The festival opens with Elgar鈥檚 biblical oratorio The Kingdom 鈥 the beautiful 鈥榮low movement鈥 of a planned musical triptych. Celebrated Elgarian Sir Andrew Davis conducts the massed forces of the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the 蜜芽传媒 National Chorus of Wales. They are joined by a distinguished cast of soloists including Proms regulars Christopher Purves and Catherine Wyn-Rogers.
The festival opens with Elgar鈥檚 biblical oratorio The Kingdom 鈥 the beautiful 鈥榮low movement鈥 of a planned musical triptych. Celebrated Elgarian Sir Andrew Davis conducts the massed forces of the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the 蜜芽传媒 National Chorus of Wales. They are joined by a distinguished cast of soloists including Proms regulars Christopher Purves and Catherine Wyn-Rogers.
Join Mary King and members of the 蜜芽传媒 Singers to sing extracts from Jan谩膷ek's Glagolitic Mass. Open to ages 16-plus.
'What is Chinese culture today?' Novelist Xiaolu Guo in discussion with Rana Mitter.
East meets West as the China Philharmonic Orchestra launches our series of global orchestras making their debuts at the 2014 Proms.
East meets West as the China Philharmonic Orchestra launches our series of global orchestras making their debuts at the 2014 Proms.
Sandwiched between the World Cup, Commonwealth Games and Wimbledon is the first ever 蜜芽传媒 Sport Prom. Hosted by Gabby Logan, this special event combines classical favourites, TV themes and sports personalities, with the 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra on hand to capture the sporting thrills and spills.
Sandwiched between the World Cup, Commonwealth Games and Wimbledon is the first ever 蜜芽传媒 Sport Prom. Hosted by Gabby Logan, this special event combines classical favourites, TV themes and sports personalities, with the 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra on hand to capture the sporting thrills and spills.
Whether you play an instrument or sing, whether you鈥檙e a complete novice or an aspiring virtuoso, you're all invited to join our fantastic team of professional musicians to create music inspired by the 蜜芽传媒 Sport Prom.
In its only UK concert this year, classical supergroup the World Orchestra for Peace returns to the Proms with its conductor Valery Gergiev. Fantasy confronts reality in a programme that moves from the fairy-tale magic evoked in Strauss鈥檚 Die Frau ohne Schatten to the human tragedy of Mahler鈥檚 Sixth Symphony. Roxanna Panufnik鈥檚 Three Paths to Peace celebrates the common ground shared by Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
In its only UK concert this year, classical supergroup the World Orchestra for Peace returns to the Proms with its conductor Valery Gergiev. Fantasy confronts reality in a programme that moves from the fairy-tale magic evoked in Strauss鈥檚 Die Frau ohne Schatten to the human tragedy of Mahler鈥檚 Sixth Symphony. Roxanna Panufnik鈥檚 Three Paths to Peace celebrates the common ground shared by Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
French Baroque giant Les Arts Florissants launches this season鈥檚 Proms Chamber Music concerts at Cadogan Hall with music by Jean-Philippe Rameau, who died 250 years ago. His Pi猫ces de clavecin en concerts sees the composer at his most dramatically vivid and virtuosic, showcasing this ensemble in the first of its two concerts this season.
French Baroque giant Les Arts Florissants launches this season鈥檚 Proms Chamber Music concerts at Cadogan Hall with music by Jean-Philippe Rameau, who died 250 years ago. His Pi猫ces de clavecin en concerts sees the composer at his most dramatically vivid and virtuosic, showcasing this ensemble in the first of its two concerts this season.
Join Rachel Leach and professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to tonight's Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!
Proms favourite Julia Fischer returns as soloist in Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 earthy, folk-infused violin concerto, joining Zurich鈥檚 Tonhalle Orchestra for David Zinman鈥檚 final concert as its Chief Conductor. Strauss鈥檚 playful depiction of the prankster Till Eulenspiegel continues the musical journey across Central Europe, and the evening closes among the breathtaking landscapes of Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楶astoral鈥 Symphony.
Proms favourite Julia Fischer returns as soloist in Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 earthy, folk-infused violin concerto, joining Zurich鈥檚 Tonhalle Orchestra for David Zinman鈥檚 final concert as its Chief Conductor. Strauss鈥檚 playful depiction of the prankster Till Eulenspiegel continues the musical journey across Central Europe, and the evening closes among the breathtaking landscapes of Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楶astoral鈥 Symphony.
The Glyndebourne Festival鈥檚 annual visit to the Proms continues our Strauss 150th-anniversary celebrations with a semi-staging of his sparkling comic opera Der Rosenkavalier. Conductor Robin Ticciati conjures this gilded fantasy of fin-de-si猫cle Vienna with the help of an international cast, led by British soprano Kate Royal in her role debut as the Marschallin.
The Glyndebourne Festival鈥檚 annual visit to the Proms continues our Strauss 150th-anniversary celebrations with a semi-staging of his sparkling comic opera Der Rosenkavalier. Conductor Robin Ticciati conjures this gilded fantasy of fin-de-si猫cle Vienna with the help of an international cast, led by British soprano Kate Royal in her role debut as the Marschallin.
