The sight of people dressed in their finest suggests the return of a cherished season. The opening of the classical music season is imminent. Stephanie Hughes will broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall, introducing the first concert. To…

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales presents Elgar's *Enigma Variations*, alongside his vibrant *Cockaigne*. Delius's evocative *Sea Drift* features the singing of American baritone Thomas Hampson, and Holst's deeply spiritual *Hymn of Jes…

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin, will perform at the Royal Albert Hall. The program features Richard Strauss's *Alpine Symphony*, the world premiere of Zhou Long's *The Immortal*, and Liszt's Second Piano Concerto, …

Tonight’s concert offers a distinct Czech resonance, featuring Jiri Belohlavek conducting the Prague Philharmonia in Mozart's dramatic Prague Symphony. Mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena will perform works by Mozart, Myslivecek, and Novak. The …

Led by Gianandrea Noseda, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra opens a 75th-anniversary celebration of the Russian ballet innovator Serge Diaghilev with a performance of Stravinsky's brilliant *Firebird* Suite. The program also features the world…

During the mid-1970s, George Benjamin studied composition with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire. Tonight, at the Royal Albert Hall, he conducts the Ensemble Modern in a concert dedicated to his former teacher. The program opens w…

The program features Charles Ives's Symphony No. 4, alongside Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Igor Stravinsky's ballet, *Petrushka*. Sakari Oramo conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, with young treble Dav…

Pinchas Zukerman, the Israeli violinist, will perform Elgar’s Violin Concerto alongside the BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Andrew Davis. The program also features Dvorak’s Mass in D, presented by Tommy Pearson.

Alan Titchmarsh presents an evening of beloved pieces from the classical repertoire, performed at London's Royal Albert Hall. Two of the selections were chosen by public vote, including among Radio Times readers. The program features arias …

A performance features Anthony Payne's completion of Elgar's unfinished composition, alongside Beethoven's beloved Fourth Piano Concerto and Peter Maxwell Davies's 20th-century reimagining of John Tavenmer's 16th-century organ piece, In Nom…

The music of the Romantic era continues to resonate today, exemplified by works such as Dvorak’s Czech Suite, Schumann's Second Symphony, and Saint-Saëns's Second Piano Concerto. Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski marks his debut performance…

Kurt Masur leads the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Schubert’s poignant Unfinished Symphony, accompanied by the Czech Philharmonic Chorus of Brno performing Janáček’s Hukvaldy Songs for a cappella choir. The two ensembles then unite to pe…

Andrew Davis leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Martinu’s radiant *The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca* and Janáček’s symphonic rhapsody, *Taras Bulba*. Paul Lewis appears as soloist in Mozart’s graceful Piano Concer…

Mariss Jansons leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Dvorak's expressive Eighth Symphony and Strauss's personal tone poem, Ein Heldenleben. The concert is introduced by Charles Hazlewood.

From the Royal Albert Hall, chief conductor Mariss Jansons guides the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra through a program devoted entirely to Russian composers. Joining the orchestra is the internationally acclaimed violinist Gidon Kremer, …

Jazz virtuoso Wynton Marsalis, a frequent performer at the London Proms, will return with his Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for an evening dedicated to the vibrant sounds of swing.

The Birmingham Opera Company offers the premiere of Britten's first of his three "church parables."

From the hallowed stage of the Royal Albert Hall, Roger Norrington – who recently celebrated his seventieth birthday – leads the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in its yearly appearance at the Proms. This year's performance embrac…

From the Royal Albert Hall, the English Concert, led by violinist and conductor Andrew Manze, presents a selection of Baroque masterpieces. The program features sopranos Emma Bell and Ailish Tynan, mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers, and vi…

The fleeting nature of human existence forms the core of this performance, featuring the Orchestre de Paris and London Voices, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. The program presents Luciano Berio’s final composition, *Stanze*, set to poetr…

The darkly dramatic tone poem *Night on Bare Mountain* by Mussorgsky is presented alongside Stravinsky's *The Rite of Spring*, a work whose Paris premiere ignited the most celebrated riot in ballet history. At the Royal Albert Hall, Deborah…

The Dresden Staatskapelle, steeped in tradition and recognized as one of the world’s oldest orchestras, with origins tracing back to the 16th century, presents the second of their two Proms, conducted by the esteemed Bernard Haitink. The pr…

Simon Rattle leads the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and the Berlin Philharmonic in their yearly Proms performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, preceded by Schoenberg's twelve-tone variations based on Bach's name.

Simon Rattle, leading the Berlin Philharmonic, presents a program of evocative sound. The evening features Debussy’s *La Mer*, a symphony capturing the essence of the sea, followed by Messiaen's *Éclairs sur l'Audela*—the composer’s final m…

Jukka-Pekka Saraste will lead the British premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s *Orion*.

Bartók's *Duke Bluebeard's Castle*, his sole opera, was recently presented by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste.

In celebration of Dvorak's natal day, Charles Mackerras, a leading figure in Czech music, will lead the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of the composer's beloved New World Symphony and the spirited Scherzo capriccioso. Sarah Ch…

A concert celebrating the 300th anniversary of the life and music of the 18th-century French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier will feature the Choir and Orchestra of Les Arts Florissants. Maestro William Christie will conduct the performan…

The acclaimed Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will perform beloved arias by Puccini, Bellini, and Dvorak, accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Gianandrea Noseda. The evening culminates in Shostakovich's emotionally …

From London’s Royal Albert Hall, live coverage of the final evening of this year’s Proms. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by chief conductor Leonard Slatkin in his final performance as such, is joined by baritone soloist Thomas Allen, organ…

The Proms season concludes with a flourish as BBC1 assumes broadcast coverage, introduced by Alan Titchmarsh. The second half opens with six diverse and concise musical selections. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Ojai Festival Overture is followe…