Proms (Part Two)

Jul 19, 2019·3h 0m

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus, conducted by Karina Canellakis, perform Janácek’s Glagolitic Mass in the second half of First Night of the Proms 2019.

E3 · Joshua Bell plays Dvořák

Jul 21, 2019·3h 0m

Join Katie Derham and Jess Gillam at the Royal Albert Hall for a Proms Bohemian rhapsody. The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jakob Hrusa, perform Smetana’s legendary Ma Vlast and, with Ameri…

E4 · Schumann, Schoenberg and Mozart

Jul 26, 2019·3h 0m

Suzy Klein introduces the BBC Philharmonic and Omer Meir Wellber in a performance of works by Ben-Haim, Schumann, Schoenberg and, with Yeol Eum Son, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 15 in B flat, K450.

E5 · Public Service Broadcasting

Jul 26, 2019·3h 0m

Cult band Public Service Broadcasting join the Multi-Story Orchestra and London Contemporary Voices to perform a specially commissioned new arrangement of their 2015 album The Race for Space.

E6 · Nicola Benedetti with the NYO

Jul 28, 2019·3h 0m

Mark Wigglesworth conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in Auerbach, Prokofiev and, with Nicola Benedetti, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

E7 · Britten and Mahler

Aug 2, 2019·3h 0m

Katie Derham introduces two pieces originally premiered by Proms founder Sir Henry Wood. Leif Ove Andsnes performs Britten’s Piano Concerto while Claudia Mahnke and Stuart Skelton sing Mahler’s poigna…

E8 · Rachmaninov and Shostakovich

Aug 4, 2019·3h 0m

The BBC Philharmonic, conducted by John Storgårds, performs Rachmaninov's The Isle of the Dead, Shostakovich’s Symphony No 11 and the world premiere of Outi Tarkiainen’s Midnight Sun Variations.

E9 · Angélique Kidjo

Aug 4, 2019·3h 0m

Three-time Grammy Award-winner Angélique Kidjo makes her Proms debut together with her nine-piece band in a late-night tribute to salsa legend Celia Cruz.

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E10 · John Wilson Orchestra

Aug 9, 2019·3h 0m

John Wilson's virtuoso orchestra celebrates the music of one of the world's most famous film studios, Warner Brothers, including works by Max Steiner and Erich Korngold.

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E11 · The Sound of Space

Aug 9, 2019·3h 0m

Cerys Matthews introduces the London Contemporary Orchestra in a late-night Prom featuring sci-fi film music including excerpts from Alien: Covenant, Interstellar, Under the Skin and Gravity.

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E12 · Mozart's Requiem

Aug 11, 2019·3h 0m

The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann, with Fatma Said, Kathryn Rudge, Sunnyboy Dladla and David Shipley in Mozart's Requiem.

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E13 · Pappano and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Aug 16, 2019·3h 0m

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the National Youth Orchestra of the USA in Benjamin Beckman's Occidentalis, Strauss's Alpine Symphony and, with mezzo Joyce DiDonato, Berlioz's Les nuits d'été.

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E14 · Queen Victoria's Playlist

Aug 18, 2019·3h 0m

An evening of music to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth including Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony and First Piano Concerto, performed by Stephen Hough on Victoria's piano.

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E15 · Rattle conducts Belshazzar's Feast

Aug 23, 2019·3h 0m

The London Symphony Orchestra, LSO Chorus, Orfeó Català and the Orfeó Català Youth Choir, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, perform works by Koechlin, Varèse and Walton's cantata, Belshazzar's Feast.

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E16 · Sheku Plays Elgar

Aug 25, 2019·3h 0m

BBC 2016 Young Musician winner and superstar Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Elgar's passionate Cello Concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and their music director Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla.…

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E17 · Strauss, Sibelius and Prokofiev

Aug 30, 2019·3h 0m

Katie Derham presents flavours of Finland, Russia and Germany from three 20th-century favourites, featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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E18 · Homage to Nina Simone

Aug 30, 2019·3h 0m

First transmitted in 2019. Clara Amfo introduces a celebration of jazz and blues legend Nina Simone with The Metropole Orkest led by Jules Buckley, Ledisi, Lisa Fisher and more.

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E19 · Happy Birthday Henry Wood!

Sep 1, 2019·3h 0m

A 150th anniversary tribute to Sir Henry Wood, founder-conductor of the Proms, featuring many of the works he both premiered and arranged across nearly 50 years of the festival.

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E20 · Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Sep 6, 2019·3h 0m

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Long Yu, makes its Proms debut in a programme including works by Qigang Chen, Rachmaninov and, with Eric Lu, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 23 in A major.

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E21 · Ellington's Sacred Music

Sep 6, 2019·3h 0m

Cerys Matthews introduces an evening of jazz, gospel and Broadway-style music inspired by Duke Ellington's three sacred concerts. In a Proms premiere, Peter Edwards conducts the Nu Civilisation Orches…

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E22 · Elgar's Enigma

Sep 8, 2019·3h 0m

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms and a new work - a birthday tribute to conductor Martyn Brabbins - inspired by Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations.

