Homepage
Accessibility links
Skip to content
Accessibility Help
BBC Account
Notifications
Home
News
Sport
Weather
iPlayer
Sounds
Bitesize
CBeebies
CBBC
Food
Home
News
Sport
Business
Innovation
Culture
Travel
Earth
Video
Live
More menu
Search BBC
Home
News
Sport
Weather
iPlayer
Sounds
Bitesize
CBeebies
CBBC
Food
Home
News
Sport
Business
Innovation
Culture
Travel
Earth
Video
Live
Close menu
Proms 2026
Home
TV Schedule
Features
About
Pre-Order 2026 Guide
Proms 2006
Calendar
A-Z Artists
Proms 2006: All Events
14 Jul 2006
15 Jul 2006
16 Jul 2006
14 Jul 2006
15 Jul 2006
16 Jul 2006
17 Jul 2006
18 Jul 2006
19 Jul 2006
20 Jul 2006
21 Jul 2006
22 Jul 2006
23 Jul 2006
24 Jul 2006
25 Jul 2006
26 Jul 2006
27 Jul 2006
28 Jul 2006
29 Jul 2006
30 Jul 2006
31 Jul 2006
1 Aug 2006
2 Aug 2006
3 Aug 2006
4 Aug 2006
5 Aug 2006
6 Aug 2006
7 Aug 2006
8 Aug 2006
9 Aug 2006
10 Aug 2006
11 Aug 2006
12 Aug 2006
13 Aug 2006
14 Aug 2006
15 Aug 2006
16 Aug 2006
17 Aug 2006
18 Aug 2006
19 Aug 2006
20 Aug 2006
21 Aug 2006
22 Aug 2006
23 Aug 2006
24 Aug 2006
25 Aug 2006
26 Aug 2006
27 Aug 2006
28 Aug 2006
29 Aug 2006
30 Aug 2006
31 Aug 2006
1 Sep 2006
2 Sep 2006
3 Sep 2006
4 Sep 2006
5 Sep 2006
6 Sep 2006
7 Sep 2006
8 Sep 2006
9 Sep 2006
July 2006
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
August 2006
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
September 2006
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Fri 14 Jul 2006
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 2006
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
Overture
The Marriage of Figaro
Cavatina 'Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro' Act 2
Don Giovanni (Act 2, Sc 10: In quali eccessi... Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata)
Bedrich Smetana
Má vlast
No. 2 Vltava
Antonín Dvořák
Te Deum, Op 103
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Performers
Barbara Frittoli
soprano
soprano
John Tomlinson
bass
bass
BBC Symphony Chorus
Jiří Bělohlávek
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bedrich Smetana
Antonín Dvořák
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Sat 15 Jul 2006
15:00
Proms Saturday Matinee 01
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Alfred Schnittke
Moz-Art à la Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 14 in A major, K 114
Proms premiere
Serenade in D major 'Haffner', K 250
Performers
Isabelle van Keulen
violin/director
conductor
violin/director
conductor
David Juritz
violin
violin
London Mozart Players
Composers
Alfred Schnittke
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo – ballet music
Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87
Duet 'Se viver non degg'io'
Zaide, K 344
Nur mutig, mein Herze Act 1
Lucio Silla, K 135
Fra i pensier Act 3
The Abduction from the Seraglio
Finale Act 2
La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Overture
Don Giovanni (Act 1, Sc 15: Come mai cerder deggio... Dalla sua pace)
The Marriage of Figaro (Act 3, Sc 4: Vedrò, mentre io sospiro)
The Marriage of Figaro (Act 3, Sc 5: Riconosci in questo amplesso)
The Magic Flute (Act 2, Sc 18: Ach, ich fühl's)
Don Giovanni
Finale Act 2 Scene 15
Performers
Sir Roger Norrington
conductor
conductor
Ailish Tynan
Aspasia
Blonde
Susanna
Pamina
Zerlina
Aspasia
Blonde
Susanna
Pamina
Zerlina
Rebecca Nash
Sifare
Konstanze
Marcellina
Donna Anna
Sifare
Konstanze
Marcellina
Donna Anna
Simon Keenlyside
Allazim
Count
Don Giovanni
Allazim
Count
Don Giovanni
Anna Leese
Giunia
Donna Elvira
Giunia
Donna Elvira
Ian Bostridge
Belmonte
Don Ottavio
Belmonte
Don Ottavio
Benjamin Hulett
Pedrillo
Curzio
Pedrillo
Curzio
Mikhail Petrenko
Doctor Bartolo
Commendatore
Masetto
Doctor Bartolo
Commendatore
Masetto
Kyle Ketelsen
Figaro
Leporello
Figaro
Leporello
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
Sun 16 Jul 2006
16:00
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Richard Wagner
Siegfried
Proms premiere of complete work
Performers
Christoph Eschenbach
conductor
conductor
Sergei Leiferkus
Alberich
Alberich
Volker Vogel
Mime
Mime
Jon Fredric West
Siegfried
Siegfried
Olga Sergeeva
Brünnhilde
Brünnhilde
Evgeny Nikitin
Wanderer
Wanderer
Mikhail Petrenko
Fafner
Fafner
Natalie Karl
Woodbird
Woodbird
Qiu Lin Zhang
Erda
Erda
Orchestre de Paris
Composers
Richard Wagner
Show Less Information
Mon 17 Jul 2006
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 01
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Robert Schumann
3 Romanzen, Op 94
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
3 Pieces for Solo Clarinet.
Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat major
Performers
Christoph Eschenbach
piano
piano
Alexandre Gattet
oboe
oboe
Philippe Berrod
clarinet
clarinet
Giorgio Mandolesi
bassoon
bassoon
Alexandre Gattet
oboe
oboe
Michel Garcin Marrou
horn
horn
Composers
Robert Schumann
Igor Stravinsky
Francis Poulenc
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
19:00
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Claude Debussy
La mer
Colin Matthews
Horn Concerto
Proms premiere
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Performers
Richard Watkins
horn
horn
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Claude Debussy
Colin Matthews
Jean Sibelius
Show Less Information
22:00
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Jonathan Dove
Figures in the Garden
Proms premiere
Colin Matthews
To Compose Without the Least Knowledge of Music - a musical dice-game
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361
Performers
Michael Collins
clarinet-director
clarinet-director
London Winds
Composers
Jonathan Dove
Colin Matthews
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
Tue 18 Jul 2006
18:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers
Miah Persson
Fiordiligi
Fiordiligi
Luca Pisaroni
Guglielmo
Guglielmo
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Iván Fischer
conductor
conductor
Nicolas Rivenq
Don Alfonso
Don Alfonso
Topi Lehtipuu
Ferrando
Ferrando
Anke Vondung
Dorabella
Dorabella
Ainhoa Garmendia
Despina
Despina
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
Wed 19 Jul 2006
19:00
Prom 07 - A concert for the Eightieth birthday of HM The Queen, in the presence of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Anon.
