Sean Rafferty and Suzy Klein present a live Proms edition of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3’s In Tune, featuring artists from the season.
Four conductors pass the baton in an all-English First Night featuring works by Turnage, Elgar, Delius and Tippett.
Four conductors pass the baton in an all-English First Night featuring works by Turnage, Elgar, Delius and Tippett.
Bring your family to join professional singers in favourite songs from My Fair Lady. Ideal for family members aged 7-plus.
George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, the inspiration for My Fair Lady, is discussed by Shaw’s biographer Sir Michael Holroyd and Professor of Irish History, Roy Foster. Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle are brought to life by the actors Tim Pigott-Smith and Rachael Stirling, who recently appeared in Pygmalion on stage. Matthew Sweet presents.
Reviving the original film orchestrations for the 1964 film of My Fair Lady, John Wilson returns with his hand-picked orchestra.
Reviving the original film orchestrations for the 1964 film of My Fair Lady, John Wilson returns with his hand-picked orchestra.
Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.
Louise Fryer explores Debussy’s only completed opera with guests Richard Langham-Smith and Patrick McGuinness.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts Debussy’s enigmatic masterpiece, Pelléas et Mélisande, with his period-instrument orchestra.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts Debussy’s enigmatic masterpiece, Pelléas et Mélisande, with his period-instrument orchestra.
Opera star Alice Coote plays the more intimate concert arena in a recital of enchanting French song with pianist Julius Drake.
Opera star Alice Coote plays the more intimate concert arena in a recital of enchanting French song with pianist Julius Drake.
Ara Guzelimian (Provost and Dean, Juilliard School of Music) and Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (Principal, Royal Academy of Music) discuss the long-standing series of collaborations between their distinguished conservatoires. Louise Fryer hosts.
Exuberant orchestral colours guaranteed in a transatlantic partnership of music colleges, conducted by composer John Adams.
Exuberant orchestral colours guaranteed in a transatlantic partnership of music colleges, conducted by composer John Adams.
Kaija Saariaho discusses Laterna magica with Tom Service prior to its UK premiere and introduces performances of her chamber works Serenatas and Tocar given by musicians from the London Sinfonietta Academy Ensemble.
Lush Strauss favourites (Four Last Songs and Also sprach Zarathustra) feature alongside music by Finns Sibelius and Saariaho.
Lush Strauss favourites (Four Last Songs and Also sprach Zarathustra) feature alongside music by Finns Sibelius and Saariaho.
Conductor Jane Glover begins a four-part series in which musicians from this year’s Proms season reveal their literary passions and talk about what they are reading this summer.
Russian-born Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in one of tonight’s two Russian classics: Rachmaninov’s romantic Piano Concerto No. 2.
Russian-born Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in one of tonight’s two Russian classics: Rachmaninov’s romantic Piano Concerto No. 2.
Handel’s resplendent Water Music suites and Music for the Royal Fireworks get an upsized French period-instrument treatment.
Handel’s resplendent Water Music suites and Music for the Royal Fireworks get an upsized French period-instrument treatment.
Musicians from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment introduce Handel’s oratorio Judas Maccabaeus with musical examples. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents.
Once more popular than his Messiah, Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus receives its first Proms performance – with period-instrument punch.
Once more popular than his Messiah, Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus receives its first Proms performance – with period-instrument punch.
On the first night of Daniel Barenboim’s Beethoven/Boulez cycle, the conductor talks to Proms Director Roger Wright.
Daniel Barenboim begins his Beethoven symphony cycle at the beginning, with the First and Second; plus Boulez’s Dérive 2.
Daniel Barenboim begins his Beethoven symphony cycle at the beginning, with the First and Second; plus Boulez’s Dérive 2.
Beethoven Family Orchestra and Chorus, with a little bit of Boulez!
A new arrangement of Bach’s supreme The Art of Fugue, intended to recreate Bach’s own informal Leipzig coffee-house concerts.
A new arrangement of Bach’s supreme The Art of Fugue, intended to recreate Bach’s own informal Leipzig coffee-house concerts.
