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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 18, 2003

It's that time of year again. Promenaders will be donning their finery and flocking to events around the country to celebrate the highlight…

The Nation's Favourite PromJul 20, 2003

Two British opera stars, the soprano Rosemary Joshua and tenor John Mark Ainsley , sing arias voted for in the BBC Proms/Radio Times Reader…

First Night of the BBC4 PromsJul 21, 2003

Pianist Stephen Hough guests as BBC4's two-week Proms coverage begins. The Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducted by Ivan Fischer, play Bra…

Proms on FourJul 22, 2003

The 350th anniversary of Arcangelo Corelli 's birth is celebrated with a performance of his Christmas Concerto in tonight's concert - which…

Proms on FourJul 23, 2003

London symphonies by Vaughan Williams and Haydn feature alongside American composer William Schuman's "A Song of Orpheus". The BBC Symphony…

Proms on FourJul 24, 2003

Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs and Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor are performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gi…

Proms on FourJul 25, 2003

Ruby - a new percussion concerto composed by Joe Duddell and performed by Colin Currie - is the centrepiece of tonight's programme. Tommy P…

Proms on FourJul 26, 2003

The Halle Orchestra perform Elgar's epic Symphony No 1 in A flat - a work they premiered 95 years ago - in their sole showing at this year'…

Proms on FourJul 27, 2003

Composer John Adams conducts the European premiere of his On the Transmigration of Souls - a reflection on the events of 11 September 2001.…

Proms on FourJul 28, 2003

Berlioz's "sacred trilogy" L'Enfance du Christ is performed as part of the bicentenary celebration of the composer's birth. John Eliot Gard…

Proms on FourJul 29, 2003

Richard Strauss 's Elektra is performed by London Voices and the BBC Scottish Symphony, conducted by Donald Runnicles. Gabriele Schnaut. Ja…

Proms on FourJul 30, 2003

Grainger, Walton, Elgar, Turnage, Tippett, Bax and Britten are all on the menu in a 50th-anniversary celebration of the coronation, attende…

Proms on FourJul 31, 2003

Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K (Turkish), Ligeti's Lontano and Beethoven's Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral) are presented by Christophe…

BBC Proms 2003Jul 31, 2003

Music by British composers provides a stirring programme for a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the coronation, which took place…

Proms on FourAug 1, 2003

Tuur's Violin Concerto, Musorgsky's A Night on the Bare Mountain and Prokofiev's Symphony No 6 are played by the BBC Philharmonic. Christop…

Proms on FourAug 2, 2003

Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E minor are preceded by the UK premiere of HK Gruber's Dancing in the Da…

Proms on FourAug 3, 2003

Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat (pianist Leif Ove Andsnes) and Mendelssohn's Symphony No 3 in A mino…

BBC Proms 2003Aug 9, 2003

Stephanie Hughes presents tonight's promenade concert from London's Royal Albert Hall , where the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain…

Film Night at the PromsAug 16, 2003

A selection of some of the greatest British film music, presented by actor Timothy West, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conduct…

BBC Proms 2003Aug 21, 2003

The violinist Viktoria Mullova is joined by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremen, under the baton of British conductor Daniel Harding in…

BBC Proms 2003Aug 23, 2003

The BBC Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor, Leonard Slatkin , lifts his baton in London's Royal Albert Hall to conduct a programme select…

BBC Proms 2003Aug 30, 2003

Live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall of Prom 54. Virtuoso conductor Mariss Jansons leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra through…

Last Night of the PromsSep 13, 2003

Soprano Angela Gheorghiu and violinist Leila Josefowicz star in the final Proms season concert, live from the Royal Albert Hall. Presented…

Last Night of the PromsSep 13, 2003

The Proms season comes to a spectacular close as BBC1 takes over live coverage, introduced by Stephanie Hughes. The second-half programme c…