Proms 2023
Proms 2023 Calendar
By Year
Fri 14 Jul 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Experience the buzz of live performance at its finest at the launch of the world’s greatest classical music festival.
Experience the buzz of live performance at its finest at the launch of the world’s greatest classical music festival.
Programme
- Finlandia(8 mins)
- Let There Be Light(5 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Piano Concerto in A minor(30 mins)
- interval
- Snöfrid(14 mins)
- The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra(18 mins)
Performers
- Lesley Manvilleactor
- Paul Lewispiano
- Dalia Stasevskaconductor
Sat 15 Jul 2023
- 14:00Guildhall, Derry
Early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico explores the many facets of William Byrd – England’s greatest Renaissance composer and a musical chameleon – in his 400th-anniversary year.
Early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico explores the many facets of William Byrd – England’s greatest Renaissance composer and a musical chameleon – in his 400th-anniversary year.
Programme
- Emendemus in melius(3 mins)
- O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth(3 mins)
- Sing joyfully unto God our strength(3 mins)
- Great Service – Nunc dimittis(5 mins)
- Vide, Domine, afflictionem nostram(6 mins)
- Haec dies(3 mins)
- Ne irascaris, Domine(10 mins)
- interval
- Retire my soul(5 mins)
- Ave verum corpus(4 mins)
- Laudate Dominum omnes gentes(3 mins)
- Optimam partem elegit(3 mins)
- Factus est repente(2 mins)
- Mass for Four Voices – Agnus Dei(4 mins)
- Domine Dominus noster(3 mins)
- Ecce vicit Leo(3 mins)
- Too much I once lamented(4 mins)
- Laudibus in sanctis(5 mins)
Performers
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 20:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Concert Orchestra brings a symphonic edge to the beats that took the industrial North and Midlands by storm in the 1960s and 1970s, in a stomping celebration of underground British club culture.
Also part ofProms on TV
Sun 16 Jul 2023
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Former BBC Young Musician of the Year Finalist and Proms regular Benjamin Grosvenor performs a piano recital of works by Debussy, Ravel and Liszt.
Former BBC Young Musician of the Year Finalist and Proms regular Benjamin Grosvenor performs a piano recital of works by Debussy, Ravel and Liszt.
Programme
- Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune(10 mins)arr. Borwick
- Réminiscences de Norma(17 mins)
- Le tombeau de Couperin(26 mins)
- La valse(12 mins)
Performers
- Benjamin Grosvenorpiano
Composers
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto leads The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in a concert of works by Beethoven, Vivaldi and Andrea Tarrodi.
Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto leads The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in a concert of works by Beethoven, Vivaldi and Andrea Tarrodi.
Programme
- Birds of Paradise(8 mins)
- Symphony No. 1 in C major(26 mins)
- interval
- The Four Seasons(55 mins)interspersed with folk music improvisations
Performers
- Ale Carrcittern
- Pekka Kuusistoviolin/conductor
Mon 17 Jul 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
South Korean star violinist Bomsori performs Bruch’s First Violin Concerto with conductor Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic.
South Korean star violinist Bomsori performs Bruch’s First Violin Concerto with conductor Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic.
Programme
- Ballade in A minor, Op. 33(11 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor(25 mins)
- interval
- Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor(3 mins)
- Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major(2 mins)
- Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F major(2 mins)
- Concerto for Orchestra(36 mins)
Performers
- Bomsoriviolin
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
Also part ofProms on TV
Tue 18 Jul 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sir Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Mark Wigglesworth.
Sir Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Mark Wigglesworth.
Programme
- ABLAZE THE MOON(5 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor(27 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in D major(53 mins)
Performers
- Sir Stephen Houghpiano
- Mark Wigglesworthconductor
Wed 19 Jul 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony has one of classical music’s most famous openings. This iconic four-note motif returns again and again. Is it a thunderclap – or fate, knocking at the door? Make up your own mind with the BBC NOW.
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony has one of classical music’s most famous openings. This iconic four-note motif returns again and again. Is it a thunderclap – or fate, knocking at the door? Make up your own mind with the BBC NOW.
