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BBC Proms (1947)

7.7 80 seasons 1181 episodes Returning Series

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The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.

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Seasons & episodes

First Night of the Proms: Mahler: Symphony No 3Jul 20, 1979

The 85th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts opens with the mammoth Third Symphony by Mahler. Contralto soloist, women's and boys' chor…

The Sunday PromJul 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…

The Sunday PromAug 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 D…

The Sunday PromAug 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 an…

The Sunday PromAug 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 Scott…

The Sunday PromAug 26, 1979

Esther Rantzen is again the television hostess for the ever-popular Viennese Night with the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra leader DENNIS S…

Live from the PromsAug 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 Orches…

The Sunday PromSep 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 Phi…

Last Night of the PromsSep 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…