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E23 · Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Sep 13, 2019·3h 0m

Mathew Baynton, Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra present Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique from memory, in a specially devised production incorporating elements of theatre, spectacular lighting …

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E24 · Jonny Greenwood Curates

Sep 13, 2019·3h 0m

Radiohead lead guitarist and award-winning film composer Jonny Greenwood curates a late-night Prom culminating in the world premiere of his work Horror vacui, written for solo violin and 68 strings.

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E25 · Last Night of the Proms, Part 1

Sep 14, 2019·3h 0m

Katie Derham hosts the climax of the world's greatest classical music festival live from London's Royal Albert Hall.

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E26 · Last Night of the Proms, part 2

Sep 14, 2019·3h 0m

Katie Derham introduces live coverage from the Royal Albert Hall of the climax of the world’s greatest classical music festival, including the traditional Last Night classics.

E27 · CBeebies Prom: Off to the Moon

Sep 14, 2019·1h 0m

To celebrate 50 years since the first astronauts walked on the moon, join the CBeebies Prommers for this third CBeebies Prom, which sees them taking a musical journey to the moon. Featuring music per…

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E1 · First Night of the Proms

Aug 28, 2020·3h 0m

Katie Derham presents the first night of the world’s greatest live classical music festival, with a feast of music including Beethoven’s Third Symphony, Aaron Copland’s Quiet City and a new work by yo…

E2 · The Symphonic Organ

Aug 29, 2020·3h 0m

Organist Jonathan Scott performs his own virtuosic arrangements of works by Rossini, Mascagni, Dukas, plus a climactic Saint-Saëns's Symphony No. 3, on the world-famous Royal Albert Hall organ.

E3 · Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO

Aug 30, 2020·3h 0m

Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO with a programme of unmissable music featuring star pianist Mitsuko Uchida playing Beethoven, works by Elgar and Vaughan Williams, and a new composition by Thomas Adès.

E4 · Viennese Night

Aug 31, 2020·3h 0m

In a Viennese spectacular, the BBC Concert Orchestra are joined by soloists Sophie Bevan and Robert Murray, performing works by Lehár and Johann Strauss II, conducted by Bramwell Tovey.

E5 · London Sinfonietta

Sep 1, 2020·3h 0m

The London Sinfonietta perform cutting edge contemporary works by Philip Glass, Tansy Davies, Steve Reich and Anna Meredith.

E6 · Proms @ MediaCityUK, Salford with the BBC Philharmonic

Sep 2, 2020·3h 0m

In a change to the originally advertised programme, John Storgårds, the BBC Philharmonic's Chief Guest Conductor, joins the orchestra to conduct Haydn, Britten and Tchaikovsky.

E7 · Nicola Benedetti and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Sep 3, 2020·3h 0m

Nicola Benedetti leads a high-energy evening of baroque music with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, led by Jonathan Cohen.

E8 · Anoushka Shankar and Gold Panda

Sep 4, 2020·3h 0m

Sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar takes to the stage in an evening dedicated to her father and musical guru, Ravi, in what would have been his centenary year. Anoushka is joined in the first half by el…

E9 · Proms @ City Halls, Glasgow, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Sep 5, 2020·3h 0m

Stephen Hough plays Beethoven in a concert featuring a World Premiere from Jay Capperauld.

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E10 · Laura Marling and the 12 Ensemble

Sep 6, 2020·3h 0m

Laura Marling teams up with the 12 Ensemble for a retrospective journey through her back catalogue, as well as showcasing tracks from her 2020 album, Song for Our Daughter.

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E11 · KOKOROKO

Sep 7, 2020·3h 0m

London based eight-piece band KOKOROKO bring their ‘horn fuelled’ Afrobeat sound to the Proms, led by trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey.

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E12 · Exploring Beethoven’s Seventh

Sep 10, 2020·3h 0m

To celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, Tom Service and the Aurora Orchestra present a unique evening in which conductor Nicholas Collon and the orchestra take apart Beethoven’s popular Seventh Sy…

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E13 · Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason

Sep 11, 2020·3h 0m

Superstar siblings Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason perform their first Prom together, an evening of chamber music for cello and piano.

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E14 · Proms at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

Sep 12, 2020·3h 0m

Ryan Bancroft joins BBC NOW as principal conductor at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay for his first official engagement, his Proms debut and the first Prom from Wales! Martinu’s quirky Jazz Suite co…

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E15 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 12, 2020·3h 0m

Featuring South African soprano Golda Schultz with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its principal guest conductor Dalia Stasevska. Presented by Katie Derham.

E1 · First Night of the Proms: Part 1

Jul 30, 2021·3h 0m

Conductor Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra kick off a six-week season with Vaughan Williams’s ravishing Serenade to Music and Poulenc’s dazzling Organ Concerto. They’re joined by the BBC…

E2 · First Night of the Proms: Part 2

Jul 30, 2021·3h 0m

Katie Derham presents from the Royal Albert Hall, as the opening concert of the 2021 Proms season continues in front of a live audience. Conductor Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perfor…

E3 · Prom 4: An Evening of Mozart with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Aug 1, 2021·3h 0m

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their young Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev showcase Mozart’s final three symphonies – composed over a period of just two months in the summer of 1788.