Programme
- Five Études-tableaux(25 mins)orch. Respighi
- Violin Concerto in G minor(33 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(31 mins)
Performers
- Elena Uriosteviolin
- Tadaaki Otakaconductor
Thu 20 Jul 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Josep Pons play Ravel’s Boléro, and Spanish violinist María Dueñas is soloist in Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Josep Pons play Ravel’s Boléro, and Spanish violinist María Dueñas is soloist in Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole.
Programme
- La vida breve – Interlude and Dance(8 mins)
- Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21(33 mins)
- interval
- Images – Ibéria(20 mins)
- Boléro(13 mins)
Performers
- María Dueñasviolin
- Josep Ponsconductor
Also part ofClassical for starters
Fri 21 Jul 2023
- 19:30Sage Gateshead
The weekend-long Proms festival at Sage Gateshead launches with an exciting collaboration between Self Esteem and the Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 20:00Royal Albert Hall
Make a date with destiny at this Proms celebration of fado, the musical soul of Portugal, performed by one of its greatest living exponents.
- 22:00Sage Gateshead
Trumpeter Yazz Ahmed and her quartet present a set of intoxicating, psychedelic jazz alongside clarinettist, composer and bandleader Arun Ghosh.
Also part ofProms Across the UK
Sat 22 Jul 2023
- 14:00Royal Albert Hall
Join the Horrible Histories team and the English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for a high-decibel dive into ’Orrible Opera.
Join the Horrible Histories team and the English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for a high-decibel dive into ’Orrible Opera.
Programme
- The Magic Flute – Queen of the Night’s aria (‘The Wrath of Hell’)
- Richard Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries
- Macbeth – Witches’ chorus (‘Welcome Sisters’)
- Cats’ Duet
- Turandot – ‘Nessun dorma’
- Orpheus in the Underworld – The Can-Can (Infernal Galop)
- Carmen – Toreador’s Song
- The Barber of Seville – ‘Here at your Service’
- Porgy and Bess – ‘Summertime’
- The March of the Women
- Akhnaten – Funeral of Amenhotep III
- Giulio Cesare – Stormy Winds
- The Pirates of Penzance – Major-General’s Song (‘I am the very model’)
Performers
- Richard David Caineactor
- Alison Fitzjohnactor
- Neal Fosteractorstage director
- James McNicholasactor
- Morgan Philpottactor
- Jessica Ransomactor
- Inel Tomlinsonactor
- Deborah Traceyactor
- Rainelle Krausesoprano
- Isabelle Peterssoprano
- Gweneth Ann Randsoprano
- David Butt-Philiptenor
- Charles Ricebaritone
- John Molloybass
- Keri-Lynn Wilsonconductor
- Angie NewmanBSL Interpreter
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
Join the Horrible Histories team and the English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for a high-decibel dive into ’Orrible Opera.
Join the Horrible Histories team and the English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra for a high-decibel dive into ’Orrible Opera.
Programme
- The Magic Flute – Queen of the Night’s aria (‘The Wrath of Hell’)
- The Ride of the Valkyries
- Macbeth – Witches’ chorus (‘Welcome Sisters’)
- Cats’ Duet
- Turandot – ‘Nessun dorma’
- Orpheus in the Underworld – The Can-Can (Infernal Galop)
- Carmen – Toreador’s Song
- The Barber of Seville – ‘Here at your Service’
- Porgy and Bess – ‘Summertime’
- The March of the Women
- Akhnaten – Funeral of Amenhotep III
- Giulio Cesare – Stormy Winds
- The Pirates of Penzance – Major-General’s Song (‘I am the very model’)
Performers
- Richard David Caineactor
- Alison Fitzjohnactor
- Neal Fosteractorstage director
- James McNicholasactor
- Morgan Philpottactor
- Jessica Ransomactor
- Inel Tomlinsonactor
- Deborah Traceyactor
- Rainelle Krausesoprano
- Isabelle Peterssoprano
- Gweneth Ann Randsoprano
- David Butt-Philiptenor
- Charles Ricebaritone
- John Molloybass
- Keri-Lynn Wilsonconductor
- Angie NewmanBSL interpreter
- Lucie Pankhurstmovement director
- 19:30Sage Gateshead
The Royal Northern Sinfonia and Principal Conductor Dinis Sousa perform Brahms’s Second Symphony and Missy Mazzoli’s hypnotic Sinfonia, while Kristian Bezuidenhout is the soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor.