National Anthem (arr. Andrew Davis and Gordon Jacob)
Peter Maxwell Davies
A Little Birthday Music
World premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Performers
Trinity Boys Choir
Finchley Children's Music Group
New London Children’s Choir
CBSO Youth Chorus
Southend Boys’ Choir
Southend Girls' Choir
Chapel Royal Children, St. James's Palace
Chapel Royal Choristers, Hampton Court Palace
Children's International Voices of Enfield
Fanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Scots Guards
Julian Bliss
basset clarinet
basset clarinet
Jiří Bělohlávek
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Anon.
Peter Maxwell Davies
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Antonín Dvořák
Show Less Information
Thu 20 Jul 2006
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Sergey Prokofiev
War and Peace, Op 91
Overture
Dmitry Shostakovich
Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op 145a
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64b
No. 1 Montagues and Capulets
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64b
No. 2 The Young Juliet
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 4 Minuet
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 5 Masks
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64b
No. 4 Dance
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 3, Op 101
No. 5 Aubade
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64b
No. 3 Friar Laurence
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64b
No. 5 Romeo and Juliet Before Parting
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 3, Op 101
No. 2 Morning Dance
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64b
No. 6 Dance of the Antilles Girls
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 7 Death of Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64b
No. 7 Romeo at Juliet's Tomb
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 3, Op 101
No. 6 Death of Juliet
Performers
Ildar Abdrazakov
bass
bass
Gianandrea Noseda
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Fri 21 Jul 2006
19:30
Prom 09 - In memoriam György Ligeti (28/5/1923 - 12/6/2006)
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
György Ligeti
Ramifications
Proms premiere
Robert Schumann
Symphony No 4 in D minor (original 1841 version)
Proms premiere of this version
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
Performers
Thomas Zehetmair
conductor
violin/director
conductor
violin/director
Northern Sinfonia
Composers
György Ligeti
Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms
Show Less Information
Sat 22 Jul 2006
11:00
Prom 10 - Safari
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor
No. 3 Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Act 1, Sc 2: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja)
Julian Nott
Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Main Theme Proms premiere
Jungle Book 2
Jungle Rhythm Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
No. 8 Infernal Dance
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
No. 9 Lullaby (Firebird)
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
No. 10 Final Hymn
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
Paul Patterson
The Three Little Pigs
excerpt
Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
No. 1 Introduction et marche royale du lion
The Carnival of the Animals
No. 11 Pianistes
The Carnival of the Animals
No. 12 Fossiles
The Carnival of the Animals
No. 14 Final
Benjamin Britten
The Little Sweep, Op 45
The Night Song
Bruno Coulais
Les choristes
Caresse sur l'océan Proms premiere
Aaron Copland
Old American Songs
No. 5 I Bought Me a Cat
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill
World premiere of new version
Performers
Paul Hart
music arranger
music arranger
David Arnold
music arranger
music arranger
Alexander Shelley
conductor
conductor
Zoë Salmon
presenter
presenter
Matt Baker
presenter
presenter
Teddy Tahu Rhodes
baritone
baritone
Robin McEwan
music arranger
music arranger
Bill Connor
music arranger
music arranger
Chris Collins
presenter
presenter
Islington Music Centre Children's Choir
The Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo
Chris Jarvis
narrator
narrator
Zahra Browne
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Tamsin Heatley
Pig
Pig
David Keane
Wolf
Wolf
Robert Percival
music arranger
music arranger
Murray Gold
music arranger
music arranger
Blue Peter Music Makers
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Dmitry Shostakovich
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Julian Nott
Igor Stravinsky
Richard Wagner
Paul Patterson
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Benjamin Britten
Bruno Coulais
Aaron Copland
Edward Elgar
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Leos Janáček
The Cunning Little Vixen (suite)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Performers
Charles Mackerras
editor
editor
Paul Lewis
piano
piano
Till Fellner
piano
piano
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Leos Janáček
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Antonín Dvořák
Show Less Information
Sun 23 Jul 2006
11:00
Prom 12 - Safari
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor
No. 3 Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Act 1, Sc 2: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja)
Julian Nott
Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Main Theme
Jungle Book 2
Jungle Rhythm
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
No. 8 Infernal Dance
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
No. 9 Lullaby (Firebird)
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
No. 10 Final Hymn
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
Paul Patterson
The Three Little Pigs
excerpt
Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
No. 1 Introduction et marche royale du lion
The Carnival of the Animals
No. 11 Pianistes
The Carnival of the Animals
No. 12 Fossiles
The Carnival of the Animals
No. 14 Final
Benjamin Britten
The Little Sweep, Op 45
The Night Song
Bruno Coulais
Les choristes
Caresse sur l'océan
Aaron Copland
Old American Songs
No. 5 I Bought Me a Cat
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill
Performers
Paul Hart
music arranger
music arranger
David Arnold
music arranger
music arranger
Alexander Shelley
conductor
conductor
Zoë Salmon
presenter
presenter
Matt Baker
presenter
presenter
Teddy Tahu Rhodes
baritone
baritone
Robin McEwan
