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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: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward ElgarJul 19, 1991

'This is the best of me.' So wrote Elgar at the end of his score and, despite a disastrous first performance in 1900, his setting of Newman…

Omnibus at the PromsJul 26, 1991

Great British Music The first in the season of highlights from this summer's Promenade Concerts salutes three British composers. Walton's b…

Omnibus at the PromsAug 2, 1991

Sheherazade. For 200 years, the classic series of tales from the Middle East, The 1001 Nights, has inspired artists, musicians and dancers.…

Live from the PromsAug 3, 1991

Russian Yuri Bashmet is the soloist in Walton's Viola Concerto . Also featured is Shostakovich's Symphony No 7, the Leningrad, which was wr…

Omnibus at the Proms: Conductors AllAug 9, 1991

In a few short months, Mark Wigglesworth has come to the fore as one of Britain's most dynamic young conductors. Winner of the 1989 Kondras…

Omnibus at the PromsAug 16, 1991

All-Night Vigil by Rachmaninov. Cuban conductor Odaline de la Martinez introduces a rare and hauntingly beautiful work by a popular compose…

Omnibus at the PromsAug 23, 1991

The King's Consort. In 1749, the first public rehearsal for Handel's Musick for the Royal Fireworks caused a three-hour traffic jam. Keen t…

Omnibus at the PromsAug 30, 1991

Pictures at an Exhibition by Musorgsky began its life as a cycle of piano pieces, but has been orchestrated and arranged by more composers…

Last Night of the PromsSep 14, 1991

The 97th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts comes to a close, live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. The concert opens with Cockaig…

Last Night of the PromsSep 14, 1991

The biggest musical party of the year reaches its festive climax as the audience in the packed Royal Albert Hall in London celebrates the s…