Classical for starters Events
Wed 23 Jul 2025
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
American violinist Randall Goosby makes his Proms debut with the Orchestre National de France performing Joseph Bologne’s graceful Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8, and Chausson’s passionate musical love letter, the Poème
American violinist Randall Goosby makes his Proms debut with the Orchestre National de France performing Joseph Bologne’s graceful Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8, and Chausson’s passionate musical love letter, the Poème
Programme
- Rapsodie espagnole(16 mins)
- Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8(22 mins)
- interval
- Danse mystique(13 mins)UK premiere
- Poème(17 mins)
- La valse(12 mins)
Performers
- Randall Goosbyviolin
- Cristian Măcelaruconductor
Seats from £11 to £56 (plus booking fee)
Thu 24 Jul 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join soloist Augustin Hadelich for Mendelssohn’s vivacious, melody-filled Violin Concerto. We also hear Stravinsky’s The Song of the Nightingale and Strauss’s tone-poem Till Eulenspiegel
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join soloist Augustin Hadelich for Mendelssohn’s vivacious, melody-filled Violin Concerto. We also hear Stravinsky’s The Song of the Nightingale and Strauss’s tone-poem Till Eulenspiegel
Programme
- Song of the Nightingale(21 mins)
- Violin Concerto in E minor(26 mins)
- interval
- Tales (Tails) of the Signifying Monkey(15 mins)UK premiere
- Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks(15 mins)
Performers
- Augustin Hadelichviolin
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Also part ofProms 2025Seats from £11 to £56 (plus booking fee)
Fri 25 Jul 2025
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Saint-Saëns’s ‘Egyptian’ Piano Concerto with Alexandre Kantorow, plus Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and selections from Rameau’s ballet Les Indes galantes
Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Saint-Saëns’s ‘Egyptian’ Piano Concerto with Alexandre Kantorow, plus Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and selections from Rameau’s ballet Les Indes galantes
Programme
- Les Indes galantes – suite(24 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, ‘Egyptian’(29 mins)
- interval
- Bruckner’s Skull(16 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(31 mins)
Performers
- Alexandre Kantorowpiano
- Maxim Emelyanychevconductor
Seats from £11 to £56 (plus booking fee)
Sat 2 Aug 2025
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Marking 200 years since the birth of ‘Waltz King’ Johann Strauss II, Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the opulence and enchantment of Vienna’s Golden Age
Marking 200 years since the birth of ‘Waltz King’ Johann Strauss II, Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the opulence and enchantment of Vienna’s Golden Age
Programme
- Die Fledermaus – overture(8 mins)
- ‘Mein Herr Marquis’ (Laughing Song)(5 mins)
- Brennende Liebe – polka-mazurka(6 mins)
- Frühlingsstimmen – waltz(8 mins)
- Straussiana(7 mins)
- Wiener Café – waltz(6 mins)
- Fröhliches Spiel(5 mins)
- By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz(6 mins)
Performers
- Erin Morleysoprano
- Anna-Maria Helsingconductor
Seats from £15 to £66 (plus booking fee)
Tue 5 Aug 2025
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain’s land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain’s land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
Programme
- Coronation March ‘Orb and Sceptre’(7 mins)
- The Lee Shore(3 mins)
- Isle of Beauty(3 mins)
- The Evening Star(3 mins)
- The Shepherd(4 mins)
- The Lark Ascending(13 mins)
- Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’(16 mins)
- interval
- Dance Overture(6 mins)
- new work(8 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Elegy for Strings(7 mins)
- ‘Enigma’ Variations(31 mins)
Performers
- Liya Petrovaviolin
- Nil Venditticonductor
Seats from £11 to £56 (plus booking fee)
Sun 8 Sep 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms with Duke Ellington’s jazzed-up take on Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, Stewart Goodyear’s celebration of Caribbean music, Callaloo, and Tchaikovsky’s heartbreaking ‘Pathétique’ Symphony.
Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms with Duke Ellington’s jazzed-up take on Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, Stewart Goodyear’s celebration of Caribbean music, Callaloo, and Tchaikovsky’s heartbreaking ‘Pathétique’ Symphony.
Programme
- The Nutcracker Suite(24 mins)arr. Ellington & Strayhorn, arr. and adapted J. Tyzik
- Callaloo – Caribbean Suite for piano and orchestra(28 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(46 mins)
Performers
- Stewart Goodyearpiano
- Andrew Gramsconductor
Composers
Also part ofProms 2024
Sun 25 Aug 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Holst’s suite The Planets is one of classical music’s most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius’s The Wood Nymph and a new piece from Finnish-American composer Lara Poe.
Holst’s suite The Planets is one of classical music’s most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius’s The Wood Nymph and a new piece from Finnish-American composer Lara Poe.
Programme
- The Wood Nymph(22 mins)
- Laulut maaseudulta (Songs from the Countryside)(18 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- interval
- The Planets(50 mins)
Performers
- Anu Komsisoprano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Thu 22 Aug 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada present Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in an orchestration by Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. Meanwhile Paul Lewis is the soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada present Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in an orchestration by Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. Meanwhile Paul Lewis is the soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27
Programme
- Mother Goose – suite(16 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major(32 mins)
- interval
- Ludus pro patria – ‘La nuit et l’amour’(6 mins)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)(30 mins)
Performers
- Paul Lewispiano
- Kazuki Yamadaconductor
Also part ofProms 2024
Wed 21 Aug 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony by bringing their unique Orchestral Theatre approach to the iconic work with the help of the BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony by bringing their unique Orchestral Theatre approach to the iconic work with the help of the BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Programme
- A musical and dramatic exploration of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9(40 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’(68 mins)
Performers
- Rhiannon Mayactor
- Tom Simperactor/BSL interpreter
- Masabane Cecilia Rangwanashasoprano
- Marta Fontanals-Simmonsmezzo-soprano
- Brenden Gunnelltenor
- Christopher Purvesbaritone
- Nicholas Collonconductor/presenter
- James Bonasdirector
- Matthew Eberhardtdirector
- Jane Mitchelldirector
Composers
Sun 18 Aug 2024
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Tianyi Lu conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Puccini’s lyrical Preludio sinfonico, Dukas’s retelling of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice tale and a new Cello Concerto by Francisco Coll. Rounding off the evening is Stravinsky’s iconic ballet The Firebird
Tianyi Lu conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Puccini’s lyrical Preludio sinfonico, Dukas’s retelling of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice tale and a new Cello Concerto by Francisco Coll. Rounding off the evening is Stravinsky’s iconic ballet The Firebird
Programme
- The Sorcerer’s Apprentice(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto(24 mins)BBC co-commission: UK premiere
- interval
- Preludio sinfonico(12 mins)
- The Firebird – suite (1945 version)(31 mins)
Performers
- Sol Gabettacello
- Tianyi Luconductor
Also part ofProms 2024