BBC Proms Season 78
With works from Bach, Beethoven, Clara Schumann, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Elgar and more, this Proms season is jam-packed full of classic composers and repertoire. Hear them performed by some of the greatest orchestras in the world in a season that guarantees the ultimate concert experience.
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BBC Proms Season 78 Full Episode Guide
A celebration of some of the most exciting new classical music premiered in the Royal Albert Hall this summer chosen by Tom Service, presenter of Radio 3’s New Music Show.
Riccardo Minasi conducts his dynamic Ensemble Resonanz in a pair of Mozart’s most thrilling overtures – from The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni – alongside his achingly beautiful Sinfonia concertante and the ‘Jupiter’ Symphony
Marking a century since Henry Mancini’s birth, Edwin Outwater and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the man and his music in styles ranging from jazz to light classical and film music.
Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma come together to form a classical supergroup, bringing greater intimacy than ever before to Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Sixth Symphony while also performing one of the composer’s best-loved chamber works.
The BBC Concert Orchestra lends its power and exuberance to an evening that celebrates a pivotal movement in late 20th-century club culture. Get ready for all the glitz, glamour and groove of disco at the Proms!
Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony by bringing their unique Orchestral Theatre approach to the iconic work with the help of the BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Holst’s suite The Planets is one of classical music’s most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius’s The Wood Nymph and a new piece from Finnish-American composer Lara Poe.
For their only UK appearance of 2024, Sam Smith joins the BBC Concert Orchestra for a retrospective look at their seminal debut solo album In the Lonely Hour, released 10 years ago and featuring tracks such as ‘Stay With Me’ and ‘Lay Me Down’.
Gemma New joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Mendelssohn’s musical retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, following Mozart’s heavenly Clarinet Concerto with Anthony McGill and Mel Bonis’s colourful Salomé
Sir Antonio Pappano and his London Symphony Orchestra are joined by three choirs and three outstanding vocal soloists for a work of hope that emerged from the ashes of destruction: Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem
Edith Bowman presents a night for film lovers, with music from blockbusters including Everything Everywhere All at Once, All Quiet on the Western Front and Tár.
The National Youth Orchestra, comprising some of Britain’s most talented young players, performs Mahler’s anguished, ultimately triumphant Symphony No.1, alongside works by Wagner and Missy Mazzoli and a new commission from Dani Howard.
Brothers Braimah and Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the Brazilian guitarist Plínio Fernandes join forces with the dynamic Fantasia Orchestra for a family-friendly concert of folk songs, dances, prayers and incantations
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London perform a programme of scintillating American classics including Copland’s ballet Billy the Kid, haunting works by Barber and Ives, Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue and John Adam’s Harmonielehre.
Nicholas Collon and the BBC Philharmonic perform the most vibrant and unignorable symphony of the 20th century, Messiaen’s Turangalîla, after the world premiere of Anna Clyne’s The Gorgeous Nothings, written specially for the Proms
The BBC Concert Orchestra and Guy Barker are joined by a starry line up of singers for a celebration of one of the most iconic voices of the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan, with songs including 'If You Could See Me Now’ and ‘Broken-Hearted Melody’.
Verdi’s Requiem was first performed 150 years ago and given its British premiere at the Royal Albert Hall the following year. Ryan Bancroft leads the BBC NOW and massed singers in a performance of this vivid choral masterpieces.
The entire Hallé family visits from Manchester to celebrate Sir Mark Elder’s last season as Music Director after 25 years in the role. Together they present Sir James MacMillan’s Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia and Mahler’s life-affirming Symphony No. 5.
In her First Night of the Proms debut, conductor Elim Chan presents Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony alongside Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks and Clara Schumann’s tender Piano Concerto, featuring star soloist Isata Kanneh-Mason.
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