E4 · Prom 8: Gražinytė-Tyla Conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Aug 5, 2021·3h 0m

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla champion the music of a too-long neglected composer. A pupil of Vaughan Williams, Ruth Gipps started her career as an …

E5 · Prom 5: Ryan Bancroft Conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Aug 6, 2021·3h 0m

Musical borrowings, reworkings and reinventions run through this season’s Proms. The invisible thread linking tonight’s concert really begins with Bach. A lilting chaconne from his Cantata No. 150 und…

E6 · Prom 2: The Golden Age of Broadway

Aug 7, 2021·3h 0m

Smell the greasepaint and feel the blaze of those Broadway lights, as the BBC Concert Orchestra whisks you away for a night at the musicals. The toe-tapping favourites include songs from musicals incl…

E7 · Prom 10: Nicola Benedetti and the NYOGB

Aug 8, 2021·3h 0m

Rising star Jonathon Heyward conducts the talented teenagers of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in one of the all-time symphonic greats. Propelling the symphony into the Romantic age, Be…

E8 · Prom 14/15: Stravinsky from Memory

Aug 13, 2021·3h 0m

Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra’s from-memory performances have become a thrilling recent fixture of the Proms. Now, following symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich and Berlioz, they …

E9 · Prom 17: Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Bach and Mozart

Aug 15, 2021·3h 0m

Award-winning Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his much-anticipated Proms debut, as soloist in both Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in F minor, whose energised outer movements frame a ravishing cent…

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E10 · Prom 20: To Soothe the Aching Heart (A Night at the Opera)

Aug 19, 2021·3h 0m

A host of British opera stars join Ben Glassberg and the BBC Philharmonic for a night rich in emotion and drama. After a year of lockdowns and social distancing, the themes of isolation and loneliness…

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E11 · Prom 22: Nubya Garcia

Aug 20, 2021·3h 0m

British saxophonist, composer, DJ and bandleader Nubya Garcia is one of the brightest of a new generation of jazz talent, drawing comparison with greats such as Sonny Rollins and Dexter Gordon. Named …

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E12 · Prom 26: Sir Simon Rattle Conducts the London Symphony Orchestra

Aug 22, 2021·3h 0m

The London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle mark 2021’s Stravinsky anniversary with a series of symphonic snapshots. We follow Stravinsky’s view of the symphony from the experimental, colour-bl…

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E13 · Prom 28: Chineke! Orchestra

Aug 26, 2021·3h 0m

The Chineke! Orchestra returns for its fourth visit to the Proms, celebrating diversity in composers as well as performers. Black British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s overture to his popular can…

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E14 · Prom 29/30: Joshua Bell's Seasons: Vivaldi vs Piazzolla

Aug 27, 2021·3h 0m

From an icy Italian winter to the heady, sensual warmth of a South American summer: violinist Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on a musical journey through the sights and sound…

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E15 · Prom 34/35: Family Prom - The Carnival of the Animals with the Kanneh-Masons

Aug 29, 2021·3h 0m

Author Michael Morpurgo joins the seven talented Kanneh-Mason siblings and starry musical friends for this special Family Prom. Saint-Saëns’s much-loved suite The Carnival of the Animals – a musical m…

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E16 · Prom 31: George Lewis & Beethoven

Sep 2, 2021·3h 0m

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov pair Beethoven’s dramatic concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’ with the Second Symphony – a work whose vitality and ‘smiling’ mood b…

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E17 · Prom 25: Moses Sumney Meets Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sep 3, 2021·3h 0m

Blending soul, jazz, art-pop and spoken word, singer-songwriter Moses Sumney defies traditional categories. His ever-evolving voice has channelled political rage and emotional optimism into everything…

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E18 · Prom 38: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Conducts the Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists

Sep 5, 2021·3h 0m

Sir John Eliot Gardiner makes his 60th Proms appearance directing his own Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in Handel’s vividly theatrical Dixit Dominus – a concerto for choir that blazes …

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E19 · Prom 42: John Wilson Conducts the Sinfonia of London

Sep 9, 2021·3h 0m

The Sinfonia of London makes its much-anticipated official concert debut under John Wilson, who re-established the ensemble in 2018. Following on from their award-winning recording, this orchestral ‘a…

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E21 · Prom 47: Bach’s St Matthew Passion

Sep 10, 2021·3h 0m

Bach’s crowning masterpiece, the St Matthew Passion combines moments of extraordinary fragility and tenderness with raw choral power and explosive jubilation, bitter grief with passages of consolation…

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E22 · Last Night of the Proms 2021 - Part 1

Sep 11, 2021·3h 0m

With his ‘thrilling vocal heroics’ and ‘magnetic stage presence’, Stuart Skelton is one of the great tenors of his generation, a regular in all the major international opera houses. The Australian sin…

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E23 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 2

Sep 11, 2021·3h 0m

Katie Derham hosts continued live coverage from the Royal Albert Hall, at the climax of the world’s greatest classical music festival. Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova and Australian tenor Stuart…

This summer the world’s largest classical music festival returns in its full glory to the Royal Albert Hall for an unforgettable eight-week season. Running from 15 July to 10 September, the 2022 BBC Proms will showcase large-scale repertoire not heard at the festival since 2019.

