Explore this 20th-century masterpiece from the inside out as Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra return to the Proms with a signature memorised performance marking the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death. Actors join the orchestra in this immersive performance, bringing to life a symphony born in the shadows of Stalinist Russia, but which would emerge as a powerful statement of artistic defiance.
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2025: Aurora Orchestra Plays Shostakovich's Fifth
Explore this 20th-century masterpiece from the inside out as Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra return to the Proms with a signature memorised performance marking the 50th ...
17-08-2025
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2025: Mendelssohn - Fingal’s Cave
Mendelssohn’s romantic masterpiece from the First Night of the Proms.
15-08-2025
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2025: Anoushka Shankar At The Proms
Anita Rani introduces a concert that sees sitar superstar Anoushka Shankar join forces with conductor Robert Ames and London Contemporary Orchestra to perform a newly orchestrat ...
15-08-2025
BBC 2
2025: Viennese Waltzes At The Proms
Step into a glittering world of waltzes, romance and high-kicking operetta as the BBC Concert Orchestra marks 200 years since the birth of Johann Strauss II. With favourites lik ...
10-08-2025
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Brendel Plays Mozart At The Proms 1984
Richard Baker introduces a performance of Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D and Piano Concerto No 27 in B Flat with piano soloist Alfred Brendel and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra co ...
10-08-2025
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2025: Dvorak's 'new World' Symphony At The Proms
A concert of musical postcards from the Americas featuring Dvorák’s masterful ‘New World’ Symphony. The Prom features two pieces from North America alon ...
08-08-2025
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2025: Beethoven's Fifth At The Proms
The most iconic four notes in music history open Beethoven’s famous symphony, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.\n\nSaint-Sa& ...
02-08-2025
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2025: Bach And Mendelssohn At The Proms
History is made with the first televised Prom from Gateshead’s musical centrepiece, the Glasshouse. Presented by Linton Stephens.\n\nDavid Fray plays Bach's dark and drama ...
01-08-2025
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2025: The Great American Songbook With Samara Joy
A No 1 album and multiple Grammy wins has put singing sensation Samara Joy on the map, establishing the young American artist as ‘a legend in the making’, regularly ...
27-07-2025
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2025: Vivaldi And Bach At The Proms
A dazzling showcase of baroque music played by virtuosic young violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, who makes his proms debut, leading his early music ensemble Le Conso ...
25-07-2025
BBC 2
2025: Anoushka Shankar At The Proms
Anita Rani introduces a concert that sees sitar superstar Anoushka Shankar join forces with conductor Robert Ames and London Contemporary Orchestra to perform a newly orchestrat ...
15-08-2025
BBC 2
2025: Vivaldi And Bach At The Proms
A dazzling showcase of baroque music played by virtuosic young violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, who makes his proms debut, leading his early music ensemble Le Conso ...
25-07-2025
BBC 2
2025: The Great American Songbook With Samara Joy
A No 1 album and multiple Grammy wins has put singing sensation Samara Joy on the map, establishing the young American artist as ‘a legend in the making’, regularly ...
27-07-2025
BBC 2
2025: Viennese Waltzes At The Proms
Step into a glittering world of waltzes, romance and high-kicking operetta as the BBC Concert Orchestra marks 200 years since the birth of Johann Strauss II. With favourites lik ...
10-08-2025
BBC 2
2023: Sir Simon Rattle At The Proms
History is made tonight at the Proms as Sir Simon Rattle takes to the Royal Albert Hall stage for his final UK performance as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra.\n\ ...
19-01-2025
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2023: Yuja Wang Plays Rachmaninov At The Proms
Following their breathtaking performance at last year’s Proms, power couple Yuja Wang and conductor Klaus Mäkelä return to the Royal Albert Hall for one of the m ...
11-08-2023
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2025: Bach And Mendelssohn At The Proms
History is made with the first televised Prom from Gateshead’s musical centrepiece, the Glasshouse. Presented by Linton Stephens.\n\nDavid Fray plays Bach's dark and drama ...
01-08-2025
BBC 2
John Wilson Celebrates Rachmaninov At The Proms
Legendary conductor John Wilson and his orchestral supergroup, the Sinfonia of London, continue the 150th anniversary celebrations of Rachmaninov. His much-loved Second Piano Co ...
25-08-2023
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2025: First Night Of The Proms
The world’s greatest classical music festival gets under way live from the Royal Albert Hall, with works by Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams and Sibelius.\n \nPetroc Trelawny ...
18-07-2025
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2025: Dvorak's 'new World' Symphony At The Proms
A concert of musical postcards from the Americas featuring Dvorák’s masterful ‘New World’ Symphony. The Prom features two pieces from North America alon ...
08-08-2025
BBC 2