The award-winning poet and librettist Michael Symmons Roberts and musician, priest and broadcaster Richard Coles 聽discuss the literary works which inspired the composer John Tavener from George Herbert and John Donne to William Blake.
Shostakovich鈥檚 Tenth Symphony 鈥 a violent portrait of the horrors of Stalin鈥檚 Russia 鈥 is the centrepiece of this concert from Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek and the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. They are joined by German violinist Isabelle Faust for the passionate nationalism of Bart贸k鈥檚 Second Violin Concerto, and the concert opens with the first of two posthumous premieres this season by John Tavener.
Shostakovich鈥檚 Tenth Symphony 鈥 a violent portrait of the horrors of Stalin鈥檚 Russia 鈥 is the centrepiece of this concert from Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek and the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. They are joined by German violinist Isabelle Faust for the passionate nationalism of Bart贸k鈥檚 Second Violin Concerto, and the concert opens with the first of two posthumous premieres this season by John Tavener.
Better known as the electro-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe make their Proms debut here as composers. The world premiere of their large-scale work A Man from the Future, inspired by code-breaker Alan Turing, sits alongside new orchestral arrangements of favourite Pet Shop Boys songs.
Better known as the electro-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe make their Proms debut here as composers. The world premiere of their large-scale work A Man from the Future, inspired by code-breaker Alan Turing, sits alongside new orchestral arrangements of favourite Pet Shop Boys songs.
One of choral music鈥檚 greatest works, Jan谩膷ek鈥檚 Glagolitic Mass is a passionate, secular oratorio celebrating nationhood and peace. By contrast, conflict is to the fore in Brahms鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 1, a work that distils the drama of the composer鈥檚 relationship with Schumann and his wife Clara. Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, with soloist Barry Douglas.
One of choral music鈥檚 greatest works, Jan谩膷ek鈥檚 Glagolitic Mass is a passionate, secular oratorio celebrating nationhood and peace. By contrast, conflict is to the fore in Brahms鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 1, a work that distils the drama of the composer鈥檚 relationship with Schumann and his wife Clara. Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, with soloist Barry Douglas.
A concert of 20th-century English music explores musical friendships. Walton鈥檚 Hindemith Variations pay homage to a beloved colleague; Elgar鈥檚 'Enigma' Variations paint evocative portraits of family and friends. Tasmin Little joins the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic for Moeran鈥檚 rarely heard Violin Concerto, and English music comes right up to date with David Horne鈥檚 Daedalus in Flight.
A concert of 20th-century English music explores musical friendships. Walton鈥檚 Hindemith Variations pay homage to a beloved colleague; Elgar鈥檚 'Enigma' Variations paint evocative portraits of family and friends. Tasmin Little joins the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic for Moeran鈥檚 rarely heard Violin Concerto, and English music comes right up to date with David Horne鈥檚 Daedalus in Flight.
Following the sell-out success of 2013鈥檚 Doctor Who Prom, this year parents are invited to join their children for the first ever CBeebies Prom. Take a journey through the history of classical music with some of your favourite CBeebies characters, in an adventure that combines live music from the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic and video action on screens around the Royal Albert Hall.
Following the sell-out success of 2013鈥檚 Doctor Who Prom, this year parents are invited to join their children for the first ever CBeebies Prom. Take a journey through the history of classical music with some of your favourite CBeebies characters, in an adventure that combines live music from the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic and video action on screens around the Royal Albert Hall.
Join Mary King and members of the 蜜芽传媒 Singers to sing extracts from Bach's St John Passion. Open to ages 16-plus.
Few classical works have the urgency and dramatic immediacy of Bach鈥檚 St John Passion. Here it is vividly realised by a cast led by tenor James Gilchrist. The finest Evangelist of his generation, Gilchrist sings the role at the Proms for the first time, under conductor Sir Roger Norrington, 80 this year.
Few classical works have the urgency and dramatic immediacy of Bach鈥檚 St John Passion. Here it is vividly realised by a cast led by tenor James Gilchrist. The finest Evangelist of his generation, Gilchrist sings the role at the Proms for the first time, under conductor Sir Roger Norrington, 80 this year.
Following the sell-out success of 2013鈥檚 Doctor Who Prom, this year parents are invited to join their children for the first ever CBeebies Prom. Take a journey through the history of classical music with some of your favourite CBeebies characters, in an adventure that combines live music from the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic and video action on screens around the Royal Albert Hall.
Following the sell-out success of 2013鈥檚 Doctor Who Prom, this year parents are invited to join their children for the first ever CBeebies Prom. Take a journey through the history of classical music with some of your favourite CBeebies characters, in an adventure that combines live music from the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic and video action on screens around the Royal Albert Hall.
The lilt of the waltz pulses through the first half of this programme 鈥 first in Ravel鈥檚 modernist reimagining in Valses nobles et sentimentales, and then in his witty La valse. French music takes a sacred turn after the interval with Durufl茅鈥檚 Requiem, and elsewhere Swiss flute virtuoso Emmanuel Pahud premieres Simon Holt鈥檚 concerto Morpheus Wakes.