E1 · First Night of the Proms 2022

Jul 15, 2022·1h 30m

Giuseppe Verdi had a complicated relationship with religion: he asked to be buried with just ‘one priest, one candle, one cross’. But as a born dramatist, he knew how to tell a great story – and his c…

E2 · Prom 2: John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London

Jul 17, 2022

British conductor John Wilson has long been a Proms favourite, but last year’s debut appearance of his new super-orchestra the Sinfonia of London caused a sensation. ‘Astonishing,’ wrote The Times. Fo…

E3 · Prom 3: Radio 1 Relax at the Proms

Jul 22, 2022

Celebrating the BBC’s centenary year, the Proms partners with Radio 1 Relax for a late-night wind-down. Relax with Radio 1’s Chillest Show presenter Sian Eleri, who appears onstage to introduce a stri…

E4 · Prom 10: Music for Royal Occasions

Jul 24, 2022

Happy and glorious: the story of British music is inextricably linked with royalty, and down the centuries composers ranging from Handel and Elgar to Walton, Parry and Vaughan Williams have risen to r…

E5 · Prom 16: Sea Sketches with Andrew Manze and BBC NOW

Jul 29, 2022

‘Behold, the sea itself!’ Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony takes the poetry of Walt Whitman and opens the floodgates to a spring tide of inspiration. Andrew Manze’s Vaughan Williams recordings have b…

E6 · Prom 19: Puccini’s Il tabarro

Jul 31, 2022

Life on a French river barge is tough, and for a young wife it can be lonely too. But in this closed and arduous world, even a dream of a better world can spark jealousy. Il tabarro is a side of Pucci…

E7 · Prom 21: Gaming Prom – From 8-Bit to Infinity

Aug 5, 2022

Fantastic worlds, epic adventures, complex characters and huge moral choices – the universe of computer gaming is a natural match for orchestral music, and in the 21st century games have created a hug…

E8 · Prom 28: Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum 1

Aug 7, 2022

When Mozart composed his piano concertos, he had a very specific performer in mind – himself. For Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, that’s part of the appeal. ‘When you realise how quickly Mozart de…

E9 · Prom 19a: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

Aug 7, 2022·2h 4m

The newly formed Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, made up of Ukrainian musicians – some from Ukraine’s major cities, some now displaced as refugees, and others who play in European orchestras – is a speci…

E10 · Prom 35: Yuja Wang with the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä

Aug 12, 2022

No prizes for identifying the real hero of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben. With its swashbuckling self-confidence and self-mocking humour, this ‘Hero’s Life’ is very much the world according to Ric…

E11 · Prom 34: Thorvaldsdottir, Elgar and Sibelius

Aug 14, 2022

Three composers, three landscapes. Elgar wrote his Cello Concerto in the woodlands of Sussex; for many listeners, its autumnal colours evoke emotions too deep for words. From his home in Finland, Sibe…

E12 · Prom 27: NYOGB plays Elfman, Gershwin and Ravel

Aug 19, 2022

‘I think and feel in sounds,’ said Maurice Ravel. So, when he wrote his ballet Daphnis and Chloe, he created a sumptuous musical panorama in which you can hear every drop of dew, every flurry of birds…

E13 · Prom 36: Marin Alsop conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Aug 21, 2022

Viennese orchestral playing is a byword for excellence, rooted in generations of tradition. But under its distinguished (and adventurous) American Music Director Marin Alsop, the Vienna Radio Symphony…

E14 · Prom 47: Aretha Franklin – Queen of Soul

Aug 26, 2022

In her 80th-anniversary year – and 50 years since the release of her album Young, Gifted and Black – the Proms pays tribute to the ‘Queen of Soul’, Aretha Franklin. A singer, songwriter, pianist and o…

E15 · Prom 4: Cynthia Erivo – Legendary Voices

Aug 27, 2022

Cynthia Erivo is a creative phenomenon: a London-born, Tony, Grammy and Emmy award-winning actress, singer, songwriter and producer, whose career has taken her from her childhood in South London to th…

E16 · Prom 49: Rattle conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony

Aug 28, 2022

The end has come, and in the silence after the Last Trumpet, a solitary bird is the only sound heard on Earth. The ambition of Gustav Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony staggers the imagination – an emo…

E17 · Prom 54: Earth Prom with Chris Packham

Aug 29, 2022

Over a century of public service broadcasting, the BBC has forged a global reputation for its coverage of the planet we call home – from the oceans and mountains to rivers, glaciers, deserts and the i…

E18 · Prom 58: Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise

Sep 2, 2022

Archive footage, dancing astronauts and a flashing, blinking Sputnik right here in the Royal Albert Hall – when cult ‘retro-futurists’ Public Service Broadcasting brought The Race to Space to the Prom…