The Royal Northern Sinfonia and Principal Conductor Dinis Sousa perform Brahms’s Second Symphony and Missy Mazzoli’s hypnotic Sinfonia, while Kristian Bezuidenhout is the soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor.
Programme
- Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)(9 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor(30 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in D major(45 mins)
Performers
- Dinis Sousaconductor
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 22:15Sage Gateshead
The Sage Gatehead’s young people’s choir Voices of the River’s Edge joins forces with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia and additional massed voices from across the North-East, in a celebration of vocal music.
The Sage Gatehead’s young people’s choir Voices of the River’s Edge joins forces with the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia and additional massed voices from across the North-East, in a celebration of vocal music.
Programme
- Whin Lands – 1: Nightfall(3 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Vasara(3 mins)
- My Love dwelt in a Northern Land(4 mins)
- Abendlied(4 mins)
- Tykus Tykus(4 mins)
- Whin Lands – 2: Round the Dancing Flames(3 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Three Sacred Hymns – 1: Bogoroditse devo(2 mins)
- Ave verum corpus Re-imagined(5 mins)
- Of the Sun Born(5 mins)
- Enjoy the Silence(5 mins)arr. Eric Whitacre
- I Listen to the Stillness of You(4 mins)
- Der Mensch lebt und bestehet nur eine kleine Zeit(3 mins)
- Wesendonck Lieder – No. 5: Träume(6 mins)arr. Gottwald
- Sing to the Moon(4 mins)
- Songs of Farewell: No. 4. There Is an Old Belief(5 mins)
- Exit Music (for a Film)(4 mins)Radiohead, arr. Torkel Rönnblad
- Whin Lands – 3: Daybreak(5 mins)
Performers
- Timothy Burkeconductor
- Grace Rossiterconductor
Also part ofProms Across the UK
Sun 23 Jul 2023
- 14:00Sage Gateshead
American counter-tenor Reginald Mobley is joined by French jazz pianist Baptiste Trotignon for a musical journey through the African American spiritual.
American counter-tenor Reginald Mobley is joined by French jazz pianist Baptiste Trotignon for a musical journey through the African American spiritual.
Programme
- My Lord, what a morning
- Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen
- Great camp-meetin’
- Steal away
- Save me Lord
- By and by / There is a balm in Gilead
- Deep River
- I Got a Robe
- Were You There
- Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
- Bright Sparkles in the Churchyard
- Because
- Jean
- Resignation
- Sunset
Performers
- Reginald Mobleycounter-tenor
- Baptiste Trotignonpiano
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 15:00Sage Gateshead
CBeebies friends JoJo & Gran Gran are on board the Sage Gateshead submarine with a Gran Gran plan, and Andy has his safari sub at the ready. Join them for a fun-filled CBeebies musical ocean adventure for all the family!
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and new Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for the first of their two Proms together this season.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and new Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for the first of their two Proms together this season.
Programme
- Meditations on Joy(15 mins)BBC co-commission: UK premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’(65 mins)
Performers
- Eleanor Dennissoprano
- Karen Cargillmezzo-soprano
- Nicky Spencetenor
- Michael Mofidianbass-baritone
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Composers
Mon 24 Jul 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ Symphony and a world premiere by American composer Catherine Lamb.
Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ Symphony and a world premiere by American composer Catherine Lamb.
Programme
- Portions Transparent/Opaque(36 mins)BBC commission: world premiere (Portions 2 & 3)
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(46 mins)
Performers
- Ilan Volkovconductor
Composers
Also part ofBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Proms
Tue 25 Jul 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Elim Chan perform Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations alongside Noriko Koide’s BBC commission Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain and Beethoven’s mighty Third Piano Concerto.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Elim Chan perform Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations alongside Noriko Koide’s BBC commission Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain and Beethoven’s mighty Third Piano Concerto.
Programme
- Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain(12 mins)BBC commission: European premiere
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor(34 mins)
- ‘Enigma’ Variations(31 mins)
Performers
- Jan Lisieckipiano
- Elim Chanconductor
Also part ofClassical for starters - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
A chance to hear the 9,999 pipes of the Royal Albert Hall’s organ put through their paces by organist and TikTok star Anna Lapwood, with music by Philip Glass, Kristina Arakelyan and Hans Zimmer.