music arranger
music arranger
Bill Connor
music arranger
music arranger
Chris Collins
presenter
presenter
Islington Music Centre Children's Choir
The Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo
Chris Jarvis
narrator
narrator
Zahra Browne
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Tamsin Heatley
Pig
Pig
David Keane
Wolf
Wolf
Robert Percival
music arranger
music arranger
Murray Gold
music arranger
music arranger
Blue Peter Music Makers
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Dmitry Shostakovich
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Julian Nott
Igor Stravinsky
Richard Wagner
Paul Patterson
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Benjamin Britten
Bruno Coulais
Aaron Copland
Edward Elgar
Show Less Information
19:00
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Edward Elgar
In the South (Alassio)
Arthur Bliss
A Colour Symphony
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Performers
Côr Caerdydd
Bryn Terfel
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
BBC National Chorus of Wales
London Symphony Chorus
London Brass
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Edward Elgar
Arthur Bliss
William Walton
Show Less Information
Mon 24 Jul 2006
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 02
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Henry Purcell
The Indian Queen, Z 630 (arr. Alfred Moffat)
Duet 'Let us wander not unseen' Act 3
Lost is my quiet for ever, Z 502
What can we poor females do?, Z 518
Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323 (arr. Benjamin Britten)
Sound the Trumpet
Felix Mendelssohn
6 Duets, Op 63
No. 2 Abschiedslied der Zugvögel
6 Duets, Op 63
No. 5 Volkslied
6 Duets, Op 63
No. 3 Gruss
6 Duets, Op 63
No. 4 Herbstlied
Charles Gounod
D’un coeur qui t’aime
Little Celandine
Ernest Chausson
2 Duos, Op 11
Johannes Brahms
4 Duets, Op 61
No. 1 Die Schwestern
5 Romances and Songs, Op 84
No. 1 Sommerabend
3 Duets, Op 20
No. 1 Weg der Liebe I
3 Duets, Op 20
No. 2 Weg der Liebe II
4 Duets, Op 61
No. 3 Phänomen
4 Ballades and Romances, Op 75
No. 4 Walpurgisnacht
3 Duets, Op 20
No. 3 Die Meere - Encore
Performers
Christine Rice
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Kate Royal
soprano
soprano
Roger Vignoles
piano
piano
Composers
Henry Purcell
Felix Mendelssohn
Charles Gounod
Ernest Chausson
Johannes Brahms
Show Less Information
17:30
Proms Composer Portrait 01
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Sir George Benjamin
Piano Figures
No. 3 Proms premiere
Piano Figures
No. 4 Proms premiere
Piano Figures
No. 5 Proms premiere
Piano Figures
No. 6 Proms premiere
Viola, Viola
Proms premiere
Performers
Sir George Benjamin
piano
piano
Catherine Bullock
viola
viola
Juliet Jopling
viola
viola
Composers
Sir George Benjamin
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 in G major 'The Surprise'
Sir George Benjamin
Dance Figures
UK premiere
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Performers
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Sir George Benjamin
Johannes Brahms
Show Less Information
Tue 25 Jul 2006
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – overture
The Barber of Seville – 'Cessa di più resistere'
Gaetano Donizetti
L' elisir d'amore
Aria 'Una furtiva lagrima' Act 2
Enrique Granados
Goyescas (opera)
Intermezzo
Gaetano Donizetti
La fille du régiment
Ah! mes amis! Act 1 Proms premiere
Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Nilo Menéndez
Aquellos ojos verdes
Proms premiere
Chucho Monge
México lindo
Proms premiere
Manuel de Falla
The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No. 2
Carlos Gardel
El día que me quieras
Proms premiere
María Grever
Júrame
Proms premiere
Emmanuel Chabrier
España
Agustín Lara
Granada
- Encore
Performers
Juan Diego Flórez
tenor
tenor
Artur Pizarro
piano
piano
Ángel "Cucco" Peña
music arranger
music arranger
Albert Guinovart
music arranger
music arranger
Helena Rüegg
bandoneon
bandoneon
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Gaetano Donizetti
Enrique Granados
Manuel de Falla
Nilo Menéndez
Chucho Monge
Carlos Gardel
María Grever
Emmanuel Chabrier
Agustín Lara
Show Less Information
Wed 26 Jul 2006
19:00
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Anton Webern
Passacaglia, Op. 1
Dmitry Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Leila Josefowicz
violin
violin
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo
conductor
conductor
Composers
Anton Webern
Dmitry Shostakovich
Johannes Brahms
Show Less Information
22:15
Prom 17 - The Great Venetians
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, liber secundus)
Sonata XIII a 8
Claudio Monteverdi
Messa a 4 voci da cappella
No. 1 Kyrie
Messa a 4 voci da cappella
No. 2 Gloria
Giovanni Gabrieli
Plaudite, psallite
Proms premiere
Alessandro Grandi
Plorabo die ac nocte a 4
Proms premiere
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti
Dixit Dominus a 8
Proms premiere
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, liber secundus)
Sonata XVIII a 14
Claudio Monteverdi
Messa a 4 voci da cappella
No. 3 Credo
Alessandro Grandi
O beata Virgo Maria a 3
Proms premiere
Francesco Cavalli
Salve Regina a 4
Proms premiere
Claudio Monteverdi
Messa a 4 voci da cappella
No. 4 Sanctus
Messa a 4 voci da cappella
No. 5 Benedictus
Messa a 4 voci da cappella
No. 6 Agnus Dei
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti
Magnificat a 7
Proms premiere
Giovanni Gabrieli
Dulcis Jesu: sonata con voce a 20
Proms premiere
Performers
His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
Composers
Giovanni Gabrieli
Claudio Monteverdi
Alessandro Grandi
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti
Francesco Cavalli
Show Less Information
Thu 27 Jul 2006
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Rihm
Verwandlung
UK premiere
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 in G major
György Ligeti
Concert Românesc
No. 4 Molto vivace - Encore Proms premiere
Performers
Hélène Grimaud
piano
piano
Inger Dam-Jensen
soprano
soprano
Jonathan Nott
conductor
conductor
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Rihm
Robert Schumann
Gustav Mahler
György Ligeti
Show Less Information
Fri 28 Jul 2006
20:00
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Detlev Glanert
Vier Präludien und Ernste Gesänge
UK premiere
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
Performers
Johan Reuter
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Marc Albrecht
