The venerable Henry Wood Promenade Concerts commence their 85th season with Mahler’s monumental Third Symphony. The work, featuring a contralto soloist, women’s and boys’ choruses, and a vast orchestra, offers a glorious expression of Mahle…

The first of six broadcasts from this year's Henry Wood Promenade Concerts features the esteemed Soviet pianist Emil Gilels in a rare television appearance. He performs Grieg's beloved Piano Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra, led …

The second installment of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London, features the Hallé Orchestra under the direction of its principal conductor, James Loughran, with Michael Davis as leader. Janet Ba…

The third installment of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, features Iona Brown as violin soloist and conductor of the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields. She leads the orchestra in two works from …

This recording marks the fourth installment of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts held at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Simon Rattle conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with principal cellist Raymond Owens, in a concert celebratin…

Esther Rantzen returns as host for the beloved Viennese Night, featuring the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Janos First and led by Dennis Simons. Soprano Teresa Cahill joins them for tonight's performance, which largely celeb…

Tonight's concert of Russian music, broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall, will feature stereo sound on both BBC2 and Radio 3 for the first half. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by concertmaster Bela Dekany and principal conductor Ge…

The final of six broadcasts from the 1979 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts features a rare televised performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by their principal conductor Zubin Mehta, with Daniel Barenboim as soloist in Beet…

Richard Baker introduces the broadcast, as BBC1 joins Radio 2 in stereo to bring the second half of tonight’s concluding performance of the 85th Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, live from the Royal Albert Hall.