Proms 2024 Events
Sat 14 Sep 2024
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Singers are joined by Grammy Award-winning American soprano Angel Blue and one of Britain’s best-loved pianists, Sir Stephen Hough, for the biggest musical party of the year.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Singers are joined by Grammy Award-winning American soprano Angel Blue and one of Britain’s best-loved pianists, Sir Stephen Hough, for the biggest musical party of the year.
Programme
- Overture ‘Portsmouth Point’
- Gianni Schicchi – ‘O mio babbino caro’
- Madam Butterfly – Humming Chorus(3 mins)
- Tosca – ‘Vissi d’arte’(4 mins)
- Hellfighters’ Blues(7 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- Pavane(6 mins)
- The Yale–Princeton Football Game(3 mins)
- Summer Is Gone(3 mins)
- Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes(11 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, ‘Egyptian’ – Andante(11 mins)
- interval
- Extra Time(4 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- The Pink Panther(3 mins)arr Gavin Sutherland
- In His Hands: Two Spirituals(4 mins)
- Las hijas del Zebedeo – ‘Al pensar en el dueño de mis amores’ (Carceleras)(5 mins)
- Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(13 mins)arr. Wood, with additional arrangements by Bob Chilcott and Gareth Glyn
- Rule, Britannia!(3 mins)arr. Sargent
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’(8 mins)
- Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(2 mins)
- The National Anthem (arr. Britten)(2 mins)
- Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)arr. P. Campbell
Performers
- Angel Bluesoprano
- Sir Stephen Houghpiano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Also part ofProms on TV
Fri 13 Sep 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment brings Beethoven’s pivotal Third Symphony to life under Antonello Manacorda. In the first half we hear Mozart’s First Symphony, written when the composer was just 8, and Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment brings Beethoven’s pivotal Third Symphony to life under Antonello Manacorda. In the first half we hear Mozart’s First Symphony, written when the composer was just 8, and Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3.
Programme
- Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K16(13 mins)
- Symphony No. 3 in G minor(36 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’(47 mins)
Performers
- Antonello Manacordaconductor
Thu 12 Sep 2024
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Jaime Martín conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in dramatic highlights from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet, while Nemanja Radulović sets off fireworks as the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.
Jaime Martín conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in dramatic highlights from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet, while Nemanja Radulović sets off fireworks as the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.
Programme
- Overture(6 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(33 mins)
- interval
- Romeo and Juliet(51 mins)excerpts
Performers
- Nemanja Radulovićviolin
- Jaime Martínconductor
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho performs a recital of solo piano works by Ravel and Liszt
Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho performs a recital of solo piano works by Ravel and Liszt
Programme
- Miroirs(18 mins)No. 2 ‘Oiseaux tristes’; No. 3 ‘Un barque sur l’oceán’; No. 4 ‘Alborada del gracioso’
- Years of Pilgrimage, Second Year: Italy(45 mins)
Composers
Also part ofLate Night Proms
Wed 11 Sep 2024
- 20:00Royal Albert Hall
Florence Welch – aka Florence + The Machine – joins Jules Buckley and his Orchestra for a celebration of Lungs, her BRIT Award-winning debut album, released to huge acclaim 15 years ago.
Florence Welch – aka Florence + The Machine – joins Jules Buckley and his Orchestra for a celebration of Lungs, her BRIT Award-winning debut album, released to huge acclaim 15 years ago.
Also part ofProms on TV