E19 · Prom 61: Chineke! performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Sep 4, 2022

‘Be embraced, all you millions!’ Since the earliest days of the Proms, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has had a special place in each season – and with its climactic choral ‘Ode to Joy’, it’s one of those…

E20 · Prom 67: Nicola Benedetti plays Wynton Marsalis

Sep 9, 2022

‘Nicola Benedetti – now, she really can play,’ says the American composer, trumpeter and all-round jazz legend Wynton Marsalis, and after Benedetti gave the world premiere of the concerto that he comp…

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E21 · Last Night of the Proms 2022 - Part 1

Sep 10, 2022

It’s time to put on your party clothes, grab your favourite flag and raise the roof of the Royal Albert Hall! There’s nothing quite like the Last Night of the Proms – the happiest annual celebration i…

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E22 · Last Night of the Proms - Part 2

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E23 · Unmissable Moments

Sep 11, 2022·1h 39m

Take a whistlestop tour through the very best music from the 2022 Proms season in this one-off special. Eight weeks of world-class concerts become just 100 minutes of standout performances from the co…

E24 · CBeebies Prom: Ocean Adventure

Sep 16, 2022·1h 0m

Join CBeebies for an ocean adventure travelling the musical world in the Royal Albert Hall submarine to find endangered creatures and tackle tricky environmental problems. The musical repertoire play…

The 2023 Proms features a huge breadth of programming; from Berlioz to Bollywood, large scale symphonic and choral work to intimate chamber concerts and exciting Proms debuts. The 2023 BBC Proms will run from Friday 14 July to Saturday 9 September 2023 comprising 84 Proms: 72 Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, six at venues across the UK, and the first weekend-long festival of Proms at Sage Gateshead

E1 · First Night of the Proms

Jul 14, 2023·1h 59m

Clive Myrie presents live from the Royal Albert Hall as the annual music festival is launched with Sibelius, Grieg, Britten and a world premiere from Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak.

E2 · Prom 4: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

Jul 16, 2023·2h 0m

Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto leads The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in a concert of works by Beethoven, Vivaldi and Andrea Tarrodi.

E3 · Prom 7: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

Jul 21, 2023·2h 10m

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and their conductor laureate, Tadaaki Otaka, perform perhaps the most famous classical symphony ever written, Beethoven’s Fifth.

E4 · Prom 12: Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony

Jul 23, 2023·1h 20m

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and new Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for the first of their two Proms together this season.

E5 · Prom 18: Lata Mangeshkar: Bollywood Legend

Jul 28, 2023·2h 0m

Celebrating the musical legacy of Bollywood, the Proms pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar, the voice behind the hit songs that defined Indian cinema’s greatest films.

E6 · Prom 5: Bruch’s First Violin Concerto

Jul 30, 2023·1h 53m

South Korean star violinist Bomsori performs Bruch’s First Violin Concerto with conductor Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic.

E7 · Prom 23: NYO Jazz (USA) with Dee Dee Bridgewater

Aug 4, 2023·1h 15m

Grammy award-winning jazz legend Dee Dee Bridgewater joins trumpeter Sean Jones and Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra, comprising outstanding young musicians from across the USA, as they m…

E8 · Prom 22: Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Prokofiev

Aug 6, 2023·1h 30m

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft return for the second of their consecutive Proms. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 is paired with Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3…

E9 · Prom 27: Yuja Wang plays Rachmaninov

Aug 11, 2023·1h 29m

Klaus Mäkelä and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Walton’s choral symphony Belshazzar’s Feast, while Yuja Wang is the soloist in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

E10 · Prom 24: Felix Klieser plays Mozart

Aug 13, 2023·2h 0m

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Kirill Karabits present Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2 alongside a work by Karabits’s own father. Horn virtuoso Felix Klieser makes his Proms debut…

E11 · Prom 37: Budapest Festival Orchestra

Aug 18, 2023·1h 55m

Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer are joined by Sir András Schiff for one of the great Romantic piano concertos from Schumann. Weber’s overture to Der Freischütz and Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish…

E12 · Prom 28: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Aug 20, 2023·2h 2m

Works by Copland and Hindemith bookend Strauss’s Four Last Songs – featuring South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha – in this Prom from the National Youth Orchestra.

E13 · Prom 30: Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto

Aug 25, 2023·1h 59m

John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London perform Rachmaninov’s famous Second Piano Concerto with soloist Alim Beisembayev. Bookending the Prom are Lili Boulanger’s tone-poem D’un matin de printemps and …

E14 · Prom 2: Northern Soul

Aug 26, 2023·1h 30m

The BBC Concert Orchestra brings a symphonic edge to the beats that took the industrial North and Midlands by storm in the 1960s and 1970s, in a stomping celebration of underground British club cultur…

E15 · Prom 34: Mindful Mix Prom

Aug 27, 2023·1h 15m

Relax into a late-night musical meditation with Grammy-nominated vocal group VOCES8 and a playlist that drifts from the Renaissance to Radiohead.

