Cameras for the outside broadcast capture the commencement of the 90th season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, featuring two significant works by British composers. The first part…

Walton's dramatic choral work, *Belshazzar's Feast*, premiered at the Leeds Festival in 1931. The libretto, assembled from the Book of Daniel by Osbert Sitwell, unfolds a powerful narrative. The performance featured Stephen Roberts (bariton…

Voices and Instruments A television recording captures the European premiere, held on July 23rd, of Sir Michael Tippett's newest composition at the Henry Wood Promenade Concert. The composer himself wrote and compiled the text.

The opening of six weekly Sunday-evening concerts in the 90th season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presents Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is led by concertmaster Maurice Brett, with Marek…

This performance is the second in a recurring series from the 90th season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Brahms' Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77, features Ida Haendel (violin) with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael …

This performance is the third in the ongoing series of concerts from the ninety-fifth season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Joseph Haydn's Mass in D minor (Nelson) Shortly after completing the Mass in 1798, Haydn learned of Adm…

This evening marks the fourth installment in the weekly relay of the 90th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. The program features two works by Handel. "The king shall rejoice," one of the four anthems composed for the coronation of Ge…

The weekly concert series from the 90th season continues tonight with a tribute to Gustav Holst, marking the 50th anniversary of his death. The program features his celebrated orchestral suite, *The Planets*. This remarkably orchestrated wo…

This concludes the week's relay from the ninety-fifth season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Tonight's program features two compositions by Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major (Haffner, K. 385). Completed in 1782, this symphony…

Richard Baker introduces the concluding performances of the 90th Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, which BBC1 and Radio 3 will broadcast in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall. James Loughran conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, featuring pri…

Richard Baker highlights two performances from this year's 90th season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Ida Haendel performs Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77. The London Symphony Orchestra, principal player Michael Davis, is …