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Detlev Glanert
Richard Strauss
Show Less Information
Sat 29 Jul 2006
14:30
Prom 20 - The Voice I
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Orlando Gough
Open
World premiere
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
Alan Hovhaness
Four Motets, Op 246
No. 4 A Rose Tree Blossoms Proms premiere
Thea Musgrave
On the Underground, Set 2 'The Strange and the Exotic'
Proms premiere
Steven Sametz
I have had singing
Proms premiere
Francis Poulenc
Gloria
Orlando Gough
We Turned on the Light
First realisation
Leonard Bernstein
Chichester Psalms
Performers
Orlando Gough
conductor
conductor
Carol Grimes
singer
singer
Manickam Yogeswaran
singer
singer
The Shout
The Rabble
National Youth Choir of Scotland
National Youth Choir of Great Britain (members)
The Rodolfus Choir
Martyn Brabbins
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Bell
conductor
conductor
Susan Gritton
soprano
soprano
Sam Adams-Nye
treble
treble
Lisa Swayne
alto
alto
Christopher Hann
tenor
tenor
Ronald Nairne
bass
bass
Rachel Redmond
soprano
soprano
Composers
Orlando Gough
George Gershwin
Alan Hovhaness
Thea Musgrave
Steven Sametz
Francis Poulenc
Leonard Bernstein
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 21 - The Voice II
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Michael Henry
Stand
Proms premiere
Samuel Barber
Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Orlando Gough
We Turned on the Light
Second realisation
Sergey Prokofiev
Cantata 'Alexander Nevsky'
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
conductor
conductor
Orlando Gough
conductor
conductor
The Shout
Christine Brewer
soprano
soprano
Huddersfield Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
The Rabble
The Rodolfus Choir
Elena Manistina
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Composers
Richard Wagner
Michael Henry
Samuel Barber
Orlando Gough
Sergey Prokofiev
Show Less Information
Sun 30 Jul 2006
18:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Joseph Haydn
Mass in B flat major 'Heiligmesse', Hob. XXII:10
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Performers
Matthew Rose
bass
bass
Lucy Crowe
soprano
soprano
Alexandra Sherman
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
James Edwards
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
Gianandrea Noseda
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Franz Schubert
Show Less Information
Mon 31 Jul 2006
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 03
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major 'Hunt', K 458
Proms premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op 108
Proms premiere
Karol Szymanowski
String Quartet No. 2, Op 56
Proms premiere
Performers
Royal String Quartet
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dmitry Shostakovich
Karol Szymanowski
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Maid of Pskov
Overture
Alexander Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 8 in C minor
Performers
Tasmin Little
violin
violin
Vassily Sinaisky
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Alexander Glazunov
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Tue 1 Aug 2006
19:00
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
George Frideric Handel
Alexander's Feast, HWV 75 (arr. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Proms premiere of this version
Performers
Andrew Manze
conductor
conductor
Roderick Williams
baritone
baritone
Paul Agnew
tenor
tenor
Sally Matthews
soprano
soprano
Choir of the English Concert
The English Concert
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Show Less Information
22:00
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Hans Werner Henze
Voices
Proms premiere
Performers
Oliver Knussen
conductor
conductor
London Sinfonietta
Mary King
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Christopher Gillett
tenor
tenor
Composers
Hans Werner Henze
Show Less Information
Wed 2 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
Benjamin Britten
Les illuminations
Edward Elgar
Military March, 'Pomp and Circumstance' in G minor, No. 6
World premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Andrew Davis)
Proms premiere of this version
Dmitry Shostakovich
Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings (Piano Concerto No. 1)
Sergey Prokofiev
Love for Three Oranges, Op 33c (piano version)
No. 1 March - Encore
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Nicole Cabell
soprano
soprano
Evgeny Kissin
piano
piano
Sergei Nakariakov
trumpet
trumpet
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Benjamin Britten
Edward Elgar
Johann Sebastian Bach
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Thu 3 Aug 2006
17:00
Proms Composer Portrait 02
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Toshio Hosokawa
Renka I
UK premiere
Vertical Time Study I
UK premiere
Performers
Tania Mandzy
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Jørgen Skogmo
guitar
guitar
Christopher Wright
cello
cello
Christopher Richards
clarinet
clarinet
Jue Huang
piano
piano
Composers
Toshio Hosokawa
Show Less Information
19:00
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Toshio Hosokawa
Circulating Ocean
UK premiere
Gustav Mahler
Songs of a Wayfarer
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 15 in A major
Performers
Christopher Maltman
baritone
baritone
Kazushi Ono
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Toshio Hosokawa
Gustav Mahler
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Fri 4 Aug 2006
19:00
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose – suite
Karol Szymanowski
Symphony No. 4, Op 60
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Performers
Piotr Anderszewski
piano
piano
Stéphane Denève
conductor
conductor
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Karol Szymanowski
Hector Berlioz
Show Less Information
22:15
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Trad.
Songs from Mauritania
Proms premiere
La canal
Proms premiere
Trad.
El mandil de Carolina
Proms premiere
Jota bereber
Proms premiere
Osú
Proms premiere
Bulerías turcas
Proms premiere
La mosca
Proms premiere
Cruzando el río
Proms premiere
Elli yeddi haq ennes
Proms premiere
La tarara
Proms premiere
Performers
Dimi Mint Abba
singer/ardin
singer/ardin
Veirouz Mint Seymali
vocals/percussion
vocals/percussion
Mohammed Ould Seymali Ould Ahmed Fall
keyboards
keyboards
Radio Tarifa
Composers
Trad.
