Ian Russell
Director
BBC Proms (1947)
2015
The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.
Released Sept. 13, 1947
Episode 180 min
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Genres: Music
Keywords: tmdb.classical-music, imdb.classical-music, imdb.orchestra, imdb.live-performance, tmdb.concert-film
Network: BBC Television
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S69E1 - First Night of the Proms
Sakari Oramo conducts this year’s opening concert, in a programme that includes Walton’s pithy choral masterpiece 'Belshazzar’s Feast' and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 with soloist Lars Vogt.
July 17, 2015, midnight
S69E2 - Ten Pieces Prom
Join CBBC presenters Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom for an introduction to some of the greatest pieces of classical music and a celebration of children’s creative responses to them.
July 18, 2015, midnight
S69E3 - Ten Piece Prom
Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to celebrate some of the best pieces to introduce children to classical music – and to inspire a life-long love of it.
July 19, 2015, midnight
S69E4 - Beethoven - Symphony No.9
Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony returns to the Proms in the hands of Andris Nelsons and the massed forces of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the CBSO Chorus.
July 19, 2015, midnight
S69E5 - Haydn, HK Gruber & Stravinsky
The BBC Philharmonic’s programme spans more than two centuries, opening with Haydn’s ‘La reine’ Symphony and closing with Stravinsky’s fairy-tale ballet 'Petrushka'.
July 20, 2015, midnight
S69E6 - Poulenc, Stravinsky, Haydn & Mozart
Poulenc’s Organ Concerto raises the curtain on this BBC National Orchestra of Wales Prom which also includes Stravinsky’s 'Symphony of Psalms' and Mozart’s Symphony No. 41.
July 21, 2015, midnight
S69E7 - Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood & Ravel
Mark Simpson performs the Clarinet Concerto by Carl Nielsen, whose 150th anniversary falls this year, in a programme which also includes an alluring suite from Ravel’s 'Daphnis and Chloe'.
July 22, 2015, midnight
S69E10 - Beethoven Piano Concertos
Leif Ove Andsnes continues his survey of Beethoven’s works for piano and orchestra with the Piano Concerto No. 3 and the ‘Choral Fantasy’.
July 24, 2015, midnight
S69E13 - Holst - The Planets
Susanna Mälkki conducts Holst’s masterpiece in a programme which also includes the UK premiere of a new violin concerto by Luca Francesconi, written for and performed by Leila Josefowicz.
July 27, 2015, midnight
S69E17 - Hallé - Debussy, Vaughan Williams & Elgar
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in music they have made their own – Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Opening the programme is Debussy’s luscious 'Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune'.
July 30, 2015, midnight
S69E19 - Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (1)
Virtuoso violinist Alina Ibragimova has the stage to herself for an evening of solo works by Bach.
July 31, 2015, midnight
S69E21 - Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (2)
Violinist Alina Ibragimova concludes her performance of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in the second of her two Late Night Proms.
Aug. 1, 2015, midnight
S69E22 - Aurora Orchestra
The ever innovative Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms with two ‘Pastoral’ Symphonies – the first by Brett Dean, the second by Beethoven – and a world premiere by Anna Meredith.
Aug. 2, 2015, midnight
S69E24 - James MacMillan & Mahler
The world premiere of James MacMillan’s Symphony No. 4 is paired with Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. Renowned Mahlerian Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Aug. 3, 2015, midnight
S69E30 - The John Wilson Orchestra performs Frank Sinatra
Seth MacFarlane and other guest vocalists join the John Wilson Orchestra to celebrate the centenary of Frank Sinatra in this Late Night Prom.
Aug. 7, 2015, midnight
S69E31 - National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain brings Mahler’s epic Ninth Symphony to the Proms, paired with a brand-new work by Tansy Davies. Sir Mark Elder conducts.
Aug. 8, 2015, midnight
S69E32 - Eric Whitacre and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Eric Whitacre, one of the biggest names in choral music, conducts a programme including his own 'Cloudburst', as well as other American Gershwin’s 'Rhapsody in Blue'.
Aug. 9, 2015, midnight
S69E34 - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestr
Nicola Benedetti is the soloist in Korngold’s Violin Concerto as part of a programme which also sees the Bournemouth SO perform Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony and music from Britten’s 'Peter Grimes'.
Aug. 10, 2015, midnight
S69E44 - West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim returns to the BBC Proms to perform Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, an ensemble featuring musicians from across the Middle East.
Aug. 18, 2015, midnight
S69E46 - Danish National Symphony Orchestra
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 150th anniversary of Carl Nielsen, performing some of his best-loved orchestral works, alongside Brahms’s Violin Concerto.
Aug. 20, 2015, midnight
S69E50 - Bach - Goldberg Variations
Sir András Schiff brings Bach’s monumental work for solo keyboard to the Royal Albert Hall. Join the great pianist on a voyage through this masterpiece.
Aug. 22, 2015, midnight
S69E57 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Bernard Haitink
One of today’s greatest conductors brings Schubert's Ninth Symphony (the 'Great') to the Proms, along with Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, performed by the inimitable Maria João Pires.
Aug. 28, 2015, midnight
S69E67 - Bernstein - Stage and Screen
Celebrate the music of Leonard Bernstein with John Wilson and his orchestra in this Prom which features highlights from 'Candide', 'Wonderful Town', 'Fancy Free', 'West Side Story' and 'Peter Pan'.
Sept. 5, 2015, midnight
S69E68 - Bach - Six Cello Suites
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has the Royal Albert Hall stage to himself for this Late Night Prom as he takes on the challenge of J. S. Bach’s Six Cello Suites.
Sept. 5, 2015, midnight
S69E76 - Last Night of the Proms 2015
Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, soprano Danielle de Niese and tenor Jonas Kaufmann are the stars at this year’s Last Night. The programme includes Richard Strauss, Shostakovich, Grieg and much more …
Sept. 12, 2015, midnight
S69E16 - Radio 1 Ibiza Prom
Pete Tong takes charge of the BBC Radio 1 Prom and decides to employ the Heritage Orchestra to play a selection of Ibiza classics. The Royal Albert Hall has never seen anything like it!
Jules Buckley conducts the orchestra through dance masterpieces by Fatboy Slim, Eric Prydz, Shapeshifters, Robert Miles, ATB, Moby, Frankie Knuckles, Orbital, Inner City, Daft Punk, Faithless, Stardust and so many more, with the help of Ella Eyre and John Newman.
July 29, 2015, midnight
Network: BBC Television
Episode Runtime: 180 min.
Season Runtime: 180 min.
Released: Sept. 13, 1947
Last Air Date: Nov. 8, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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