Tonight, the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts return, broadcast in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall. The opening performance features a beloved Beethoven Symphony alongside a potent work by Stravinsky, created in collaboration with Jean Cocte…

The Royal Albert Hall welcomes Omnibus for the opening of six programmes marking the 95th season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Tonight, following her acclaimed performance as Susanna in *The Marriage of Figaro* at Glyndebourne, Joan…

## An Evening with Maria Ewing The acclaimed American soprano presents a selection of her most beloved songs drawn from the rich repertoire of American musical theatre and film. The program features works by George Gershwin, Cole Porter,…

Prokofiev's *Classical* Symphony and Schnittke's Viola Concerto Tonight’s program showcases two works by prominent 20th-century Russian composers, presented by conductor Valery Gergiev and viola soloist Yuri Bashmet, both hailing from t…

Klaus Tennstedt conducts Beethoven's Choral Symphony, the monumental work that concludes with Schiller's Ode to Joy. The German conductor achieved international acclaim for his interpretations of this piece following his departure from East…

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra of Sweden presents a program of contrasting works this evening: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Arvo Pärt's Third Symphony, which marks its UK premiere. The symphony is introduced by a documentary explori…

Tonight's Promenade Concert offers a rare opportunity to experience one of the season's most remarkable events: a performance by the renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Broadcast live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall, Sir Georg Solti c…

## The Damnation of Faust: Parts Three and Four The final sections of Goethe's monumental work plunge the protagonist, Faust, into a world of profound and unsettling experience. He is drawn into the heart of demonic revelry, a vibrant an…

From 1978 to 1982, the charismatic Russian Gennady Rozhdestvensky served as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Tonight, known affectionately as 'Noddy' by the orchestra, he returns to lead them in Rossini’s Overture to the 1817 …

Presented under the direction of Sir John Pritchard, this year's traditional end-of-term celebration, broadcast in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall, features a French theme for its first part, reflecting the Bicentennial, while the second …

## Part 2 Eric Coates, *Knightsbridge* from *London Suite*. Saint-Saëns, *Softly awakes my heart* from *Samson and Delilah*. Delius, *Summer Night on the River*. Elgar, *Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1*. Henry Wood, *Fantasia …