Show Less Information
Sat 5 Aug 2006
15:00
Proms Saturday Matinee 02
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in D major, K136
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K 546 (version for String Orchestra)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Performers
Pavlo Beznosiuk
violin
violin
Rachel Brown
recorder
flute
recorder
flute
Rachel Beckett
recorder
recorder
Richard Egarr
harpsichord/director
harpsichord/director
Academy of Ancient Music
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
19:00
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Three Movements
Leos Janáček
Taras Bulba
Jean Sibelius
Pohjola's Daughter
Symphony No. 7 in C major
Performers
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Leos Janáček
Jean Sibelius
Show Less Information
Sun 6 Aug 2006
16:00
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia in F minor, K 608 (orch. Francis Sanders and Henry Wood)
Dmitry Shostakovich
The Gadfly, Op 97
Credo Proms premiere
The Gadfly, Op 97
The Cathedral Service Proms premiere
Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
Fugue on a Russian Christmas Song
Proms premiere
Alexander Glazunov
Fantasy, Op 110
Proms premiere
Georg Böhm
Chorales
Vater unser im Himmelreich (WKii 138) Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale Prelude 'Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot', BWV 678
Proms premiere
Franz Liszt
Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam'
William Henry Harris
Prelude in E flat major
- Encore Proms premiere
Performers
David Goode
organ
organ
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dmitry Shostakovich
Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
Alexander Glazunov
Georg Böhm
Johann Sebastian Bach
Franz Liszt
William Henry Harris
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Julian Anderson
Heaven is Shy of Earth
World premiere
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe
Performers
Angelika Kirchschlager
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Julian Anderson
Maurice Ravel
Show Less Information
Mon 7 Aug 2006
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 04
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Robert Schumann
Dichterliebe, Op 48
Proms premiere
5 Lieder, Op 40
No. 1 Märzveilchen Proms premiere
5 Lieder, Op 40
No. 2 Muttertraum Proms premiere
5 Lieder, Op 40
No. 3 Der Soldat Proms premiere
5 Lieder, Op 40
No. 4 Der Spielmann Proms premiere
Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister, Op 98a
No. 4 Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass Proms premiere
Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister, Op 98a
No. 6 Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt Proms premiere
Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister, Op 98a
No. 8 An die Türen will ich schleichen Proms premiere
3 Gesänge, Op 83
No. 3 Der Einsiedler - Encore Proms premiere
Performers
Christian Gerhaher
baritone
baritone
Gerold Huber
piano
piano
Composers
Robert Schumann
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Michael Haydn
Requiem
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
Mass in C major 'Coronation', K 317
Performers
Peter Harvey
bass
bass
Carolyn Sampson
soprano
soprano
Hilary Summers
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist
tenor
tenor
Choir of the King’s Consort
Robert King
conductor
conductor
The King's Consort
Composers
Michael Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
Tue 8 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Maurice Ravel
Rapsodie espagnole
Henri Dutilleux
Métaboles
Maurice Ravel
Shéhérazade
Albert Roussel
Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op 42
Performers
Denyce Graves
soprano
soprano
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Henri Dutilleux
Albert Roussel
Show Less Information
Wed 9 Aug 2006
17:30
Proms Composer Portrait 03
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Jonathan Harvey
Vers
Proms premiere
Run Before Lightning
UK premiere
The Riot
Proms premiere
Performers
Melissa Doecke
flute
flute/piccolo
flute
flute/piccolo
Andrew Harper
bass clarinet
bass clarinet
Mary Callanan
piano
piano
Composers
Jonathan Harvey
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Jonathan Harvey
...towards a pure land
London premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 25 in C major, K 503
- First movement cadenza by Kovacevich
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Rhenish’
Performers
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
Ilan Volkov
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Jonathan Harvey
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Robert Schumann
Show Less Information
Thu 10 Aug 2006
19:00
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Jean Sibelius
En saga
James Dillon
Piano Concerto 'Andromeda'
World premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird
Performers
Noriko Kawai
piano
piano
Ilan Volkov
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Jean Sibelius
James Dillon
Igor Stravinsky
Show Less Information
22:15
Prom 37 - Steve Reich at Seventy
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Steve Reich
Clapping Music
Proms premiere
Nagoya Marimbas
Proms premiere
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
Drumming
Proms premiere
Performers
Colin Currie
hand claps
marimba
vibraphone
percussion
hand claps
marimba
vibraphone
percussion
Richard Benjafield
hand claps
marimba
percussion
hand claps
marimba
percussion
Synergy Vocals
Adrian Spillett
marimba
percussion
marimba
percussion
Joby Burgess
marimba
percussion
marimba
percussion
Tony Bedewi
marimba
percussion
marimba
percussion
David Jackson
glockenspiel
percussion
glockenspiel
percussion
Owen Gunnell
glockenspiel
percussion
glockenspiel
percussion
Andrew Cottee
synthesizer
percussion
synthesizer
percussion
Sam Walton
percussion
percussion
Rowland Sutherland
piccolo
piccolo
Composers
Steve Reich
Show Less Information
Fri 11 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
John Adams
My Father Knew Charles Ives
The Wound-Dresser
Harmonielehre
Performers
Eric Owens
bass
bass
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Adams
conductor
conductor
Composers
John Adams
Show Less Information
Sat 12 Aug 2006
18:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Alfred Schnittke
(K)ein Sommernachtstraum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
- cadenzas by Joachim
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 4 in C minor
Performers
Janine Jansen
violin
violin
Vladimir Ashkenazy
conductor
conductor
European Union Youth Orchestra (before 1995 European Community YO)
Composers
Alfred Schnittke
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Sun 13 Aug 2006
16:00
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 2 in D major, K 211
Proms premiere
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
Violin Concerto No 4 in D major, K 218
Symphony No 29 in A major, K 201
Performers
Maxim Vengerov
violin/director
conductor
violin/director
conductor
Lawrence Power
viola
viola
UBS Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
20:00
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Steven Stucky
Concerto for Orchestra No. 2
UK premiere
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Performers
François-Frédéric Guy
piano
piano
Esa-Pekka Salonen
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Steven Stucky
Maurice Ravel
Modest Mussorgsky
Show Less Information
Mon 14 Aug 2006
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 05
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
György Kurtág
Hommage à R. Sch., Op 15d
Proms premiere
Robert Schumann
Arabeske, Op 18
Proms premiere
Ian Wilson
red over black
World premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Trio No 2 in E flat major 'Kegelstatt', K 498
Proms premiere
Robert Schumann
Märchenerzählungen, Op 132
- Encore Proms premiere
Performers
Martin Fröst
clarinet
clarinet
Pierre Lénert
viola
viola
Cédric Tiberghien
piano
piano
Composers
György Kurtág
Robert Schumann
Ian Wilson
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Jean Sibelius
The Oceanides
Richard Strauss
Four Last Songs
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
Romanian Folk Dances
No. 5 Romanian Polka - Encore
Romanian Folk Dances
No. 6 Quick Dance - Encore
Performers
Soile Isokoski
soprano
soprano
Sakari Oramo
conductor
conductor
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Richard Strauss
Béla Bartók
Show Less Information
Tue 15 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Robert Schumann
Manfred, Op 115
Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor
No. 3 Andante - Encore
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’
Performers
Jiří Bělohlávek
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Christian Tetzlaff
violin
violin
Composers
Robert Schumann
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
Felix Mendelssohn
Show Less Information
Wed 16 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Erno Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes, Op 36
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 3
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major: Vivace, WoO 1.6 (orch. unknown)
- encore \ Orchestration probably by Schmeling.