E16 · Prom 56: Rattle conducts Mahler’s Ninth

Aug 30, 2023·1h 29m

Sir Simon Rattle’s final UK performance as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra. He conducts Mahler’s epic farewell symphony, haunted by loss but urgently clinging to dance and song, alongs…

E17 · Prom 61: Chineke! performs Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony

Sep 1, 2023·2h 0m

The Chineke! Orchestra – Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse ensemble – returns to the Proms with Beethoven’s joyful Fourth Symphony, and continues our focus on Samuel Coleridge-Taylo…

E18 · Prom 57: Fantasy, Myths and Legends

Sep 2, 2023·1h 49m

Encounter music from The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and other titles in a Prom celebrating soundtracks from the worlds of film, TV and gaming.

E19 · Prom 10: Horrible Histories: ’Orrible Opera

Sep 8, 2023·1h 15m

Join the Horrible Histories team and the English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for a high-decibel dive into ’Orrible Opera.

E20 · Prom 29: Mozart’s Mass in C minor

Sep 8, 2023·1h 45m

John Butt and the award-winning Dunedin Consort perform Mozart’s magnificent Mass in C minor with soloists including Lucy Crowe, Jess Dandy and Nardus Williams.

E21 · Prom 71: Last Night of the Proms 2023, Part 1

Sep 9, 2023·1h 59m

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and soprano Lise Davidsen join conductor Marin Alsop and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for the biggest musical party of the year.

E22 · Prom 71: Last Night of the Proms 2023, Part 2

Sep 9, 2023·1h 10m

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and soprano Lise Davidsen join conductor Marin Alsop and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for the biggest musical party of the year.

With works from Bach, Beethoven, Clara Schumann, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Elgar and more, this Proms season is jam-packed full of classic composers and repertoire. Hear them performed by some of the greatest orchestras in the world in a season that guarantees the ultimate concert experience.

E1 · First Night of the Proms 2024

Jul 19, 2024·1h 59m

In her First Night of the Proms debut, conductor Elim Chan presents Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony alongside Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks and Clara Schumann’s tender Piano Concerto, featu…

E2 · Prom 4: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Fifth

Jul 21, 2024·1h 55m

The entire Hallé family visits from Manchester to celebrate Sir Mark Elder’s last season as Music Director after 25 years in the role. Together they present Sir James MacMillan’s Timotheus, Bacchus an…

E3 · Prom 6: Verdi’s Requiem

Jul 26, 2024·1h 30m

Verdi’s Requiem was first performed 150 years ago and given its British premiere at the Royal Albert Hall the following year. Ryan Bancroft leads the BBC NOW and massed singers in a performance of thi…

E4 · Prom 13: Sarah Vaughan – If You Could See Me Now

Jul 28, 2024·1h 40m

The BBC Concert Orchestra and Guy Barker are joined by a starry line up of singers for a celebration of one of the most iconic voices of the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan, with songs including 'If You C…

E5 · Prom 15: Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony

Aug 2, 2024·2h 5m

Nicholas Collon and the BBC Philharmonic perform the most vibrant and unignorable symphony of the 20th century, Messiaen’s Turangalîla, after the world premiere of Anna Clyne’s The Gorgeous Nothings, …

E6 · Prom 21: The Sinfonia of London and John Wilson

Aug 4, 2024·1h 40m

John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London perform a programme of scintillating American classics including Copland’s ballet Billy the Kid, haunting works by Barber and Ives, Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhaps…

E7 · Prom 20: Songs and Dances with the Kanneh-Masons

Aug 9, 2024·1h 20m

Brothers Braimah and Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the Brazilian guitarist Plínio Fernandes join forces with the dynamic Fantasia Orchestra for a family-friendly concert of folk songs, dances, prayers and in…

E8 · Prom 30: The National Youth Orchestra plays Mahler’s First

Aug 11, 2024·2h 5m

The National Youth Orchestra, comprising some of Britain’s most talented young players, performs Mahler’s anguished, ultimately triumphant Symphony No.1, alongside works by Wagner and Missy Mazzoli an…

E9 · Prom 34: 21st-Century Soundtracks

Aug 16, 2024·1h 50m

2.0

Edith Bowman presents a night for film lovers, with music from blockbusters including Everything Everywhere All at Once, All Quiet on the Western Front and Tár.

