Czech conductor Jiří Bělohlavek takes the podium for the first time as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, inaugurating the eight-week season of the world’s preeminent classical music festival. The concert marks the Proms' celebr…

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic presented Bruch's Violin Concerto.

For the Queen's eightieth birthday, a concert has been arranged in her honour. The programme features a diverse selection of works, including "A Little Birthday Music," composed by Peter Maxwell Davies, the Queen's Master of Music and Poet …

Colin Davis, widely regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of Sibelius, conducts the composer's tone poem *Pohjola's Daughter* and his Seventh Symphony. The program also features Janáček’s setting of Taras Bulba, the celebrated Cossac…

Alan Titchmarsh presents the opening of a two-part series of Proms commemorating the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, captured live at the Royal Albert Hall. This evening’s performance centers on Mozart as a master of drama, featuring m…

Vladimir Ashkenazy leads the European Union Youth Orchestra in a performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4, presented before Promenaders at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The program also features Janine Jansen’s performance of Mozart’s Tur…

Nicola Benedetti presents the second of two Proms marking the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, captured live at the Royal Albert Hall. Tonight’s concert centers on the composer's orchestral works, with renowned violinist Maxim Vengerov …

The commemoration of Shostakovich’s centenary proceeds with Valery Gergiev leading the Mariinsky Theatre Chorus and Orchestra in the choral Symphony No. 13, "Babi Yar," featuring bass soloist Sergei Alexashkin. The program also includes a p…

Two performances earlier this season offered notable moments. Maxim Vengerov performed Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, while Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra in a program fea…

Colin Davis leads the London Symphony Orchestra in a concert showcasing two composers deeply resonant with him: Berlioz and Elgar. The program unfolds with Berlioz's vibrant Overture, *Les Francs-Juges*, and concludes with Elgar's majestic …

Conductor Philippe Jordan will make his debut at the Proms leading the Mahler Youth Orchestra. The program features Strauss's *Don Juan*, Chausson's *Poème de l'amour et de la mer*, with vocals by Susan Graham, and Shostakovich's Symphony N…

The London Philharmonic Orchestra presents the United Kingdom premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's *A Relic of Memory*. Vladimir Jurowski conducts Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Nikolai Lugansky, and Rachmaninoff's *The Bells*, w…

The Minnesota Orchestra, led by conductor Osmo Vänskä, journeys to London for a performance of Mahler's beloved Symphony No. 5. The program also features Barber's *First Essay for Orchestra*, and the United Kingdom premiere of Osvaldo Golij…

The United Kingdom welcomes the debut performance of Magnus Lindberg's sculpture, presented by Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The concert program also features Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, performed …

The NDR Symphony Orchestra, led by chief conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, performs two significant works of the neoclassical period: Ravel's *Le tombeau de Couperin* and Stravinsky's concise Violin Concerto in F minor, featuring soloist Gi…

The program features Mozart's *Meistermusik*, Symphony No. 39 in E flat, followed by his Requiem in D minor. Also included is a reading by Roger McGough.

The Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra presents a program of Mozart. Ivor Bolton conducts Symphonies Nos. 34 and 38 (composed in Prague). Lars Vogt performs Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, accompanied by the singing of Veronique Gens, who will …

The London debut of Hans Werner Henze's *Five Messages for the Queen of Sheba* is presented, followed by Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad). Kurt Masur conducts the Orchestre National de France. Charles Hazelwood is the host.

Charles Hazewood leads the BBC Concert Orchestra in a program featuring Ibert's *Divertissement*, Pauline Malefane singing Weill, Gershwin's *Rhapsody in Blue*, the world premiere of Dai Fujikura's 'Crushing Twister', and Bernstein's *Fancy…

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Simon Rattle, contributes to the Mozart festivities with performances of Symphony No. 25 in G minor and Symphony No. 4 in G minor. The program also features three Debussy Preludes, a…

Simon Rattle leads the Berlin Philharmonic this evening. The concert begins with Szymanowski's impressionistic Violin Concerto No. 1, showcasing the exceptional talent of soloist Frank Peter Zimmermann. Following the intermission, Rattle wi…

The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Matthias Pintscher’s *Hérodiade-Fragmente*, drawn from the poetry of Mallarmé. The BBC Symphony Chorus joins the orchestra for the Ninth'…

Beethoven’s and Tchaikovsky’s minor-key Fifth Symphonies, both meditations on humanity's confrontation with destiny and the inevitable victory of hope over despair, are featured. Christoph Eschenbach conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra, and…

The program features Shostakovich's poignant Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat, with Han-Na Chang, a student of Mstislav Rostropovich, as soloist, and Rachmaninoff's deeply lyrical Symphony No. 2 in E minor. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales…

Bernard Haitink leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the combined forces of the BBC Symphony and London Symphony Choruses in a performance of Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 2, the Resurrection. The acclaimed work features soprano Susan Gr…

Conductor Daniele Gatti leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, the final installment of the orchestra's eight-piece celebration of the Russian composer's centenary. The work is accompanied…

Concluding the Mozart anniversary Proms, Charles Mackerras conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Age of Enlightenment in a performance of Symphony No. 35 in D major (Haffner), followed by a UK premiere: Mozart's unfinished Mass in C minor…

Alan Titchmarsh presents the concluding concert of the Proms season at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Marking the centenary of Shostakovich's birth, the program features a Russian sensibility, with baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky and violinist Vi…

A live concert from the grounds of Belfast City Hall will showcase soprano Lesley Garrett, violinist Nicola Benedetti, the Ulster Orchestra, and the Ulster Youth Choir.

The grandeur persists within the Royal Albert Hall as the Proms season approaches its culmination. The familiar, stirring melodies—those anthems of national pride—will be presented, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by Mark Elder, perfor…