Trad.
Transylvanian Folk Music (improvised)
- Encore
Performers
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer
conductor
conductor
Garrick Ohlsson
piano
piano
Composers
Erno Dohnanyi
Béla Bartók
Igor Stravinsky
Johannes Brahms
Trad.
Show Less Information
Thu 17 Aug 2006
19:00
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in E flat major, 'Dumbarton Oaks'
Witold Lutosławski
Paroles tissées
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
Performers
Ian Bostridge
tenor
tenor
Paul Daniel
conductor
conductor
City of London Sinfonia (pre-1979, Richard Hickox Orchestra)
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Witold Lutosławski
Richard Wagner
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
22:00
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo in A minor, K 511
Proms premiere
Piano Sonata No 11 in A major, K 331
Proms premiere
Fantasia in D minor, K 397
Proms premiere
Adagio in B minor, K 540
Rondo in D major, K 485
Proms premiere
Piano Sonata No 8 in A minor, K 310
Proms premiere
Gigue in G major, K 574
- Encore
Adagio in C major 'for glass harmonica', K 356
- Encore
Performers
András Schiff
piano
piano
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
Fri 18 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich
The Golden Age, Op 22
Dance of the Black man and Two Soviet Footballers (Allegro) Proms premiere
The Golden Age, Op 22
Dance of the Golden Youths (Allegro) Proms premiere
The Golden Age, Op 22
Dance of the Diva (Adagio) Proms premiere
The Golden Age, Op 22
Conversation between the Director of the Exhibition and the Fascist (Andante) Proms premiere
The Golden Age, Op 22
Foxtrot...Foxtrot...Foxtrot...(Allegro non troppo) Proms premiere
Vincent Youmans
Tahiti Trot (after 'Tea for Two' by Vincent Youmans), Op 16
Dmitry Shostakovich
The Golden Age, Op 22
Cancan Act 2 Proms premiere
Alfred Schnittke
Viola Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
Yuri Abramovich Bashmet
viola
viola
Valery Gergiev
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Vincent Youmans
Alfred Schnittke
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Show Less Information
Sat 19 Aug 2006
15:00
Proms Saturday Matinee 03
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich
Suite No. 1 for Jazz Orchestra
Proms premiere
New Babylon, Op 18
Part 6 Proms premiere
Five Fragments, Op 42
Proms premiere
The Tale of the Priest and His Worker, Balda, Op 36
Prelude Proms premiere
The Tale of the Priest and His Worker, Balda, Op 36
Bazaar Proms premiere
The Tale of the Priest and His Worker, Balda, Op 36
Carousel (1) Proms premiere
The Tale of the Priest and His Worker, Balda, Op 36
Balda’s Song Proms premiere
The Tale of the Priest and His Worker, Balda, Op 36
Bell-Ringer’s Dance Proms premiere
The Bedbug, Op 19
Opening March Proms premiere
The Bedbug, Op 19
Intermezzo Proms premiere
The Bedbug, Op 19
Fire Proms premiere
The Bedbug, Op 19
Closing March Proms premiere
The Silly Little Mouse, Op 56
Proms premiere
Performers
Irma Gigolashvili
soprano
Mrs Cat
soprano
Mrs Cat
Elena Gorshunova
soprano
Mrs Mouse
soprano
Mrs Mouse
Elena Sommer
mezzo-soprano
Auntie Duck
mezzo-soprano
Auntie Duck
Vladimir Tyulpanov
baritone
Mrs Pig
baritone
Mrs Pig
Pavel Shmulevich
bass
Toad
bass
Toad
Mikhail Latyshev
Priest
Horse
Priest
Horse
Eduard Tsanga
Balda
Polkan The Dog
Balda
Polkan The Dog
Britten Sinfonia
André Ridder
conductor
conductor
Composers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
18:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
From the Apocalypse
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, ‘Babi Yar’
Performers
Vadim Repin
violin
violin
Mikhail Petrenko
bass
bass
Mariinsky Chorus
Valery Gergiev
conductor
conductor
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Composers
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
Jean Sibelius
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Sun 20 Aug 2006
18:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich
The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Performers
Valery Gergiev
conductor
conductor
Gennady Bezzubenkov
Old Convict
Old Convict
Viktor Lutsiuk
Sergey
Sergey
Evgeny Akimov
Zinovy Borisovich Izmailov
Zinovy Borisovich Izmailov
Olga Savova
Sonyetka
Sonyetka
Ilya Bannik
Policeman/Sentry
Policeman/Sentry
Mikhail Petrenko
Priest
Priest
Sergei Alexashkin
Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov
Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov
Larisa Gogolevskaya
Katerina Lvovna Izmailova
Katerina Lvovna Izmailova
Vasily Gorshkov
Coachman/Shabby Peasant/Second Foreman
Coachman/Shabby Peasant/Second Foreman
Tatiana Kravtsova
Aksinya/Woman Convict
Aksinya/Woman Convict
Andrei Popov
Mill-hand/First Foreman/Teacher
Mill-hand/First Foreman/Teacher
Grigory Karassev
Porter
Porter
Alexander Gerasimov
Steward/Third Foreman/Officer
Steward/Third Foreman/Officer
Vadim Kravets
Police Sergeant
Police Sergeant
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Composers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Mon 21 Aug 2006
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 06
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Marin Marais
Suite No. 5 in E minor, from Pièces en trio
excerpts Proms premiere
Anne Danican Philidor
Sonata for Recorder in D minor
Michel de la Barre
Suite No. 1 in C minor, from Pièces en trio Book 1
excerpts Proms premiere
Marin Marais
Suite in B minor, from Pièces de viole Book 2
Allemande Proms premiere
Suite in B minor, from Pièces de viole Book 2
Tombeau pour M. de Lully Proms premiere
Jean‐Baptiste Lully
Atys
Le sommeil Proms premiere
Performers
Hugo Reyne
flute/director
flute/director
La Simphonie du Marais
Composers
Marin Marais
Anne Danican Philidor
Michel de la Barre
Jean‐Baptiste Lully
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Hector Berlioz
Les francs-juges, Op 3
Overture
Sir James MacMillan
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Sir James MacMillan
Edward Elgar
Show Less Information
Tue 22 Aug 2006
19:00
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Richard Strauss
Don Juan
Ernest Chausson
Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op 19
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 6 in B minor
Performers
Susan Graham
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
Philippe Jordan
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Strauss
Ernest Chausson
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
22:00
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
HK Gruber
Hidden Agenda
UK premiere
Kurt Weill
Kiddush
Proms premiere
Hanns Eisler
Two Pieces, Op 21
No. 1 Liturgie vom Hauch Proms premiere
Kurt Weill
Das Berliner Requiem
Zu Potsdam unter den Eichen
Hanns Eisler
Two Pieces, Op 21
No. 2 Über das Töten Proms premiere
Kurt Weill
Die Legende vom toten Soldaten
Proms premiere
Hanns Eisler
Two Pieces, Op 19
No. 1 Ferner Streiken: 50,000 Holzarbeiter Proms premiere
HK Gruber
Frankenstein!!
