The ninety-sixth season of Promenade Concerts begins with a performance dedicated as a memorial and tribute to Sir John Pritchard, the distinguished musician so widely admired. His final concert in the country took place at the Last Night o…

This season's highlights from the 1990 Proms showcase exceptional young talent. Audiences will have the opportunity to witness and hear the remarkable American violinist Joshua Bell, alongside two promising British composers: Mark-Anthony T…

Lesley Garrett, the acclaimed opera singer, finds herself in conversation with Joshua Bell, the twenty-two-year-old violinist from Bloomington, Indiana, as he prepares for his Proms debut with Claus Peter Flor and the Philharmonia.

Shostakovich’s first cello concerto stands as a notable example of a modern work that quickly resonated with audiences. Premiered in 1959 by Mstislav Rostropovich, the concerto presents a significant challenge to both soloist and orchestra,…

Mark-Anthony Turnage's *Three Screaming Popes* and Bartók's Second Violin Concerto. Sue Cook encounters one of Britain’s most distinctive young composers, Mark-Anthony Turnage, whose *Three Screaming Popes*, inspired by the works of Fran…

## The Old School Tie The orchestra performing tonight owes its very being and name to a single individual: Professor Hideo Saito, a figure who dramatically reshaped the teaching of European music in Japan following the war. The Saito Ki…

The flames of persecution may have long since ceased, yet the impulse to hunt for witches persists within our own communities, argues James MacMillan. His latest work, inspired by the horrific events of 1662 – the burning of Isobel Gowdie f…

Libor Pešek leads the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Janáček's Glagolitic Mass, a work composed in 1926. The piece employs Old Slavonic text to underscore Czech national identity, a sentiment heightened after centuries of Austria…

Günter Wand is widely regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of Bruckner in the world. Over a career spanning six decades, he cultivated a profound connection with the spiritual dimensions of Anton Bruckner's music. Tonight, he conduc…

From London's Royal Albert Hall, Mark Elder conducts this year's concluding Prom concert. A Swedish soloist and composers from Austria, France, and Italy contribute an international dimension to the event's customary British character. Over…

The broadcast continues with live coverage of this celebrated musical event, featuring Rossini’s Overture to *William Tell* and “Non più mesta” from *La Cenerentola*, followed by Delius’s *Song of Summer* and Delibes’s *Sous le dôme épais* …