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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, Part OneJul 15, 2016 · 57m

Katie Derham presents the launch of the world's greatest classical music festival from the Royal Albert Hall. The celebrations open with Tc…

First Night of the Proms, Part TwoJul 15, 2016 · 48m

Katie Derham presents the second half of the 2016 BBC Proms season opening from the Royal Albert Hall. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Sympho…

Prom 8: Strictly PromJul 22, 2016 · 1h 54m

Could this be the glitziest Prom ever? Get your dancing shoes on and join Katie Derham and a whole host of your favourite Strictly Come Dan…

Prom 11: A Child of Our TimeJul 24, 2016 · 1h 12m

Michael Tippett's secular oratorio A Child of Our Time is his most widely performed work. It is an impassioned protest against persecution…

Prom 27: Tchaikovsky Violin ConcertoAug 5, 2016 · 1h 40m

Two Russian heavyweights and a living Scottish composer are the focus of tonight's prom, featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra unde…

Prom 29: The Planets with The NYOAug 6, 2016 · 2h 23m

The depiction of astrological characters in The Planets, from the cheeky gameplay of Mercury to the shattering impact of Mars, could be mad…

Prom 38: Gershwin Gala with the John Wilson OrchestraAug 13, 2016

Proms favourites the John Wilson Orchestra and their eponymous conductor celebrate the music and lyrics of one of the greatest song-writing…

Prom 4: Ravel and RachmaninovAug 20, 2016 · 1h 58m

Valery Gergiev conducts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in three popular classics - Ravel's hypnotic Bolero, the ravishing suite from Ric…

Prom 49: Quincy Jones PromAug 22, 2016 · 2h 1m

BBC Prom from the Royal Albert Hall which celebrates the career of composer, arranger, producer, conductor and all-round musical genius Qui…

Prom 36: Jamie Cullum PromAug 23, 2016 · 1h 24m

Multimillion-selling jazz supremo and master of all musical trades Jamie Cullum returns to the BBC Proms following his sell-out appearance…

Prom 54: Mozart RequiemAug 26, 2016 · 1h 43m

From the Royal Albert Hall, three glorious works by Mozart, all written during the final months of his life. Conductor Ivan Fischer and the…

Prom 21: Mozart from MemoryAug 26, 2016

The Aurora Orchestra with conductor and founder Nicholas Collon return to the Proms with another performance entirely from memory. Not a no…

Prom 43: Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan OrchestraAug 28, 2016

From the Royal Albert Hall, Daniel Barenboim returns to the Proms with his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the celebrated ensemble of young A…

Prom 64: Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 7 in E minorSep 2, 2016 · 1h 20m

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Mahler's radical Seventh Symphony.

Prom 74: Verdi – RequiemSep 9, 2016 · 1h 26m

Marin Alsop returns to the Proms stage to conduct Verdi’s magnificent Requiem, with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Proms…

Prom 56 – CBeebies Prom: A Musical JourneySep 10, 2016 · 50m

CBeebies favourites take a musical journey through the countryside, around the world, back in time and into space with the BBC Concert Orch…

Last Night of the Proms, Part OneSep 10, 2016 · 1h 34m

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the final concert of the 2016 BBC Proms. The celebrations are led by the combined…

Last Night of the Proms, Part TwoSep 10, 2016 · 1h 55m

Katie Derham introduces the second half of the Last Night of the Proms live from the Royal Albert Hall. In this Olympic year, the second pa…