A live musical introduction perfect for all the family, with Rachel Leach and professional musicians. Bring your instrument and join in!
Boulez’s work for solo clarinet and its electronic double appears in between Beethoven’s Fourth and the mighty Third (‘Eroica’).
Boulez’s work for solo clarinet and its electronic double appears in between Beethoven’s Fourth and the mighty Third (‘Eroica’).
Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.
An illustrated introduction to tonight’s performance of The Trojans with Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Hit and myth: Antonio Pappano conducts his Royal Opera forces in Berlioz’s celebrated operatic epic The Trojans.
Hit and myth: Antonio Pappano conducts his Royal Opera forces in Berlioz’s celebrated operatic epic The Trojans.
Choral group Tenebrae explores 400 years of music evoking the bustle of London’s streets, from Gibbons to the present day.
Choral group Tenebrae explores 400 years of music evoking the bustle of London’s streets, from Gibbons to the present day.
Mariam Said and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 New Generation Thinker Shahidha Bari on the story of the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, with host Clemency Burton-Hill.
Daniel Barenboim reaches the midpoint of his Beethoven cycle, exploring Nature and Fate in the ‘Pastoral’ and Fifth symphonies.
Daniel Barenboim reaches the midpoint of his Beethoven cycle, exploring Nature and Fate in the ‘Pastoral’ and Fifth symphonies.
Ed Stourton, presenter of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4’s Sunday, is joined by a panel of guests to explore the influence on contemporary Arabic literature of the social and political uprisings of the ‘Arab Spring’.
Two more Beethoven symphonies frame Boulez’s Anthèmes, for violin and electronics, under Daniel Barenboim’s baton.
Two more Beethoven symphonies frame Boulez’s Anthèmes, for violin and electronics, under Daniel Barenboim’s baton.
An eclectic late night featuring the ever crusading Kronos Quartet, with influences from the USA, Syria, the Balkans and Scandinavia.
An eclectic late night featuring the ever crusading Kronos Quartet, with influences from the USA, Syria, the Balkans and Scandinavia.
Rachel Leach takes you on a family-friendly whistle-stop tour of the evening Prom with live musical examples. Bring your instrument and join in.
Jirˇà Beˇlohlávek conducts works by two Czech compatriots; Vadim Gluzman is the soloist in Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1.
Jirˇà Beˇlohlávek conducts works by two Czech compatriots; Vadim Gluzman is the soloist in Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1.
Join Rachel Leach and discover the stories behind the music, learn about the composers and perform alongside musicians from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Bring your instrument and join in.
A Channel-crossing Prom featuring Elgar’s sunny In the South plus classics of the French repertoire under Ryan Wigglesworth.
A Channel-crossing Prom featuring Elgar’s sunny In the South plus classics of the French repertoire under Ryan Wigglesworth.
François-Xavier Roth conducts Pierre Boulez's iconic Le marteau sans maître in a Late Night Prom with members of the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
François-Xavier Roth conducts Pierre Boulez's iconic Le marteau sans maître in a Late Night Prom with members of the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
Join Mary King in a special sing-through of the ‘Ode to Joy’ from Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony to mark the opening of the London Olympics. No need to book – just turn up!
Daniel Barenboim’s Beethoven cycle concludes with the universal message of the Ninth, on the opening day of the London Olympics.
Daniel Barenboim’s Beethoven cycle concludes with the universal message of the Ninth, on the opening day of the London Olympics.
French music from the court of Louis XIV in a cross-Channel collaboration of music conservatoires, under Sir Roger Norrington.
French music from the court of Louis XIV in a cross-Channel collaboration of music conservatoires, under Sir Roger Norrington.
Join Stephen Johnson for an illustrated introduction to the music in tonight’s Prom.
Tchaikovsky’s turbulent ‘Pathétique’ Symphony and Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto feature, conducted by Thomas Dausgaard.
Tchaikovsky’s turbulent ‘Pathétique’ Symphony and Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto feature, conducted by Thomas Dausgaard.
Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.
Join the Family Orchestra and Chorus in creating its own Wallace & Gromit soundtrack!
