James Naughtie begins live coverage of the First Night concert from London's Royal Albert Hall, a special performance marking the debut of American-born Leonard Slatkin as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

The Proms will feature a live broadcast of Sally Beamish’s commission, *Knotgrass Elegy*, alongside Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto and Stravinsky’s *The Firebird*.

The broadcast featured a live performance of Nielsen’s Symphony No. 2, “The Four Temperaments,” alongside Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by Louis Lortie, and Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 2, subtitled “A London Symphony.”

From the Royal Albert Hall in London, a broadcast presented a program of music: Berlioz’s *Le Corsaire*, the world premiere of Stuart MacRae’s Violin Concerto performed by Tasmin Little, Britten’s *Les Illuminations*, and Strauss’s *Also Sp…

From London’s Royal Albert Hall, American soprano Renee Fleming graces the Proms for the first time, performing Mozart's exuberant motet, *Exsultate, jubilate*, and Richard Strauss’s deeply moving *Four Last Songs* (1948). The concert’s fir…

From the stage of the Royal Albert Hall, a program unfolded featuring Schoenberg’s Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31; Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor; and Kurt Weill’s one-act opera, *Royal Palace*.

From the Royal Albert Hall, a concert unfolds featuring Varese's *Arcana*, with violinist Joshua Bell performing Bernstein's *Serenade* and his *West Side Story Suite*, followed by Ravel's *Boléro*. The performance is given by the BBC Philh…

Mariella Frostrup showcases selections from a concert held at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring classical pieces chosen by public vote in a Radio Times poll of the Nation's Favourite Music. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by…

The program featured works by Debussy, Britten, and Finzi, performed by singers Lillian Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen, and Philip Langridge.

From London's Albert Hall, Stephanie Hughes welcomes us to tonight's performance. The evening features a single work, a traditional highlight of the Proms season: the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, conducted by Andrew Davis. The…

Sir Andrew Davis leads the orchestra in a performance of Sally Beamish's *Knotgrass Elegy*.

The program featured Nielsen's Symphony No. 2, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1, and Vaughan Williams's London Symphony.

In a concert recorded on August 9th at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Manfred Honeck takes the podium in place of the unwell Neeme Jarvi, leading the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers. The performance presents a rare opportunit…

The Romantic era in music witnessed a fervent embrace of dramatic storytelling, a trend exemplified by works like Berlioz’s *Le Corsair* and Britten’s *Les Illuminations*. These compositions moved beyond purely abstract expression, instead …

From the Royal Albert Hall in London, James Naughtie introduces an evening of music by Japan's premier ensemble, the NHK Symphony, led by conductor Charles Dutoit. The program opens with Toru Takemitsu’s *Ceremonial – An Autumn Ode*, featur…

Pianist, organist, and conductor Wayne Marshall performs a concert featuring works by American and Russian composers from London's Royal Albert Hall. The program includes Copland's *El salon Mexico*, Barber's *Adagio for Strings*, and Rachm…

The performance featured works by Schoenberg and Weill, presented at the Royal Albert Hall.

The evening’s program features the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, led by their music director Herbert Blomstedt, who makes his debut at the Proms. Michael Aspel will introduce the concert from London’s Royal Albert Hall, where the orchestra …

James Naughtie begins live coverage from London’s Royal Albert Hall. The Proms this year have centered on themes of the countryside and the natural world. Tonight, the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis, presents a p…

Stephanie Hughes welcomes us to the first half of tonight’s traditional celebration, broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall. Leonard Slatkin conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the season finale of the Proms. The program features Ver…

BBC One will broadcast live the grand finale of the 2001 Proms season. The proceedings feature American conductor Leonard Slatkin leading the BBC Symphony Orchestra, bringing a transatlantic flavor to the evening's program. Highlights inclu…

This season's offerings include a special tribute to composer Gerald Finzi, conducted by Richard Hickox.

The young French pianist offered a refined rendition of Beethoven's Fourth Concerto.

This concert revisits a significant moment in musical history, featuring Sally Beamish's inaugural commission for the Proms, *Knotgrass Elegy*, alongside Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, performed by Canadian violinist James Ehnes, and S…

The program features Varese's *Arcana*, a composition drawn from the esoteric philosophy of Paracelsus. Also presented is American violinist Joshua Bell performing Bernstein's *Serenade*, alongside the UK premiere of his *West Side Story Su…

The program features Berlioz's vibrant Overture, *Le Corsaire*; the world premiere of Stuart MacRae's Violin Concerto, performed by Tasmin Little; Britten's *Les Illuminations*, with soprano singer Inger Dam-Jensen; and Strauss's iconic *Al…