The lilt of the waltz pulses through the first half of this programme 鈥 first in Ravel鈥檚 modernist reimagining in Valses nobles et sentimentales, and then in his witty La valse. French music takes a sacred turn after the interval with Durufl茅鈥檚 Requiem, and elsewhere Swiss flute virtuoso Emmanuel Pahud premieres Simon Holt鈥檚 concerto Morpheus Wakes.
Baroque violinist Rachel Podger is joined by hand-picked musical friends to explore the contrasts and contradictions of C. P. E. 聽Bach, who celebrates his 300th anniversary this year. The composer鈥檚 Sonata in C minor in particular offers an extraordinary musical portrait of the most musically rebellious of the younger Bachs.
Baroque violinist Rachel Podger is joined by hand-picked musical friends to explore the contrasts and contradictions of C. P. E. 聽Bach, who celebrates his 300th anniversary this year. The composer鈥檚 Sonata in C minor in particular offers an extraordinary musical portrait of the most musically rebellious of the younger Bachs.
Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to tonight's Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!
Turbulent mythical love meets poised Classical elegance in a concert from the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra that sets Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 23 alongside Ravel鈥檚 sensuous ballet score Daphnis and Chloe. Launching us far beyond either Mozart鈥檚 Vienna or Ravel鈥檚 Paris, Jonathan Dove鈥檚 new orchestral work Gaia Theory explores the idea of life on our planet evolving alongside the environment.
Turbulent mythical love meets poised Classical elegance in a concert from the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra that sets Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 23 alongside Ravel鈥檚 sensuous ballet score Daphnis and Chloe. Launching us far beyond either Mozart鈥檚 Vienna or Ravel鈥檚 Paris, Jonathan Dove鈥檚 new orchestral work Gaia Theory explores the idea of life on our planet evolving alongside the environment.
Tonight鈥檚 visitors from Istanbul make their Proms debut, bringing the intoxicating East as filtered through Western ears. Sneak into Mozart鈥檚 harem and witness the magnificent Queen of Sheba (in views by Handel and Respighi). Balakirev and Holst offer folk colourings from further afield.
Tonight鈥檚 visitors from Istanbul make their Proms debut, bringing the intoxicating East as filtered through Western ears. Sneak into Mozart鈥檚 harem and witness the magnificent Queen of Sheba (in views by Handel and Respighi). Balakirev and Holst offer folk colourings from further afield.
Returning for its second concert this season, Les Arts Florissants is joined by founder-conductor William Christie for a Late Night Prom that transforms the Royal Albert Hall into the gilded splendour of the Chapel Royal at Versailles, combining choir, orchestra and soloists for Rameau鈥檚 Grands Motets.
Returning for its second concert this season, Les Arts Florissants is joined by founder-conductor William Christie for a Late Night Prom that transforms the Royal Albert Hall into the gilded splendour of the Chapel Royal at Versailles, combining choir, orchestra and soloists for Rameau鈥檚 Grands Motets.
Mahler鈥檚 Symphony No. 5 鈥 an orchestral showpiece of shifting moods and intense emotions 鈥 is the culmination to this concert by the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic. The orchestra is joined by Pianist Alexandre Tharaud for Ravel鈥檚 virtuosic Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, and the programme opens with Sir Harrison Birtwistle鈥檚 atmospheric Night鈥檚 Black Bird.
Mahler鈥檚 Symphony No. 5 鈥 an orchestral showpiece of shifting moods and intense emotions 鈥 is the culmination to this concert by the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic. The orchestra is joined by Pianist Alexandre Tharaud for Ravel鈥檚 virtuosic Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, and the programme opens with Sir Harrison Birtwistle鈥檚 atmospheric Night鈥檚 Black Bird.
Two rarely heard masterpieces continue our 150th-anniversary celebrations of Richard Strauss: the mighty Festival Prelude and the Deutsche Motette (practically a concerto for choir). We move to more familiar musical territory with Strauss鈥檚 Four Last Songs, whose late-Romantic nostalgia is shared by Elgar鈥檚 Second Symphony.
Two rarely heard masterpieces continue our 150th-anniversary celebrations of Richard Strauss: the mighty Festival Prelude and the Deutsche Motette (practically a concerto for choir). We move to more familiar musical territory with Strauss鈥檚 Four Last Songs, whose late-Romantic nostalgia is shared by Elgar鈥檚 Second Symphony.
Continuing our commemoration of the centenary since the outbreak of the First World War, the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins explore English responses to conflict in Ivor Gurney鈥檚 War Requiem and Walton鈥檚 poignant First Symphony. Plus Sally Beamish鈥檚 accordion concerto.
Continuing our commemoration of the centenary since the outbreak of the First World War, the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins explore English responses to conflict in Ivor Gurney鈥檚 War Requiem and Walton鈥檚 poignant First Symphony. Plus Sally Beamish鈥檚 accordion concerto.