Join the Family Orchestra and Chorus in creating its own Wallace & Gromit soundtrack!
Wallace & Gromit appear in a new Proms adventure, before a screening of A Matter of Loaf and Death – plus classical favourites.
Wallace & Gromit appear in a new Proms adventure, before a screening of A Matter of Loaf and Death – plus classical favourites.
Stephen Johnson and musicians from the Aldeburgh World Orchestra give an illustrated introduction to the music in tonight’s Prom.
Stravinsky’s iconic The Rite of Spring is the highlight of the Aldeburgh World Orchestra’s Prom under Sir Mark Elder.
Stravinsky’s iconic The Rite of Spring is the highlight of the Aldeburgh World Orchestra’s Prom under Sir Mark Elder.
A sequence of Baroque, traditional and improvised music inspired by the age-old myth of the power of music to heal the venomous bite of the tarantula spider; including works by Falconieri, Kapsberger, Kircher and Soler.
A sequence of Baroque, traditional and improvised music inspired by the age-old myth of the power of music to heal the venomous bite of the tarantula spider; including works by Falconieri, Kapsberger, Kircher and Soler.
Conductor David Hill continues the series in which leading musicians from this year’s Proms season introduce their literary passions and talk about what they are reading this summer.
Cowbells and marches are among the typical evocative references in Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
Cowbells and marches are among the typical evocative references in Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
Members of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales explore music by four great British composers. Bring your instrument and join in!
An all-British Prom including Vaughan Williams’s spacious ‘Tallis’ Fantasia and Walton’s riotous choral Belshazzar’s Feast.
An all-British Prom including Vaughan Williams’s spacious ‘Tallis’ Fantasia and Walton’s riotous choral Belshazzar’s Feast.
Energetic sounds from Colombia – both traditional and modern – from two leading accordionists, joined by an enthusiastic band.
Energetic sounds from Colombia – both traditional and modern – from two leading accordionists, joined by an enthusiastic band.
Choral director Simon Halsey introduces the new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Youth Choir project and discusses tonight’s programme with Ken Burton, Principal Conductor of the London Adventist Chorale. Martin Handley hosts.
American David Robertson conducts two US classics, including Barber’s enduring Adagio, as well as Tippett’s A Child of Our Time.
American David Robertson conducts two US classics, including Barber’s enduring Adagio, as well as Tippett’s A Child of Our Time.
A musical exploration of Bach’s Mass in B minor with Matthew Rowe and musicians from The English Concert.
One of the great choral classics of Western classical music, Bach’s Mass in B minor, under Baroque specialist Harry Bicket.
One of the great choral classics of Western classical music, Bach’s Mass in B minor, under Baroque specialist Harry Bicket.
Poet Jackie Kay and novelist Ali Smith discuss one of the great Scottish novels, Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, the first part of his Scots Quair trilogy, set in a Scottish farming community.
Feted interpreter of the late Romantic repertoire, Donald Runnicles conducts Wagner and Bruckner, with his ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony.Feted interpreter of the late Romantic repertoire, Donald Runnicles conducts Wagner and Bruckner, with his ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony.
Feted interpreter of the late Romantic repertoire, Donald Runnicles conducts Wagner and Bruckner, with his ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony.Feted interpreter of the late Romantic repertoire, Donald Runnicles conducts Wagner and Bruckner, with his ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony.
JoAnn Falletta includes Chabrier’s festive ·¡²õ±è²¹Ã±²¹ and a suite from Stravinsky’s folk-tale ballet The Firebird in her Proms debut.
JoAnn Falletta includes Chabrier’s festive ·¡²õ±è²¹Ã±²¹ and a suite from Stravinsky’s folk-tale ballet The Firebird in her Proms debut.
The Aurora Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon, performs the winning entries from this year’s Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition. (Reduced seating capacity)
Curve-ball pieces from Varèse and Anna Meredith and Messiaen’s ecstatic Turangalîla Symphony from the National Youth Orchestra.
Curve-ball pieces from Varèse and Anna Meredith and Messiaen’s ecstatic Turangalîla Symphony from the National Youth Orchestra.
Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.
Join the Proms team in this special event inspired by The Angry Planet, ending in a performance. Family members can join Proms Plus Sing or Proms Plus Family Orchestra, which will join forces for the performance.
Join the Proms team in this special event inspired by The Angry Planet, ending in a performance. Family members can join Proms Plus Sing or Proms Family Orchestra, which will join forces for the performance.
Bob Chilcott’s cantata The Angry Planet deploys massed choirs and schoolchildren from across London to voice an ecological theme.
Bob Chilcott’s cantata The Angry Planet deploys massed choirs and schoolchildren from across London to voice an ecological theme.
Matthew Rowe explores the music in tonight’s Prom, with live musical examples from members of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Nicola Benedetti makes the first of her three Proms appearances in a Scottish-themed Prom, performing Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy.
Nicola Benedetti makes the first of her three Proms appearances in a Scottish-themed Prom, performing Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy.
Former and current ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme perform spirited sonatas by Debussy and Ravel’s delectable Piano Trio.
Former and current ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme perform spirited sonatas by Debussy and Ravel’s delectable Piano Trio.
War reporter Kate Adie and novelist Aminatta Forna discuss Margaret Atwood’s groundbreaking novel A Handmaid’s Tale, 25 years after its publication, in which a conservative religious revolution brings about a theocratic dictatorship.
Part concert piece, part theatrical spectacle, Bernstein’s Mass is an unmissable rarity, receiving it first Proms performance.
Part concert piece, part theatrical spectacle, Bernstein’s Mass is an unmissable rarity, receiving it first Proms performance.
James MacMillan and Andrew Carwood, Director of Music at St Paul’s Cathedral, consider the role of religion in music, with presenter Louise Fryer.
Bruckner (Sixth Symphony) and James MacMillan (Credo), associated with religious expression, are joined by Wagner’s hymn to love.
Bruckner (Sixth Symphony) and James MacMillan (Credo), associated with religious expression, are joined by Wagner’s hymn to love.
Conductor Edward Gardner continues the series of literary passions and talks about what he’s reading this summer.
Katia & Marielle Labèque perform in a new concerto; Semyon Bychkov also conducts Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ and a Strauss tone-poem.
Katia & Marielle Labèque perform in a new concerto; Semyon Bychkov also conducts Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ and a Strauss tone-poem.
Per Nørgård discusses his Seventh Symphony with Andrew McGregor prior to its UK premiere and introduces performances of his chamber works, Dancers Around Jupiter and String Quartet No. 6, ‘Tintinnabulary’, given by musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music. Due to illness, we regret to announce that Per Nørgård has had to withdraw from this event. We are grateful to Ivan Hewett for taking his place.
Finnish John Storgårds leads a Scandinavian-themed Prom including Sibelius’s Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 and Grieg’s Piano Concerto.
Finnish John Storgårds leads a Scandinavian-themed Prom including Sibelius’s Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 and Grieg’s Piano Concerto.
Sir Mark Elder honours Ivor Novello – the tunesmith and matinee idol who dominated London’s stage musicals in the 1930s and 1940s.
Sir Mark Elder honours Ivor Novello – the tunesmith and matinee idol who dominated London’s stage musicals in the 1930s and 1940s.
Join Matthew Rowe and musicians from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers for a musical introduction to Elgar’s oratorio The Apostles.
Rebecca Evans and Alice Coote appear in Elgar’s oratorio The Apostles with the ±á²¹±ô±ôé under leading Elgarian Sir Mark Elder.
Rebecca Evans and Alice Coote appear in Elgar’s oratorio The Apostles with the ±á²¹±ô±ôé under leading Elgarian Sir Mark Elder.
A wide-ranging set, taking in tributes to Thelonious Monk and HM The Queen plus a new, flamenco-inspired piece from Tim Garland.
A wide-ranging set, taking in tributes to Thelonious Monk and HM The Queen plus a new, flamenco-inspired piece from Tim Garland.
Sing extracts from Berlioz’s extraordinary Requiem with Mary King. Ideal for enthusiastic amateurs aged 16-plus.