E10 · Prom 37: Britten’s War Requiem

Aug 18, 2024·1h 30m

Sir Antonio Pappano and his London Symphony Orchestra are joined by three choirs and three outstanding vocal soloists for a work of hope that emerged from the ashes of destruction: Benjamin Britten’s …

E11 · Prom 36: Gemma New conducts Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Aug 23, 2024·2h 0m

Gemma New joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Mendelssohn’s musical retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, following Mozart’s heavenly Clarinet Concerto with Anthony McGill an…

E12 · Prom 18: Sam Smith

Aug 24, 2024·1h 43m

8.0

For their only UK appearance of 2024, Sam Smith joins the BBC Concert Orchestra for a retrospective look at their seminal debut solo album In the Lonely Hour, released 10 years ago and featuring track…

E13 · Prom 46: Holst’s The Planets

Aug 25, 2024·2h 29m

Holst’s suite The Planets is one of classical music’s most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius’s The Wood Nymph a…

E14 · Prom 42: Beethoven’s Ninth by Heart

Aug 30, 2024·1h 55m

Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony by bringing their unique Orchestral Theatre approach to the iconic work with the help of the BB…

E15 · Prom 2: Everybody Dance! The Sound of Disco

Aug 31, 2024·1h 30m

5.0

The BBC Concert Orchestra lends its power and exuberance to an evening that celebrates a pivotal movement in late 20th-century club culture. Get ready for all the glitz, glamour and groove of disco at…

E16 · Prom 54: Beethoven for Three

Sep 1, 2024·1h 59m

Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma come together to form a classical supergroup, bringing greater intimacy than ever before to Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Sixth Symphony while also performing one of…

E17 · Prom 57: Ultra Lounge – Henry Mancini and Beyond

Sep 6, 2024·1h 45m

Marking a century since Henry Mancini’s birth, Edwin Outwater and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the man and his music in styles ranging from jazz to light classical and film music.

E18 · Prom 41: Mozart with Ensemble Resonanz

Sep 7, 2024·1h 50m

Riccardo Minasi conducts his dynamic Ensemble Resonanz in a pair of Mozart’s most thrilling overtures – from The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni – alongside his achingly beautiful Sinfonia concert…

E19 · New Music at the Proms 2024

Sep 8, 2024·2h 0m

2.0

A celebration of some of the most exciting new classical music premiered in the Royal Albert Hall this summer chosen by Tom Service, presenter of Radio 3’s New Music Show.

E20 · Unmissable Moments at the Proms 2024

Sep 13, 2024·1h 59m

A journey through 2024’s five-star BBC Proms season, celebrating Mozart, Sam Smith, Beethoven, Mancini, Holst, Bob Marley and so much more.

E21 · Last Night of the Proms, Part 1

Sep 14, 2024·2h 0m

4.0

Katie Derham hosts classical music's biggest party of the year, with soloists Sir Stephen Hough and Angel Blue and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo.

E22 · Last Night of the Proms, Part 2

Sep 14, 2024·1h 10m

5.0

Katie Derham invites you to join her for the season's glittering finale, with all the traditional favourites and some exciting surprises.

E23 · Prom 12: CBeebies Prom – Wildlife Jamboree

Sep 14, 2024·1h 8m

Join Duggee, Bluey, the Octonauts and lots more of your CBeebies friends to celebrate the natural world in music and song at the spectacular Wildlife Jamboree. Kwamé Ryan leads the Sinfonia Smith Squa…

E24 · Prom 69: Florence + The Machine – Symphony of Lungs

Oct 19, 2024·1h 28m

Florence Welch – aka Florence + The Machine – joins Jules Buckley and his Orchestra for a celebration of Lungs, her BRIT Award-winning debut album, released to huge acclaim 15 years ago.

E25 · Prom 48: Doctor Who Prom

Dec 24, 2024·1h 50m

Doctor Who makes its much-anticipated return to the Proms with a brand-new show celebrating the Doctor’s latest adventures. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and a host of special guests present a c…

The 2025 BBC Proms season brings together many of the world’s finest international artists and orchestras, featuring more than 40 outstanding ensembles from across the UK: a series of concerts that can only be experienced at the world’s greatest classical music festival. Running from Friday 18 July to Saturday 13 September 2025, the season features 86 Proms, with 72 at the Royal Albert Hall and 14 at venues across the UK

E1 · First Night of the Proms 2025

Jul 18, 2025·2h 14m

The 2025 First Night sees Mendelssohn’s ‘Hebrides’ Overture and Sibelius’s Violin Concerto featured alongside British classics from Bliss and Vaughan Williams, plus a world premiere from Master of the…

E2 · Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Jul 20, 2025·1h 50m

Nicholas McCarthy, the world’s only professional one-handed concert pianist, makes his Proms debut alongside the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in a concert of 20th-century classics.

E3 · Vivaldi and Bach at the Proms

Jul 25, 2025·1h 39m

Summer from The Four Seasons and Bach’s Air are among the highlights in a concert of Baroque delights featuring violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte making his Proms debut.

E4 · The Great American Songbook with Samara Joy

Jul 27, 2025·1h 40m

Grammy Award-winning sensation Samara Joy sings Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra and Sun Ra’s timeless classics. Andi Oliver hosts this Proms debut from a rising star.