A chance to hear the 9,999 pipes of the Royal Albert Hall’s organ put through their paces by organist and TikTok star Anna Lapwood, with music by Philip Glass, Kristina Arakelyan and Hans Zimmer.
Programme
- Star Fantasy(6 mins)
- In Paradisum(5 mins)
- Limina Luminis(6 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Interstellar Suite – No. 1: Stay(7 mins)arr. Lapwood
- Retrospection (An Elf on a Moonbeam)(4 mins)
- Mad Rush(7 mins)
- Interstellar Suite – No. 2: Cornfield Chase(3 mins)arr. Lapwood
- String Quartet in G minor – 3rd mvt(8 mins)arr. Guilmant
- Suite bergamasque – Clair de lune(5 mins)arr. Lapwood
- Interstellar Suite – No. 3: No Time for Caution(5 mins)arr. Lapwood
Performers
- Anna Lapwoodorgan
Also part ofLate Night Proms
Wed 26 Jul 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Rachmaninov’s The Bells and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 combine in an all-Russian programme from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé.
Rachmaninov’s The Bells and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 combine in an all-Russian programme from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé.
Programme
- The Bells(35 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in D minor(50 mins)
Performers
- Mané Galoyansoprano
- Dmytro Popovtenor
- Andrei Kymachbartone
- Sir Mark Elderconductor
Composers
Thu 27 Jul 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Experience the awe-inspiring power of a full orchestra with massed choir and operatic soloists in a Prom that unites two choral classics.
Experience the awe-inspiring power of a full orchestra with massed choir and operatic soloists in a Prom that unites two choral classics.
Programme
- Symphony of Psalms(21 mins)
- interval
- Carmina burana(65 mins)
Performers
- Maki Morisoprano
- Matthias Rexrothcounter-tenor
- Germán Olverabaritone
- CBSO Children’s Chorus
- Kazuki Yamadaconductor
Composers
Also part ofClassical for starters
Fri 28 Jul 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
A Proms tribute to Bollywood’s late, great ‘Queen of Melody’ Lata Mangeshkar, whose legendary voice was the soundtrack for an entire generation of cinema-goers.
Also part ofProms on TV
Sat 29 Jul 2023
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra present Mendelssohn’s Elijah alongside soloists Roderick Williams and Carolyn Sampson.
Maxim Emelyanychev and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra present Mendelssohn’s Elijah alongside soloists Roderick Williams and Carolyn Sampson.
Programme
- Elijah(131 mins)
Performers
- Carolyn Sampsonsoprano
- Rowan Piercesoprano
- Helen Charlstonmezzo-soprano
- Andrew Staplestenor
- Roderick Williamsbaritone
- Maxim Emelyanychevconductor
Composers
Sun 30 Jul 2023
- 14:00Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Owain Park directs The Gesualdo Six in a journey through five centuries of madrigals, from Thomas Weelkes (celebrating his 400th anniversary this year) and Orlando Gibbons to Judith Weir and Sarah Rimkus.
Owain Park directs The Gesualdo Six in a journey through five centuries of madrigals, from Thomas Weelkes (celebrating his 400th anniversary this year) and Orlando Gibbons to Judith Weir and Sarah Rimkus.
Programme
- Potrò viver io più se senza luce(3 mins)
- Io son ferito, ahi lasso(4 mins)
- Morir non può il mio cuore(2 mins)
- Asciugate i begli occhi(4 mins)
- Sì, ch’ io vorrei morire(4 mins)
- Il bianco e dolce cigno(2 mins)
- The silver swan(2 mins)
- This sweet and merry month of May(3 mins)
- As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending(4 mins)
- interval
- Thule the period of cosmographie(5 mins)
- Nonsense Madrigals – No. 1: Two Dreams and Little Bat(2 mins)
- Nonsense Madrigals – No. 2: Cuckoo in the Pear Tree(2 mins)
- Nonsense Madrigals – No. 3: The Alphabet(2 mins)
- The nightingale, the organ of delight(2 mins)
- The ape, the monkey and baboon(2 mins)
- Nonsense Madrigals – No. 4: Flying Robert(3 mins)
- Nonsense Madrigals – No. 5: The Lobster Quadrille(2 mins)
- Nonsense Madrigals – No. 6: A Long, Sad Tale(2 mins)
- Madrigal(3 mins)
- My heart is like a singing bird(6 mins)
Performers
- Owain Parkdirector
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Gustavo Gimeno present Bernard Herrmann’s Vertigo suite alongside Prokofiev’s fiery Third Symphony and the hyper-Romantic Violin Concerto by Korngold – whose opening sounds strangely like the original Star Trek theme…
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Gustavo Gimeno present Bernard Herrmann’s Vertigo suite alongside Prokofiev’s fiery Third Symphony and the hyper-Romantic Violin Concerto by Korngold – whose opening sounds strangely like the original Star Trek theme…
Programme
- Vertigo(12 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor(34 mins)
Performers
- Vadim Gluzmanviolin
- Gustavo Gimenoconductor
Mon 31 Jul 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft present an all-American Prom with works by John Adams, Copland and Derrick Skye.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft present an all-American Prom with works by John Adams, Copland and Derrick Skye.
