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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 17, 2015 · 3h 0m

Sakari Oramo conducts this year’s opening concert, in a programme that includes Walton’s pithy choral masterpiece 'Belshazzar’s Feast' and…

Ten Pieces PromJul 18, 2015 · 3h 0m

Join CBBC presenters Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom for an introduction to some of the greatest pieces of classical music and a celebratio…

Ten Pieces PromJul 19, 2015 · 3h 0m

Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to celebrate some of the best pieces to introduce children to clas…

Beethoven - Symphony No.9Jul 19, 2015 · 3h 0m

Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony returns to the Proms in the hands of Andris Nelsons and the massed forces of the City of Birmingham Symphony…

Haydn, HK Gruber & StravinskyJul 20, 2015 · 3h 0m

The BBC Philharmonic’s programme spans more than two centuries, opening with Haydn’s ‘La reine’ Symphony and closing with Stravinsky’s fair…

Poulenc, Stravinsky, Haydn & MozartJul 21, 2015 · 3h 0m

Poulenc’s Organ Concerto raises the curtain on this BBC National Orchestra of Wales Prom which also includes Stravinsky’s 'Symphony of Psal…

Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood & RavelJul 22, 2015 · 3h 0m

Mark Simpson performs the Clarinet Concerto by Carl Nielsen, whose 150th anniversary falls this year, in a programme which also includes an…

Beethoven Piano ConcertosJul 24, 2015 · 3h 0m

Leif Ove Andsnes continues his survey of Beethoven’s works for piano and orchestra with the Piano Concerto No. 3 and the ‘Choral Fantasy’.

Holst - The PlanetsJul 27, 2015 · 3h 0m

Susanna Mälkki conducts Holst’s masterpiece in a programme which also includes the UK premiere of a new violin concerto by Luca Francesconi…

Radio 1 Ibiza PromJul 29, 2015 · 1h 32m

Pete Tong takes charge of the BBC Radio 1 Prom and decides to employ the Heritage Orchestra to play a selection of Ibiza classics. The Roya…

Hallé - Debussy, Vaughan Williams & ElgarJul 30, 2015 · 3h 0m

Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in music they have made their own – Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Opening the programme is Debussy’s luscio…

Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (1)Jul 31, 2015 · 3h 0m

Virtuoso violinist Alina Ibragimova has the stage to herself for an evening of solo works by Bach.

Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (2)Aug 1, 2015 · 3h 0m

Violinist Alina Ibragimova concludes her performance of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in the second of her two Late…

Aurora OrchestraAug 2, 2015 · 3h 0m

The ever innovative Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms with two ‘Pastoral’ Symphonies – the first by Brett Dean, the second by Beethoven…

James MacMillan & MahlerAug 3, 2015 · 3h 0m

The world premiere of James MacMillan’s Symphony No. 4 is paired with Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. Renowned Mahlerian Donald Runnicl…

The John Wilson Orchestra performs Frank SinatraAug 7, 2015 · 3h 0m

Seth MacFarlane and other guest vocalists join the John Wilson Orchestra to celebrate the centenary of Frank Sinatra in this Late Night Pro…

National Youth Orchestra of Great BritainAug 8, 2015 · 3h 0m

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain brings Mahler’s epic Ninth Symphony to the Proms, paired with a brand-new work by Tansy Davie…

Eric Whitacre and the Royal Philharmonic OrchestraAug 9, 2015 · 3h 0m

Eric Whitacre, one of the biggest names in choral music, conducts a programme including his own 'Cloudburst', as well as other American Ger…

Bournemouth Symphony OrchestrAug 10, 2015 · 3h 0m

Nicola Benedetti is the soloist in Korngold’s Violin Concerto as part of a programme which also sees the Bournemouth SO perform Prokofiev’s…

Prom 37: Late Night With … BBC Radio 1XtraSep 13, 2015 · 1h 22m

MistaJam and Sian Anderson present a Late Night Prom from some of the UK’s best urban artists, including Wretch 32, Stormzy and Krept & Kon…

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel BarenboimAug 18, 2015 · 3h 0m

Daniel Barenboim returns to the BBC Proms to perform Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, an ensemble featuring…

Danish National Symphony OrchestraAug 20, 2015 · 3h 0m

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 150th anniversary of Carl Nielsen, performing some of his best-loved orchestral works…

Bach - Goldberg VariationsAug 22, 2015 · 3h 0m

Sir András Schiff brings Bach’s monumental work for solo keyboard to the Royal Albert Hall. Join the great pianist on a voyage through this…

Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Bernard HaitinkAug 28, 2015 · 3h 0m

One of today’s greatest conductors brings Schubert's Ninth Symphony (the 'Great') to the Proms, along with Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23,…

Bernstein - Stage and ScreenSep 5, 2015 · 3h 0m

Celebrate the music of Leonard Bernstein with John Wilson and his orchestra in this Prom which features highlights from 'Candide', 'Wonderf…

Bach - Six Cello SuitesSep 5, 2015 · 3h 0m

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has the Royal Albert Hall stage to himself for this Late Night Prom as he takes on the challenge of J. S. Bach’s Six Cello…

Last Night of the Proms 2015Sep 12, 2015 · 3h 0m

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, soprano Danielle de Niese and tenor Jonas Kaufmann are the stars at this year’s Last Night. The programme inclu…