E5 · Bach and Mendelssohn at the Proms

Aug 1, 2025·1h 35m

The first televised Prom from The Glasshouse in Gateshead, featuring two classical masterpieces. David Fray plays Bach's dark and dramatic Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, and some 200 singers perform i…

E6 · Beethoven’s Fifth at the Proms

Aug 2, 2025·1h 20m

The most iconic four notes in music history open Beethoven’s famous symphony, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev. Saint-Saëns’ much loved Fifth Piano Conc…

E7 · Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony at the Proms

Aug 8, 2025·1h 45m

A concert of musical postcards from the Americas featuring Dvorák’s masterful ‘New World’ Symphony. The Prom features two pieces from North America alongside a trumpet concerto full of the sounds of L…

E8 · Viennese Waltzes at the Proms

Aug 10, 2025·1h 39m

Step into a glittering world of waltzes, romance and high-kicking operetta as the BBC Concert Orchestra marks 200 years since the birth of Johann Strauss II. With favourites like the Blue Danube and t…

E9 · Anoushka Shankar at the Proms

Aug 15, 2025·1h 20m

Anita Rani introduces a concert that sees sitar superstar Anoushka Shankar join forces with conductor Robert Ames and London Contemporary Orchestra to perform a newly orchestrated version of her Chapt…

E10 · Aurora Orchestra Plays Shostakovich's Fifth

Aug 17, 2025·1h 45m

Explore this 20th-century masterpiece from the inside out as Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra return to the Proms with a signature memorised performance marking the 50th anniversary of Shostak…

E11 · Beethoven's Ninth at the Proms

Aug 22, 2025·1h 30m

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – one of the most iconic and uplifting works in the classical canon – roars to life in the Royal Albert Hall. Presented by trumpet superstar Alison Balsom, this is a celebra…

E12 · Great British Classics at the Proms

Aug 24, 2025·2h 15m

A musical celebration of landscapes and seascapes from the Royal Albert Hall performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. From the soaring flight of Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending, Elgar’…

E13 · Mahler’s Fifth at the Proms

Aug 29, 2025·1h 59m

The electrifying combination of young superstar Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra brings Mahler’s epic and life-affirming symphony with its famous Adagietto to the P…

E14 · Soul Revolution with Trevor Nelson

Aug 30, 2025·1h 29m

Featuring hits by Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and more. Trevor Nelson hosts at the BBC Proms, tracing the musical path of the United States’ civil rights movement fro…

E15 · Modern Classics at the Proms

Aug 31, 2025·2h 14m

Tom Service curates a musical snapshot in a special compilation of new music performed at the 2025 Proms. Featuring seven new pieces, including two world premieres, a dazzling trumpet concerto and cin…

E16 · Classic Thriller Soundtracks at the Proms

Sep 5, 2025·1h 49m

A night of thrills and suspense awaits as Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite composer – Bernard Herrmann – is celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall. Highlights include the themes from Vertigo, Psycho and Taxi…

E17 · The Planets and Star Wars at the Proms

Sep 6, 2025·1h 38m

A galaxy of sound from Britain’s brightest young musicians. The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and conductor Dalia Stasevska blast off on a celestial musical journey featuring Holst’s The P…

E18 · Celebrating Chineke! at the Proms

Sep 7, 2025·1h 49m

Clive Myrie presents from the Royal Albert Hall as Europe’s first majority black and ethnically diverse orchestra celebrates its 10th anniversary. For this landmark concert, Chineke! performs Shostako…

E19 · Vienna Philharmonic plays Mozart and Tchaikovsky at the Proms

Sep 12, 2025·1h 28m

One of the world’s great orchestras make a much-anticipated return to the Royal Albert Hall, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst with two landmark symphonies that each broke the musical mould - Mozart’s ‘P…

E20 · Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the Proms

Sep 12, 2025·20m

French baroque at its very best as Rameau’s Les Indes galantes suite is performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under the baton of their charismatic maestro Maxim Emelyanychev.

E21 · Last Night of the Proms

Sep 13, 2025·2h 4m

5.0

The world's biggest classical music party gets under way live at the Royal Albert Hall. Katie Derham presents alongside a host of special guests, with performances from conductor Elim Chan, soprano Lo…

E22 · Last Night of the Proms: Finale

Sep 13, 2025·1h 30m

5.0

The 2025 Proms season is crowned with a brand new, specially commissioned, orchestral arrangement of Queen's masterpiece, Bohemian Rhapsody, celebrating the song's 50th anniversary in grand style with…

E23

E23 · Unmissable Moments at the Proms 2025

Sep 14, 2025·2h 0m

A feast of show-stopping highlights from the biggest classical music festival in the world. From Mendelssohn to Mahler, Vaughan Williams to Vivaldi, Star Wars to Shostakovich - there's something for e…

E24 · St. Vincent at the Proms

Sep 26, 2025·1h 39m

10.0

The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer joins a full orchestra for this one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall, with incredible new arrangements of some of her most-loved songs. St. Vincent is musicia…

E25 · JADE at the Proms: A Homecoming

Nov 8, 2025·58m

The former Little Mix singer has become a pop powerhouse in her own right, and she performs her first solo show in the north east of England at The Glasshouse in Gateshead, accompanied by a full orche…

E26 · The Traitors at the Proms

Jan 1, 2026·1h 13m

Claudia Winkleman hosts a spine-tingling concert full of dramatic tunes and asks a packed Royal Albert Hall audience to help find the hidden traitors. With surprise guests.

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