Programme
- Nova Plexus(18 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Clarinet Concerto(18 mins)
- interval
- Harmonium(33 mins)
Performers
- Annelien Van Wauweclarinet
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
Composers
Tue 1 Aug 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft return for the second of their consecutive Proms. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 is paired with Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Isata Kanneh-Mason.
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft return for the second of their consecutive Proms. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 is paired with Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Isata Kanneh-Mason.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major(27 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor(44 mins)
Performers
- Isata Kanneh‐Masonpiano
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
Composers
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra performs a collection of jazz standards and big-band classics, featuring special guest Dee Dee Bridgewater.
Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra performs a collection of jazz standards and big-band classics, featuring special guest Dee Dee Bridgewater.
Programme
- Braggin’ In Brasstrans. David Berger
- The 29ers
- Strasbourg/St. Denisarr. David Gibson
- Cotton Tailarr. Slide Hampton
- Basin Street Bluesarr. John Clayton
- Afro Bluearr. John Clayton
- Fine and Mellowarr. Cecil Bridgewater
- Let the Good Times Rollarr. Frank Foster
Performers
- Sean Jonestrumpet/director
Wed 2 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Kirill Karabits present Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2 alongside a work by Karabits’s own father. Horn virtuoso Felix Klieser makes his Proms debut with Mozart’s sunny Concerto No. 4.
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Kirill Karabits present Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2 alongside a work by Karabits’s own father. Horn virtuoso Felix Klieser makes his Proms debut with Mozart’s sunny Concerto No. 4.
Programme
- Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, ‘A Musical Gift to Kyiv’(13 mins)UK premiere
- Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major(16 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in E minor(60 mins)
Performers
- Felix Klieserhorn
- Kirill Karabitsconductor
Thu 3 Aug 2023
- 11:30Royal Albert Hall
Highlights from last night’s Prom with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – plus pieces by Walton and Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk – in a short, relaxed performance with British Sign Language-interpretation and onstage presentation.
Highlights from last night’s Prom with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – plus pieces by Walton and Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk – in a short, relaxed performance with British Sign Language-interpretation and onstage presentation.
Programme
- Coronation March ‘Orb and Sceptre’(6 mins)
- Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major(16 mins)
- The High Pass – Melody(4 mins)
- Symphony No. 2 in E minor – Allegro vivace (4th mvt)(15 mins)
Performers
- Felix Klieserhorn
- Kirill Karabitsconductor
- Naomi Wilkinsonpresenter
- Rachael MerryBSL interpreter
Also part ofFor Families - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor John Storgårds present Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 alongside Walton’s Violin Concerto and the world premiere of a new work by Irish composer Gerald Barry.
The BBC Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor John Storgårds present Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 alongside Walton’s Violin Concerto and the world premiere of a new work by Irish composer Gerald Barry.
Programme
- Kafka’s Earplugs(12 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Violin Concerto(31 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in E minor(38 mins)
Performers
- James Ehnesviolin
- John Storgårdsconductor
Composers
Fri 4 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Klaus Mäkelä and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Walton’s choral symphony Belshazzar’s Feast, while Yuja Wang is the soloist in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Klaus Mäkelä and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Walton’s choral symphony Belshazzar’s Feast, while Yuja Wang is the soloist in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Programme
- Perú negro(16 mins)UK premiere
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini(22 mins)
- interval
- Belshazzar’s Feast(36 mins)
Performers
- Yuja Wangpiano
- Thomas Hampsonbaritone
- Klaus Mäkeläconductor
Also part ofProms on TV
Sat 5 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Works by Copland and Hindemith bookend Strauss’s Four Last Songs – featuring South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha – in this Prom from the National Youth Orchestra.
