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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 PromsJul 21, 1989

The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts return tonight live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall. The opening concert features a popular Beethove…

Omnibus at the PromsJul 28, 1989

Mahler's Symphony No 4 in G major Omnibus returns to the Royal Albert Hall for the first of six programmes from the 95th season of Henry Wo…

Omnibus at the PromsAug 4, 1989

An Evening with Maria Ewing The American soprano sings her favourite songs from American musical theatre and film, including those of Georg…

Omnibus at the PromsAug 11, 1989

Prokofiev's 'Classical' Symphony and Schnittke 's Viola Concerto Tonight's programme features two works by two major 20th-century Russian c…

Omnibus at the PromsAug 18, 1989

Beethoven's Choral Symphony conducted by Klaus Tennstedt Beethoven's Ninth, the great revolutionary work that ends with Schiller's Ode to J…

Omnibus at the PromsAug 25, 1989

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra of Sweden Two contrasting works are featured by tonight's visiting orchestra. They are Mendelssohn's Violin C…

Live from the PromsAug 28, 1989

Berlioz The Damnation of Faust conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Parts 1 and 2. Tonight sees one of the most outstanding Promenade Concerts thi…

Live from the PromsAug 28, 1989

The Damnation of Faust Parts 3 and 4

Omnibus at the PromsSep 1, 1989

Rozhdestvensky Conducts Cinderella Between 1978-82 the flamboyant Russian Gennady Rozhdestvensky was Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Or…

Last Night of the PromsSep 16, 1989

Conducted by Sir John Pritchard. Live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall , part 1 of this year's traditional end-of-term celebration has…

Last Night of the PromsSep 16, 1989

Part 2 Eric Coates Knightsbridge , from 'London Suite' Saint-Saens Softly awakes my heart from 'Samson and Delilah' Delius Summer Night on…