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
HK Gruber
conductor
conductor/chansonnier
conductor
conductor/chansonnier
Daniel Norman
tenor
tenor
Daniel Hyde
organ
organ
BBC Singers
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
Composers
HK Gruber
Kurt Weill
Hanns Eisler
Show Less Information
Wed 23 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Mark‐Anthony Turnage
A Relic of Memory
UK premiere
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
Sergey Rachmaninov
The Bells
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
Nikolai Lugansky
piano
piano
Sergei Petrovich Leiferkus
baritone
baritone
Vsevolod Grivnov
tenor
tenor
Tatiana Monogarova
soprano
soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski
conductor
conductor
Composers
Mark‐Anthony Turnage
Sergey Prokofiev
Sergey Rachmaninov
Show Less Information
Thu 24 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Samuel Barber
Essay No. 1, Op 12
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
- Replaced Golijov's "Three Songs" which was cancelled due to ill health of the soloist Dawn Upshaw
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Trad.
Sakkijarven Polkka
- Encore
Performers
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
conductor/orchestrator
conductor
conductor/orchestrator
Llŷr Williams
piano
piano
Minnesota Orchestra
Composers
Samuel Barber
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gustav Mahler
Trad.
Show Less Information
Fri 25 Aug 2006
17:30
Proms Composer Portrait 04
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Magnus Lindberg
Piano Jubilees
Proms premiere
Steamboat Bill Jr
Proms premiere
Performers
Magnus Lindberg
piano
piano
Sarah Suckling
cello
cello
Sarah Thurlow
clarinet
clarinet
Composers
Magnus Lindberg
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 55
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Magnus Lindberg
Sculpture
UK premiere
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
Performers
Nikolaj Znaider
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
conductor
Composers
Magnus Lindberg
Felix Mendelssohn
Jean Sibelius
Show Less Information
Sat 26 Aug 2006
19:00
Prom 56
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin
Igor Stravinsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 3 in E major
No. 3 Gavotte en rondeau - Encore
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
No. 3 Scherzo: pizzicato ostinato - Encore
Performers
Christoph von Dohnányi
conductor
conductor
NDR Sinfonieorchester
Gil Shaham
violin
violin
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Igor Stravinsky
Johann Sebastian Bach
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Show Less Information
Sun 27 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 57
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Meistermusik, K 477
Proms premiere
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
Requiem in D minor (compl. Süssmayr)
Performers
Philippe Autexier
reconstructor
reconstructor
Collegium Vocale Gent (men's voices)
Mark Padmore
tenor
tenor
Carolyn Sampson
soprano
soprano
Ingeborg Danz
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Alfred Reiter
bass
bass
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe
conductor
conductor
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
Mon 28 Aug 2006
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 07
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6 Preludes and Fugues, K 404a
No. 5 Largo (Prelude) and Fugue in E flat major (after BWV 526) Proms premiere
6 Preludes and Fugues, K 404a
No. 2 Adagio (Prelude) and Fugue in G minor (after BWV 883) Proms premiere
Colin Matthews
Animato
World premiere
Oscuro
Proms premiere
Scorrevole
World premiere
Calmo
Proms premiere
Robert Schumann
Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op 44
Proms premiere
Performers
Leopold String Trio
Simon Crawford‐Phillips
piano
piano
Lawrence Power
viola
viola
Benjamin Nabarro
violin
violin
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Colin Matthews
Robert Schumann
Show Less Information
15:30
Prom 58
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Jacques Ibert
Divertissement
Kurt Weill
Der Dreigroschenoper
Moritat von Mackie Messer
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Den wie man sich bettet, so liegt man
Der Silbersee
Rom hiess eine Stadt
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé)
Dai Fujikura
Crushing Twister
World premiere
Leonard Bernstein
Fancy Free
Proms premiere
Performers
Pauline Malefane
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Kevin Cole
piano
piano
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood
conductor
presenter
conductor
presenter
Composers
Jacques Ibert
Kurt Weill
George Gershwin
Dai Fujikura
Leonard Bernstein
Show Less Information
19:30
Prom 59
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 34 in C major, K 338
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
La finta giardiniera, K 196
Aria 'Vorrei punirti, indegno' Proms premiere
Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’
Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
Cassation in G major, K 63
No. 3 Andante - Encore
Performers
Lars Vogt
piano
piano
Véronique Gens
soprano
soprano
Ivor Bolton
conductor
conductor
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
Tue 29 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 60
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Hans Werner Henze
Five Messages for the Queen of Sheba
London premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 7 in C major, 'Leningrad'
Performers
Kurt Masur
conductor
conductor
Orchestre National de France
Composers
Hans Werner Henze
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Wed 30 Aug 2006
19:30
Prom 61
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Charles Ives
Symphony No. 2
- Performed in the Jonathan Elkus edition Proms premiere
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 244 (solo piano version)
No. 2 in C sharp minor (excerpt) - Encore
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
William Walton
Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. C. Palmer)
Touch her soft lips and part - Encore
Edward Elgar
The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b
No. 6 The Wild Bears - Encore
Performers
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Lang Lang
piano
piano
Vladimir Horowitz
music arranger
music arranger
Composers
Charles Ives
Frédéric Chopin
Franz Liszt
Richard Strauss
William Walton
Edward Elgar
Show Less Information
Thu 31 Aug 2006
19:00
Prom 62
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Performers
Richard Goode
piano
piano
Jiří Bělohlávek
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anton Bruckner
Show Less Information
22:00
Prom 63
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