Works by Copland and Hindemith bookend Strauss’s Four Last Songs – featuring South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha – in this Prom from the National Youth Orchestra.
Programme
- Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber(21 mins)
- Four Last Songs(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3(43 mins)
Performers
- Masabane Cecilia Rangwanashasoprano
- Carlos Miguel Prietoconductor
Also part ofProms on TV
Sun 6 Aug 2023
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
John Butt and the award-winning Dunedin Consort perform Mozart’s magnificent Mass in C minor with soloists including Lucy Crowe, Jess Dandy and Nardus Williams.
John Butt and the award-winning Dunedin Consort perform Mozart’s magnificent Mass in C minor with soloists including Lucy Crowe, Jess Dandy and Nardus Williams.
Programme
- Sinfonia in D major, BWV 1045(6 mins)
- Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225(14 mins)
- Heilig ist Gott(7 mins)
- interval
- Mass in C minor, K427(50 mins)compl. C. Kemme
Performers
- Lucy Crowesoprano
- Nardus Williamssoprano
- Jess Dandyalto
- Benjamin Huletttenor
- Robert Daviesbaritone
- John Buttharpsichord/conductor
Also part ofProms on TV - 15:00Dewsbury Town Hall
Laura van der Heijden and Jâms Coleman present a programme of 20th- and 21st-century music for cello and piano, featuring works by Rachmaninov, Dora Pejačević and Lara Weaver.
Laura van der Heijden and Jâms Coleman present a programme of 20th- and 21st-century music for cello and piano, featuring works by Rachmaninov, Dora Pejačević and Lara Weaver.
Programme
- Vocalise(6 mins)arr. R. Wallfisch
- Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 35(28 mins)
- interval
- A Thing That Holds(8 mins)
- Cello Sonata in G minor(35 mins)
Performers
- Jâms Colemanpiano
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London perform Rachmaninov’s famous Second Piano Concerto with soloist Alim Beisembayev. Bookending the Prom are Lili Boulanger’s tone-poem D’un matin de printemps and Walton’s First Symphony.
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London perform Rachmaninov’s famous Second Piano Concerto with soloist Alim Beisembayev. Bookending the Prom are Lili Boulanger’s tone-poem D’un matin de printemps and Walton’s First Symphony.
Programme
- D’un matin de printemps(5 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(34 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor(43 mins)
Performers
- Alim Beisembayevpiano
- John Wilsonconductor
Mon 7 Aug 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Robin Ticciati conducts Francis Poulenc’s devastatingly powerful opera Dialogues of the Carmelites in a concert staging fresh from the Glyndebourne Festival.
Robin Ticciati conducts Francis Poulenc’s devastatingly powerful opera Dialogues of the Carmelites in a concert staging fresh from the Glyndebourne Festival.
Programme
- Dialogues of the Carmelites(151 mins)
Performers
- Sally MatthewsBlanche de la Force
- Katarina DalaymanMadame de Croissy (Old Prioress)
- Golda SchultzMadame Lidoine (New Prioress)
- Karen CargillMother Marie of the Incarnation
- Florie ValiquetteSister Constance of St Denis
- Fiona KimmMother Jeanne of the Child Jesus
- Paul GayMarquis de la Force
- Valentin ThillChevalier de la Force
- Vincent OrdonneauFather Confessor
- Theodore PlattJailer
- Jamie WoollardThierry, a footman
- Matthew NuttallM. Javelinot, a physician
- Jade MoffatSister Mathilde
- Gavan RingFirst Commissary
- Michael RonanSecond Commissary
- Michael LaffertyOfficer
- Robin Ticciaticonductor
Composers
Tue 8 Aug 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Jaime Martín present Holst’s epic suite The Planets alongside works by Grace Williams and Dora Pejačević.
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Jaime Martín present Holst’s epic suite The Planets alongside works by Grace Williams and Dora Pejačević.