Four British works from the past 45 years – by Birtwistle, Elias, Ferneyhough and Finnissy – performed by the Britten Sinfonia.
Four British works from the past 45 years – by Birtwistle, Elias, Ferneyhough and Finnissy – performed by the Britten Sinfonia.
Rachael Leach and musicians from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales give a musical insight into Berlioz’s Requiem.
Berlioz’s grand Requiem makes full use of the Royal Albert Hall’s cavernous space, featuring massed choirs and tenor Toby Spence.
Berlioz’s grand Requiem makes full use of the Royal Albert Hall’s cavernous space, featuring massed choirs and tenor Toby Spence.
Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.
Join the first Proms Family Wind Band, creating and performing a new piece!
Two national youth orchestras – the Wind Orchestra and Brass Band – in an all-English programme including Holst and Walton.
Two national youth orchestras – the Wind Orchestra and Brass Band – in an all-English programme including Holst and Walton.
A musical introduction to Schoenberg’s epic cantata with Andrew McGregor and musicians from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers.
Schoenberg’s epic Gurrelieder – a medieval love-tragedy couched in rich post-Romanticism – is conducted by Jiřà Bělohlávek.
Schoenberg’s epic Gurrelieder – a medieval love-tragedy couched in rich post-Romanticism – is conducted by Jiřà Bělohlávek.
Nicola Benedetti and friends in lunchtime solo and chamber music by Bach, Korngold and Brahms.
Nicola Benedetti and friends in lunchtime solo and chamber music by Bach, Korngold and Brahms.
Olga Neuwirth discusses Remnants of Songs … an Amphigory with Andrew McGregor prior to its UK premiere and introduces performances of her chamber works, … ad auras … in memoriam H. and Marsyas II, given by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music.
Two 20th-century classics, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet (suite), conducted by Susanna Mälkki.
Two 20th-century classics, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet (suite), conducted by Susanna Mälkki.
Join Rachel Leach and play alongside musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to discover the history behind the evening’s concert.
Charles Dutoit conducts Saint-Saëns’s bristling Piano Concerto No. 2, Delius’s view of nocturnal Paris and Tchaikovsky’s Fateful Fifth.
Charles Dutoit conducts Saint-Saëns’s bristling Piano Concerto No. 2, Delius’s view of nocturnal Paris and Tchaikovsky’s Fateful Fifth.
Late-night modern classics: Ligeti’s Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes, plus Andriessen, Berio, Cage, Harvey and Xenakis.
Late-night modern classics: Ligeti’s Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes, plus Andriessen, Berio, Cage, Harvey and Xenakis.
Tonight’s conductor Marin Alsop and Cathy Graham, Head of Music at the British Council, discuss the São Paulo Orchestra and Brazilian musical life with Petroc Trelawny.
Dvořák’s popular ‘New World’ Symphony, written in the USA, plus old- and new-world works by Copland, Ginastera and others.
Dvořák’s popular ‘New World’ Symphony, written in the USA, plus old- and new-world works by Copland, Ginastera and others.
Composer Anthony Payne introduces an anthology of readings about Vaughan Williams, including letters, private papers and reviews.
A triple helping of differently powerful symphonies by Vaughan Williams – Andrew Manze conducts the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth.
A triple helping of differently powerful symphonies by Vaughan Williams – Andrew Manze conducts the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth.
A whistlestop introduction to the world of John Cage, with experimental composer Alvin Curran and writer and broadcaster Ivan Hewett. Presented by Martin Handley.
Don your headphones and take part in a curated Music Walk that will lead you to hidden locations and surprising live performance. Places for the Music Walk are free, subject to availability and available from 1 July by visiting the Music walk website. There will also be the opportunity to contribute your own sounds to an evolving Music Walk track.
Don your headphones and take part in a curated Music Walk that will lead you to hidden locations and surprising live performance. Places for the Music Walk are free, subject to availability and available from 1 July by visiting the Music walk website. There will also be the opportunity to contribute your own sounds to an evolving Music Walk track.
