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鈥檚 graceful Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8, and Chausson鈥檚 passionate musical love letter, the 笔辞猫尘别
American violinist Randall Goosby makes his Proms debut with the Orchestre National de France performing Joseph Bologne鈥檚 graceful Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8, and Chausson鈥檚 passionate musical love letter, the 笔辞猫尘别
Programme
- Rapsodie espagnole(16 mins)
- Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 8(22 mins)
- interval
- Danse mystique(13 mins)UK premiere
- 笔辞猫尘别(17 mins)
- La valse(12 mins)
Performers
- Randall Goosbyviolin
- Cristian M膬celaruconductor
Seats from 拢11 to 拢56 (plus booking fee)
Thu 24 Jul 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sakari Oramo and the 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra join soloist Augustin Hadelich for Mendelssohn鈥檚 vivacious, melody-filled Violin Concerto. We also hear Stravinsky鈥檚 The Song of the Nightingale and Strauss鈥檚 tone-poem Till Eulenspiegel
Sakari Oramo and the 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra join soloist Augustin Hadelich for Mendelssohn鈥檚 vivacious, melody-filled Violin Concerto. We also hear Stravinsky鈥檚 The Song of the Nightingale and Strauss鈥檚 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鈥檚 Merry Pranks(15 mins)
Performers
- Augustin Hadelichviolin
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Also part ofProms 2025Seats from 拢11 to 拢56 (plus booking fee)
Fri 25 Jul 2025
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 鈥楨gyptian鈥� Piano Concerto with Alexandre Kantorow, plus Beethoven鈥檚 Fifth Symphony and selections from Rameau鈥檚 ballet Les Indes galantes
Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 鈥楨gyptian鈥� Piano Concerto with Alexandre Kantorow, plus Beethoven鈥檚 Fifth Symphony and selections from Rameau鈥檚 ballet Les Indes galantes
Programme
- Les Indes galantes 鈥� suite(24 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, 鈥楨gyptian鈥�(29 mins)
- interval
- Bruckner鈥檚 Skull(16 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(31 mins)
Performers
- Alexandre Kantorowpiano
- Maxim Emelyanychevconductor
Seats from 拢11 to 拢56 (plus booking fee)
Sat 2 Aug 2025
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Marking 200 years since the birth of 鈥榃altz King鈥� Johann Strauss II, Anna-Maria Helsing and the 麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra celebrate the opulence and enchantment of Vienna鈥檚 Golden Age
Marking 200 years since the birth of 鈥榃altz King鈥� Johann Strauss II, Anna-Maria Helsing and the 麻豆官网首页入口 Concert Orchestra celebrate the opulence and enchantment of Vienna鈥檚 Golden Age
Programme
- Die Fledermaus 鈥� overture(8 mins)
- 鈥楳ein Herr Marquis鈥� (Laughing Song)(5 mins)
- Brennende Liebe 鈥� polka-mazurka(6 mins)
- Fr眉hlingsstimmen 鈥� waltz(8 mins)
- Straussiana(7 mins)
- Wiener Caf茅 鈥� waltz(6 mins)
- Fr枚hliches Spiel(5 mins)
- By the Beautiful Blue Danube 鈥� waltz(6 mins)
Performers
- Erin Morleysoprano
- Anna-Maria Helsingconductor
Seats from 拢15 to 拢66 (plus booking fee)
Tue 5 Aug 2025
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain鈥檚 land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams鈥檚 The Lark Ascending and Britten鈥檚 Four Sea Interludes from 鈥楶eter Grimes鈥�
The 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain鈥檚 land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams鈥檚 The Lark Ascending and Britten鈥檚 Four Sea Interludes from 鈥楶eter Grimes鈥�
Programme
- Coronation March 鈥極rb and Sceptre鈥�(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 鈥楶eter Grimes鈥�(16 mins)
- interval
- Dance Overture(6 mins)
- new work(8 mins)麻豆官网首页入口 commission: world premiere
- Elegy for Strings(7 mins)
- 鈥楨nigma鈥� Variations(31 mins)
Performers
- Liya Petrovaviolin
- Nil Venditticonductor
Seats from 拢11 to 拢56 (plus booking fee)
Sun 8 Sep 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms with Duke Ellington鈥檚 jazzed-up take on Tchaikovsky鈥檚 ballet The Nutcracker, Stewart Goodyear鈥檚 celebration of Caribbean music, Callaloo, and Tchaikovsky鈥檚 heartbreaking 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥� Symphony.
Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms with Duke Ellington鈥檚 jazzed-up take on Tchaikovsky鈥檚 ballet The Nutcracker, Stewart Goodyear鈥檚 celebration of Caribbean music, Callaloo, and Tchaikovsky鈥檚 heartbreaking 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥� Symphony.
Programme
- The Nutcracker Suite(24 mins)arr. Ellington & Strayhorn, arr. and adapted J. Tyzik
- Callaloo 鈥� Caribbean Suite for piano and orchestra(28 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥�(46 mins)
Performers
- Stewart Goodyearpiano
- Andrew Gramsconductor
Composers
Also part ofProms 2024
Sun 25 Aug 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Holst鈥檚 suite The Planets is one of classical music鈥檚 most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius鈥檚 The Wood Nymph and a new piece from Finnish-American composer Lara Poe.
Holst鈥檚 suite The Planets is one of classical music鈥檚 most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius鈥檚 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)麻豆官网首页入口 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鈥檚 Pictures at an Exhibition in an orchestration by Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. Meanwhile Paul Lewis is the soloist in Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 27
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada present Mussorgsky鈥檚 Pictures at an Exhibition in an orchestration by Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. Meanwhile Paul Lewis is the soloist in Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 27
Programme
- Mother Goose 鈥� suite(16 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major(32 mins)
- interval
- Ludus pro patria 鈥� 鈥楲a nuit et l鈥檃mour鈥�(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鈥檚 monumental Ninth Symphony by bringing their unique Orchestral Theatre approach to the iconic work with the help of the 麻豆官网首页入口 Singers and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven鈥檚 monumental Ninth Symphony by bringing their unique Orchestral Theatre approach to the iconic work with the help of the 麻豆官网首页入口 Singers and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Programme
- A musical and dramatic exploration of Beethoven鈥檚 Symphony No. 9(40 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 鈥楥horal鈥�(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 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra in Puccini鈥檚 lyrical Preludio sinfonico, Dukas鈥檚 retelling of The Sorcerer鈥檚 Apprentice tale and a new Cello Concerto by Francisco Coll. Rounding off the evening is Stravinsky鈥檚 iconic ballet The Firebird
Tianyi Lu conducts the 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra in Puccini鈥檚 lyrical Preludio sinfonico, Dukas鈥檚 retelling of The Sorcerer鈥檚 Apprentice tale and a new Cello Concerto by Francisco Coll. Rounding off the evening is Stravinsky鈥檚 iconic ballet The Firebird
Programme
- The Sorcerer鈥檚 Apprentice(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto(24 mins)麻豆官网首页入口 co-commission: UK premiere
- interval
- Preludio sinfonico(12 mins)
- The Firebird 鈥� suite (1945 version)(31 mins)
Performers
- Sol Gabettacello
- Tianyi Luconductor
Also part ofProms 2024