Programme
- Overture(6 mins)
- Violin Concerto(25 mins)
- interval
- The Planets(51 mins)
Performers
- Geneva Lewisviolin
- Jaime Martínconductor
Composers
Also part ofClassical for starters
Wed 9 Aug 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic return to the Proms for Rachmaninov’s First Symphony. Dame Sarah Connolly joins them for songs by Alma Mahler-Werfel and Dora Pejačević.
John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic return to the Proms for Rachmaninov’s First Symphony. Dame Sarah Connolly joins them for songs by Alma Mahler-Werfel and Dora Pejačević.
Programme
- Oberon – overture(10 mins)
- Zwei Schmetterlingslieder, op. 52(4 mins)
- Verwandlung, op. 37b(6 mins)
- Liebeslied, op. 39(6 mins)
- Die stille Stadt(3 mins)orch. C. & D. Matthews
- Licht in der Nacht(3 mins)orch. C. & D. Matthews
- Bei dir ist es traut(3 mins)orch. C. & D. Matthews
- Symphony No. 1 in D minor(42 mins)
Performers
- Dame Sarah Connollymezzo-soprano
- John Storgårdsconductor
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Relax into a late-night musical meditation with Grammy-nominated vocal group VOCES8 and a playlist that drifts from the Renaissance to Radiohead.
Relax into a late-night musical meditation with Grammy-nominated vocal group VOCES8 and a playlist that drifts from the Renaissance to Radiohead.
Programme
- Let My Love Be Heard(5 mins)
- Still(4 mins)
- String Quartet No. 3, ‘Mishima’ – Mishima/Closing(3 mins)
- All Seems Beautiful to Me(5 mins)
- The Rose(4 mins)
- and the swallow(4 mins)with violin solo by Christopher Moore
- Pyramid Song(5 mins)arr. G. Lawson
- The Day Before(4 mins)
- A Prayer(5 mins)
- The Deer’s Cry(5 mins)
- Ubi caritas(6 mins)
- Serenity(4 mins)
- Floral Tribute(5 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- Diliges Dominum(4 mins)
- Agnus Dei(8 mins)
Performers
- Ola Gjeilopiano
- Cerys Matthewsvoiceover
Also part ofLate Night Proms
Thu 10 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
An emotionally charged programme from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo. Berg’s Violin Concerto, with soloist Leila Josefowicz, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 7.
An emotionally charged programme from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo. Berg’s Violin Concerto, with soloist Leila Josefowicz, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 7.
Programme
- Violin Concerto(22 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7(72 mins)
Performers
- Leila Josefowiczviolin
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Fri 11 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Shimmering choral and orchestral music from one of the boldest musical voices of the 20th century, in a Prom inspired by music from Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Shimmering choral and orchestral music from one of the boldest musical voices of the 20th century, in a Prom inspired by music from Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Programme
- Requiem(29 mins)
- interval
- Lux aeterna(9 mins)
- Also sprach Zarathustra(34 mins)
Performers
- Jennifer Francesoprano
- Clare Preslandmezzo-soprano
- Edward Gardnerconductor
Composers
Sat 12 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer are joined by Sir András Schiff for one of the great Romantic piano concertos from Schumann. Weber’s overture to Der Freischütz and Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony complete the programme.
Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer are joined by Sir András Schiff for one of the great Romantic piano concertos from Schumann. Weber’s overture to Der Freischütz and Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony complete the programme.
Programme
- Der Freischütz – overture(10 mins)
- Piano Concerto in A minor(31 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’(40 mins)
Performers
- Sir András Schiffpiano
- Iván Fischerconductor
Sun 13 Aug 2023
- 14:00Royal Albert Hall
Tearing up the rulebook at this year’s Proms are the Budapest Festival Orchestra and conductor Iván Fischer, who – for one day only – hand over the reins to the Proms audience.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Budapest Festival Orchestra and soprano Anna-Lena Elbert mark the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti with his Mysteries of the Macabre. Sir András Schiff is the soloist in Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto before Beethoven’s pioneering ‘Eroica’ Symphony.
The Budapest Festival Orchestra and soprano Anna-Lena Elbert mark the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti with his Mysteries of the Macabre. Sir András Schiff is the soloist in Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto before Beethoven’s pioneering ‘Eroica’ Symphony.