A Prom marking the centenary of John Cage – music’s most irreverent experimenter: expect cassette players and plucked cactuses.
A Prom marking the centenary of John Cage – music’s most irreverent experimenter: expect cassette players and plucked cactuses.
Having led the Wallace & Gromit Prom, Nicholas Collon returns for works by anniversary composers Bainbridge, Goehr and Knussen.
Having led the Wallace & Gromit Prom, Nicholas Collon returns for works by anniversary composers Bainbridge, Goehr and Knussen.
Christine Rice concludes the series of events in which musicians from this year’s Proms season introduce readings from their favourite works of fiction and poetry.
Russian Vladimir Jurowski conducts Tchaikovsky’s Byron-inspired Manfred; Alice Coote is the soloist in Mahler’s wayfaring songs.
Russian Vladimir Jurowski conducts Tchaikovsky’s Byron-inspired Manfred; Alice Coote is the soloist in Mahler’s wayfaring songs.
Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.
Sing parts of Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic The Yeomen of the Guard with Mary King. Ideal for enthusiastic amateurs aged 16-plus.
Musicians from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers present a musical exploration of tonight’s operetta with Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard, one of the duo’s grandest Savoy operas, celebrates London in this Olympic year.
Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard, one of the duo’s grandest Savoy operas, celebrates London in this Olympic year.
Current ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Escher Quartet perform Debussy (in his 150th anniversary year) and Hugh Wood.
Current ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Escher Quartet perform Debussy (in his 150th anniversary year) and Hugh Wood.
Journey through the music of this evening’s Prom in a family-friendly introduction with Fraser Trainer. Bring along your instrument and join in.
A great Danish symphony (Nielsen’s Fifth) and a Norwegian-inspired work by Delius, plus Beethoven and Mozart, under Osmo Vänskä.
A great Danish symphony (Nielsen’s Fifth) and a Norwegian-inspired work by Delius, plus Beethoven and Mozart, under Osmo Vänskä.
Novelist Pat Barker and Revd Giles Fraser discuss what British writers can learn from the Russian classics, with readings from their personal favourites.
Andris Nelsons and the CBSO on firm ground with a Glinka overture and Shostakovich’s dramatic ‘Leningrad’ Symphony.
Andris Nelsons and the CBSO on firm ground with a Glinka overture and Shostakovich’s dramatic ‘Leningrad’ Symphony.
Join Rachel Leach, musicians from the LSO and Director of the Royal Ballet Monica Mason for an interactive introduction to the music of Cinderella. Ideal for all the family. Bring your instrument and join in.
Few conductors are as steeped in the Russian ballet repertoire as Valery Gergiev – he conducts the LSO in Prokofiev’s Cinderella.
Few conductors are as steeped in the Russian ballet repertoire as Valery Gergiev – he conducts the LSO in Prokofiev’s Cinderella.
Celebrated vocal group I Fagiolini marks the 400th anniversary of Gabrieli’s death with a reconstruction of his grand Magnificat.
Celebrated vocal group I Fagiolini marks the 400th anniversary of Gabrieli’s death with a reconstruction of his grand Magnificat.
Glenda Jackson MP and film critic Mark Kermode celebrate the work of the late Ken Russell, the film director of groundbreaking and controversial films about Delius, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Liszt, Mahler and Strauss.
Tasmin Little has long been a passionate ambassador for Delius’s Violin Concerto; plus a new symphony by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Tasmin Little has long been a passionate ambassador for Delius’s Violin Concerto; plus a new symphony by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Musicians from ENO provide an illustrated guide to Britten’s first operatic masterpiece. Andrew McGregor presents.
Britten’s Peter Grimes, based in a Suffolk fishing village, transformed British opera. Edward Gardner conducts his ENO forces.
Britten’s Peter Grimes, based in a Suffolk fishing village, transformed British opera. Edward Gardner conducts his ENO forces.
Helen Grime discusses Night Songs ahead of its world premiere tonight and introduces performances of her chamber pieces 10 Miniatures for solo piano, To see the summer sky and Shadowplay by students from the Royal College of Music. Tom Service presents.
