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Alison Balsom and Linton Stephens celebrate the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms

With the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms in full swing, trumpeter Alison Balsom and bassoonist Linton Stephens join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye for a Proms-themed episode

With three weeks remaining of this year's ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms, Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe present a Proms-themed edition. Studio guests are the celebrated trumpeter Alison Balsom, who'll be performing in this year’s Last Night of the Proms, and bassoonist, Radio 3 and Proms presenter Linton Stephens. Expect music from the Proms and beyond as we head from a live, scaled-back Springsteen anthem to the Outer Hebrides, via Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Born in the USA (live) by Bruce Springsteen
2nd movement of the Symphony No 10 in E Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich
Superstar from Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
Andante: 2nd movement of the Violin Concerto in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn
Hùg air a’ Bhonaid Mhòir (Celebrate the Big Bonnet) by Julie Fowlis

Other music in this episode:

A Night on the Bare Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
The Lovecats by The Cure
Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen
I Don't Know How to Love Him by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice, sung by Yvonne Elliman
Touch the Sky (from the film Brave) by Julie Fowlis

You can listen to every Prom and unmissable moments from across the season on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds. Just search ‘Proms’.

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43 minutes

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  • Fri 22 Aug 2025 19:15
  • Tue 26 Aug 2025 11:00

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