György Kurtág
Songs of Despair and Sorrow, Op 18
Proms premiere
Robert Schumann
4 Songs for double chorus, Op 141
Morton Feldman
Rothko Chapel
Proms premiere
Performers
Martyn Brabbins
conductor
conductor
Nash Ensemble
Stephen Cleobury
conductor
conductor
Amy Freston
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
György Kurtág
Robert Schumann
Morton Feldman
Show Less Information
Fri 1 Sep 2006
19:30
Prom 64
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 25 in G minor
Hanspeter Kyburz
Noesis
London premiere
Claude Debussy
Préludes, Book 1 - La Danse de Puck (orch. Colin Matthews)
Proms premiere of this orchestration
Préludes, Book 1 - Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest (orch. Colin Matthews)
Proms premiere of this orchestration
Préludes Book 2 (orch. Colin Matthews)
No. 2 Feuilles mortes Proms premiere of this orchestration
Préludes Book 2 (orch. Colin Matthews)
No. 12 Feux d'artifice Proms premiere of this orchestration
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Performers
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Hanspeter Kyburz
Claude Debussy
Show Less Information
Sat 2 Sep 2006
15:00
Proms Saturday Matinee 04
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro – overture
Benjamin Wallfisch
Escape Velocity
World premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Thamos, King of Egypt, K 345
Proms premiere
Performers
John Lubbock
conductor
conductor
Benjamin Wallfisch
conductor
conductor
Stephan Loges
bass
bass
Christine Cairns
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Fflur Wyn
soprano
soprano
Christopher Lemmings
tenor
tenor
OSJ Voices (formerly Choir of the Orchestra of St. John's, Smith Square)
Orchestra of St John's (sometime OSJ)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Benjamin Wallfisch
Show Less Information
18:30
Prom 65
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Karol Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 2 in D minor
No. 3 Sarabande - Encore
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E major
- edited L. Nowak
Performers
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann
violin
violin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Composers
Karol Szymanowski
Johann Sebastian Bach
Anton Bruckner
Show Less Information
Sun 3 Sep 2006
18:30
Prom 66
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Matthias Pintscher
Hérodiade-Fragmente
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Franz-Josef Selig
bass
bass
Yvonne Naef
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Nikolai Schukoff
tenor
tenor
BBC Symphony Chorus
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach
conductor
conductor
Marisol Montalvo
soprano
soprano
Composers
Matthias Pintscher
Ludwig van Beethoven
Show Less Information
Mon 4 Sep 2006
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 08
Cadogan Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Alban Berg
Sonata for Piano, Op 1
Proms premiere
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D 959
Proms premiere
Performers
Stephen Kovacevich (formerly Bishop-Kovacevich; Bishop)
piano
piano
Composers
Alban Berg
Franz Schubert
Show Less Information
19:00
Prom 67
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Dance of the Comedians Act 3 - Encore
Performers
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Bedrich Smetana
Show Less Information
22:00
Prom 68
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K16
Proms premiere
Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear'
Symphony No. 83 in G minor 'La poule'
No. 3 Minuet & trio - Encore
Performers
Leonidas Kavakos
conductor
violin/director
conductor
violin/director
Camerata Salzburg
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joseph Haydn
Show Less Information
Tue 5 Sep 2006
19:00
Prom 69
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Performers
Han-Na Chang
cello
cello
Tadaaki Otaka
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Sergey Rachmaninov
Show Less Information
Wed 6 Sep 2006
19:30
Prom 70
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Susan Gritton
soprano
soprano
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Christianne Stotijn
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus)
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Gustav Mahler
Show Less Information
Thu 7 Sep 2006
19:30
Prom 71
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
John Corigliano
The Red Violin
Pope's Concert - Encore
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Performers
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniele Gatti
conductor
conductor
Joshua Bell
violin
violin
Composers
Max Bruch
John Corigliano
Dmitry Shostakovich
Show Less Information
Fri 8 Sep 2006
19:30
Prom 72
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
Mass in C minor, K 427 (completed & edited by Robert D. Levin)
UK premiere of this version
Performers
Rosemary Joshua
soprano
soprano
Sarah Fox
soprano
soprano
Nathan Berg
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Eric Cutler
tenor
tenor
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Show Less Information
Sat 9 Sep 2006
19:30
Prom 73 - Last Night of the Proms 2006
Royal Albert Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich
Festive Overture
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Aria 'No sleep, no rest' Act 2
Giuseppe Verdi
Ernani
Aria 'Gran dio!...Oh de' verd'aani miei' Act 3 Proms premiere
Anton Rubinstein
Nero
Epithalamium 'I sing to you, Hymen divine' Proms premiere
Colin Matthews
Vivo
Sergey Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 12 Ankunft der Gäste Act 2 Scene 4 Proms premiere
Eric Coates
March 'Calling all Workers'
Proms premiere
Georges Bizet
Carmen
No. 12b Aria 'Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre' Act 2
Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy
Moscow Nights
Sonia Posetti
Bullanguera
World premiere
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with additional Songs arranged by Bob Chilcott)
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Unknown
National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
baritone
baritone
Viktoria Mullova
violin
violin
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Bibs Ekkel
domras
domras
David Nissen
domras
domras
Stanislav Peteltchits
bayan
bayan
Alexei Ekkel
contrabass balalaika
contrabass balalaika
Matthew Barley
music arranger
music arranger
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
Composers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Alexander Borodin
Giuseppe Verdi
Anton Rubinstein
Colin Matthews
Sergey Prokofiev
Richard Wagner
Eric Coates
Georges Bizet
Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy
Sonia Posetti
Edward Elgar
Henry Wood
Hubert Parry
Unknown
Show Less Information
Trending Now