Debussy’s music for the play The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is the culmination of a Prom including Knussen’s Third Symphony.
Debussy’s music for the play The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is the culmination of a Prom including Knussen’s Third Symphony.
Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.
Musicians from the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester are joined by Andrew McGregor to give some musical insights into tonight’s programme.
Wagner’s 'Prelude' and 'Good Friday Music' from Parsifal and Berg’s Violin Concerto preface waltz-inspired works by Strauss and Ravel.
Wagner’s 'Prelude' and 'Good Friday Music' from Parsifal and Berg’s Violin Concerto preface waltz-inspired works by Strauss and Ravel.
Christine Schäfer is the half-speaking half-singing soloist in Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire; plus a Debussy chamber sonata.
Christine Schäfer is the half-speaking half-singing soloist in Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire; plus a Debussy chamber sonata.
We're looking for musical families to come and perform at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms as part of the Proms Family Orchestra and Chorus!
A family-friendly global musical journey, with popular classics from Delius, Falla and others, plus Miloš Karadaglić, Blind Boys of Alabama and Hari Vrndavn Sivanesan.
A family-friendly global musical journey, with popular classics from Delius, Falla and others, plus Miloš Karadaglić, Blind Boys of Alabama and Hari Vrndavn Sivanesan.
Clive James, poet, essayist and lyricist, Tell Me on a Sunday lyricist Don Black and singer-songwriter Barb Jungr discuss the great musical wordsmiths and reveal their personal favourites, as well as the great lyrics that work even though they really shouldn’t. Matthew Sweet presents.
John Wilson and his orchestra pay tribute to the composers who created the ‘Broadway sound’ – with excerpts from favorite shows.
John Wilson and his orchestra pay tribute to the composers who created the ‘Broadway sound’ – with excerpts from favorite shows.
A great way to explore opera for the first time with the Glyndebourne Opera Land team. Suitable for 12- to 18-year-olds.
Join Rachel Leach and musicians from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for a musical introduction to Mozart’s comic opera.
Mozart’s comic opera in which the Count receives his comeuppance, with Glyndebourne forces under rising star Robin Ticciati.
Mozart’s comic opera in which the Count receives his comeuppance, with Glyndebourne forces under rising star Robin Ticciati.
Award-winning film-maker John Bridcut introduces a selection of fascinating and unexpected readings about Edward Elgar, including letters, diaries and reviews.
Elgar’s First was a turning point in the British symphony. Martyn Brabbins conducts it, as well as Howells’s Hymnus Paradisi.
Elgar’s First was a turning point in the British symphony. Martyn Brabbins conducts it, as well as Howells’s Hymnus Paradisi.
Popular American choral composer Eric Whitacre makes his Proms debut, as does songwriter Imogen Heap: both bring new works.
Popular American choral composer Eric Whitacre makes his Proms debut, as does songwriter Imogen Heap: both bring new works.
A musical introduction to tonight’s programme with members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and Rachel Leach.
The first of two concerts by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle; includes works by Wagner, Debussy and Ravel.
The first of two concerts by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle; includes works by Wagner, Debussy and Ravel.
Journalist Shirley Apthorp and Mark Pemberton, Director of the Association of British Orchestras, discuss the future of orchestras ahead of tonight’s performance by one of the world’s greatest.
Sir Simon Rattle returns with his Berlin super-orchestra, for Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Lutosławski’s Third Symphony.
Sir Simon Rattle returns with his Berlin super-orchestra, for Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Lutosławski’s Third Symphony.
A tribute to Belgian Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt in a collaboration between guitarist Martin Taylor and trumpeter/composer Guy Barker.
A tribute to Belgian Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt in a collaboration between guitarist Martin Taylor and trumpeter/composer Guy Barker.
The first of two Bach recitals by charismatic American organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter.
The first of two Bach recitals by charismatic American organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter.
John Deathridge explores the personal writing of Mendelssohn, including letters, diaries, autobiography and reviews.
