Proms Across the UK Events
Sun 7 Sep 2025
- 15:00St George's Hall, Bradford
Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo presents a showcase as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, paying tribute to her African heritage and taking in iconic tracks from legends such as Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti, Hugh Masekela and Youssou N’Dour
Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo presents a showcase as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, paying tribute to her African heritage and taking in iconic tracks from legends such as Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti, Hugh Masekela and Youssou N’Dour
Programme
- African Symphony(80 mins)arr. Derrick Hodge; UK premiere
Performers
- Chris Cameronconductor
Composers
Also part ofProms 2025
Sun 24 Aug 2025
- 19:00Bristol Beacon
Carlo Rizzi and the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera perform sumptuous works by Italian composers Respighi, Verdi, Rossini and Puccini
Carlo Rizzi and the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera perform sumptuous works by Italian composers Respighi, Verdi, Rossini and Puccini
Programme
- William Tell – overture(12 mins)
- Capriccio sinfonico(12 mins)
- Folk Songs(23 mins)
- interval
- I vespri siciliani – overture(9 mins)
- Il tramonto(16 mins)
- In the South (Alassio)(20 mins)
Performers
- Virginie Verrezmezzo-soprano
- Carlo Rizziconductor
Also part ofProms 2025
Sat 23 Aug 2025
- 14:00St George's Bristol
The Danish National Vocal Ensemble presents works by Ethel Smyth, Paola Prestini and the great Dane Carl Nielsen
The Danish National Vocal Ensemble presents works by Ethel Smyth, Paola Prestini and the great Dane Carl Nielsen
Programme
- Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229(8 mins)
- Five Sacred Partsongs – ‘Komm, süsser Tod’(5 mins)
- Fratres ego enim accepi(4 mins)
- Fratres, after Palestrina(7 mins)
- Three Motets(15 mins)
- Three traditional Danish summer songs(9 mins)
- Three Autumn Songs(8 mins)
- Five Songs – ‘Laue Sommernacht’(3 mins)arr. C. Gottwald
- Rückert-Lieder – ‘Liebst du um Schönheit’(5 mins)arr. N. Forte
Performers
- Graham Rossconductor
Also part ofProms 2025 - 17:30Bristol Beacon
The Britten Sinfonia performs music by anniversary composer Arvo Pärt, Sibelius, Gavin Higgins and Mozart
The Britten Sinfonia performs music by anniversary composer Arvo Pärt, Sibelius, Gavin Higgins and Mozart
Programme
- Rakastava(11 mins)
- Tabula rasa(30 mins)
- interval
- Rough Voices(12 mins)conducted by Tess Jackson
- Symphony No. 39 in E flat major(28 mins)
Performers
- Zoë Beyersviolin/director
- Miranda Daleviolin
- Tess Jacksonconductor
Also part ofProms 2025
Fri 22 Aug 2025
- 21:00Bristol Beacon
This special Proms edition of Radio 3’s Late Junction welcomes guest artists DJ Sarahsson and Wojciech Rusin for a late-night listening swerve that takes a sharp left off the beaten track
Also part ofProms 2025