From the Royal Albert Hall, London: Part 1. Sir John Pritchard, principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, opens the 93rd season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts with a work brimming with celebratory spirit. Antonín Dvořák’s fin…

## Part 2: Tippett **A Child of Our Time** Sir Michael Tippett’s oratorio is a heartfelt protest against injustice and persecution, powerfully underscored by the inclusion of Negro spirituals. The composer himself has described the…

The BBC's opening to the 93rd season of the Henry Wood Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London offered a quintessential Saturday night experience. The programme featured familiar favourites, including music from the masters of the Viennese…

Schoenberg's *Gurrelieder*, conducted by Pierre Boulez, draws its title from Gurra, a Danish castle. The composer, who would later be known as the self-proclaimed "bogeyman of 20th-century music," crafted this vast, romantic work on a scale…

Jane Glover introduces tonight’s concert, the second of six appearances by BBC1 at this year's Proms. The programme features the internationally acclaimed London Sinfonietta in music deeply connected to Benjamin Britten. It opens with "The …

Jane Glover introduces the theme of dance, which marks the 93rd season of Henry Wood All-Stars. This subject resonates deeply with tonight's conductor, Isaiah Jackson, who has collaborated with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and will soon assu…

Jane Glover introduces tonight’s performance by Oscar Shumsky, a leading American violinist, who will play a cherished work frequently featured at the Proms: Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major. Born in 1917, Shumsky once played with Toscani…

Jane Glover will introduce tonight’s performance, speaking with both the soloist, soprano Felicity Lott, and conductor Bernard Haitink, leading the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with principal pianist Rodney Friend. This week's program showcases …

Presented by Jane Glover. Klaus Tennstedt returns to the podium this season's Henry Wood Promenade concerts, a welcome reappearance after a prolonged period of illness. He will lead the London Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he is Princ…

Tonight's concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London features music from America, France, Russia, Denmark, and Finland, each composer offering works rich with vivid imagery. Concert suites drawn from ballets by Shostakovich and Prokofiev em…

Beethoven’s Choral Symphony, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado, features a distinguished vocal cast: Karita Mattila (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (mezzo-soprano), Jerry Hadley (tenor), and Rob…

From the Royal Albert Hall in London, television and radio bring the vibrant spectacle of the world's most celebrated musical event to audiences, in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of York. The focus on dance th…

Part 2 A concert complete in itself, featuring a lively overture, an operatic aria, and beloved selections from the final night, mirroring the popular repertoire Henry Wood initially presented at the Proms. Smetana: Overture – The Ba…

## Towards Antara In 1980, at the age of twenty, Englishman George Benjamin achieved the distinction of being the youngest living composer to have a work performed at the Proms. Since that time, he has cultivated an international repu…