In the first of its two concerts this season the Leipzig Gewandhaus pays tribute to the composer-conductor who, from the mid-1830s, cemented its high reputation from the podium.
In the first of its two concerts this season the Leipzig Gewandhaus pays tribute to the composer-conductor who, from the mid-1830s, cemented its high reputation from the podium.
Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.
A rare opportunity to sing extracts from Adams’s Nixon in China, with Mary King, before Wednesday’s performance of the opera. Suitable for enthusiastic amateurs aged 16-plus.
Flamboyant organist Cameron Carpenter’s second concert this weekend playing J. S. Bach, both unalloyed and as the basis for improvisation.
Flamboyant organist Cameron Carpenter’s second concert this weekend playing J. S. Bach, both unalloyed and as the basis for improvisation.
A musical introduction to Mahler’s Sixth Symphony with members of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Stephen Johnson.
Mahler's Sixth Symphony - music of exceptional range and power, whose fateful hammer-blows seem to portend the crises in Mahler’s own life and the wider world.
Mahler's Sixth Symphony - music of exceptional range and power, whose fateful hammer-blows seem to portend the crises in Mahler’s own life and the wider world.
French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard continues the Proms’ Debussy-anniversary celebration with Book 2 of the dreamlike Préludes, plus rarer works.
French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard continues the Proms’ Debussy-anniversary celebration with Book 2 of the dreamlike Préludes, plus rarer works.
Mariella Frostrup is joined by Sir Tim Rice to explore the regular favourites of guests’ book choices on Desert Island Discs.
Marking 70 years of Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young introduces former castaways from the programme and their musical choices.
Marking 70 years of Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young introduces former castaways from the programme and their musical choices.
Musicians from the St Louis Symphony and Tom Service introduce tonight’s programme.
The St Louis Symphony makes its Proms debut, featuring Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Gershwin’s jazzy An American in Paris.
The St Louis Symphony makes its Proms debut, featuring Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Gershwin’s jazzy An American in Paris.
Writer and broadcaster Rana Mitter, in conversation with journalist Shuyun Sun, discusses the political context of John Adams’s first opera, Nixon in China. Hosted by Louise Fryer.
John Adams conducts his own Nixon in China, based on the US premier’s 1972 Beijing visit, and creating the ‘docu-opera’ genre.
John Adams conducts his own Nixon in China, based on the US premier’s 1972 Beijing visit, and creating the ‘docu-opera’ genre.
Join Proms Director Roger Wright and Chris Cotton, Chief Executive of the Royal Albert Hall, as they look back over the 2012 season with Petroc Trelawny. Questions can be submitted in advance to proms@bbc.co.uk.
Bernard Haitink conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 (with Murray Perahia) and Bruckner’s Ninth.
Bernard Haitink conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 (with Murray Perahia) and Bruckner’s Ninth.
Congolese street musicians Staff Benda Bilili and Congolese-Belgo rapper Baloji bring their own pieces of Africa to the Proms.
Award-winning poet Wendy Cope and Ian McMillan introduce the winning entries in this year’s Proms Poetry competition. Juliet Stevenson reads the winning poems.
Bernard Haitink pairs Haydn’s ‘London’ Symphony with Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony in his second Prom with the Vienna Philharmonic.
Bernard Haitink pairs Haydn’s ‘London’ Symphony with Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony in his second Prom with the Vienna Philharmonic.
Join in the Last Night celebrations in Hyde Park with Kylie, Alfie Boe, Il Divo and a host of musical stars.
Get ready for the Last Night celebrations with a singalong workshop led by Mary King. no need to book, just turn up.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms in the Park Belfast is a major celebration of culture, achievement, people and places.
Join the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Stephen Bell at Glasgow's City Halls to celebrate the Last Night of the Proms in Scotland!
The Last Night: this year’s musical celebration brings Nicola Benedetti and Joseph Calleja, plus John Williams’s Olympic Fanfare.
The Last Night: this year’s musical celebration brings Nicola Benedetti and Joseph Calleja, plus John Williams’s Olympic Fanfare.
A magical evening of music under the stars in Caerphilly.