Programme
- Mysteries of the Macabre(9 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 3(23 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’(47 mins)
Performers
- Anna-Lena Elbertsoprano
- Sir András Schiffpiano
- Iván Fischerconductor
Mon 14 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
German pianist Martin Helmchen makes his Proms debut in Brahms’s richly Romantic Second Piano Concerto. Sakari Oramo also conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the Proms premiere of Dora Pejačević’s Symphony in F sharp minor.
German pianist Martin Helmchen makes his Proms debut in Brahms’s richly Romantic Second Piano Concerto. Sakari Oramo also conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the Proms premiere of Dora Pejačević’s Symphony in F sharp minor.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major(46 mins)
- interval
- Symphony in F sharp minor(48 mins)
Performers
- Martin Helmchenpiano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Tue 15 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
French pianist Alexandre Kantorow makes his Proms debut in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra also perform Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 and anniversary composer Ligeti’s Lontano.
French pianist Alexandre Kantorow makes his Proms debut in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra also perform Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 and anniversary composer Ligeti’s Lontano.
Programme
- Lontano(10 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major(37 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 10 in E minor(57 mins)
Performers
- Alexandre Kantorowpiano
- Vasily Petrenkoconductor
Wed 16 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali perform Elgar’s bucolic overture In the South and Strauss’s tone-poem Aus Italien, bookending Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with star soloist Seong-Jin Cho.
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali perform Elgar’s bucolic overture In the South and Strauss’s tone-poem Aus Italien, bookending Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with star soloist Seong-Jin Cho.
Programme
- In the South (Alassio)(20 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor(43 mins)
- interval
- Aus Italien(47 mins)
Performers
- Seong-Jin Chopiano
- Santtu-Matias Rouvaliconductor
Thu 17 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
György Kurtág’s ‘unforgettable’ adaption of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist play has its highly anticipated UK premiere, given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth.
György Kurtág’s ‘unforgettable’ adaption of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist play has its highly anticipated UK premiere, given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth.
Programme
- Endgame(125 mins)
Performers
- Frode OlsenHamm
- Morgan MoodyClov
- Hilary SummersNell
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
- Victoria NewlynStage director
Composers
Also part ofBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Proms
Fri 18 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
New Zealand-born conductor Gemma New makes her Proms debut leading the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky’s The Firebird, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and the European premiere of Samy Moussa’s Symphony No. 2.
New Zealand-born conductor Gemma New makes her Proms debut leading the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky’s The Firebird, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and the European premiere of Samy Moussa’s Symphony No. 2.
Programme
- Symphony No. 2(20 mins)BBC co-commission: European premiere
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major(20 mins)
- interval
- The Firebird(45 mins)
Performers
- Pavel Kolesnikovpiano
- Gemma Newconductor
Sat 19 Aug 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Trinity Boys Choir and Finnish-Swedish mezzo-soprano Jenny Carlsted in Mahler’s mighty Third Symphony.
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Trinity Boys Choir and Finnish-Swedish mezzo-soprano Jenny Carlsted in Mahler’s mighty Third Symphony.
Programme
- Symphony No. 3 in D minor(95 mins)
Performers
- Jenny Carlstedtmezzo-soprano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
The Manchester Collective presents an urban musical world with pieces by contemporary composers Steve Reich, Hannah Peel, David Lang, Oliver Leith and Ben Nobuto.
The Manchester Collective presents an urban musical world with pieces by contemporary composers Steve Reich, Hannah Peel, David Lang, Oliver Leith and Ben Nobuto.
Programme
- Neon(11 mins)
- SERENITY 2.0(13 mins)
- A different ‘Fantasie from Suite No. 5 in G minor’(5 mins)
- Mystery Sonata No. 7, ‘Glory’(8 mins)
- Double Sextet(23 mins)
Performers
- Rakhi Singhviolin/director
Also part ofLate Night Proms
Sun 20 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
François-Xavier Roth’s orchestra Les Siècles presents Ligeti’s Concert Românesc and Violin Concerto alongside two late works by Mozart, the Piano Concerto No. 23 and the ‘Jupiter’ Symphony.
François-Xavier Roth’s orchestra Les Siècles presents Ligeti’s Concert Românesc and Violin Concerto alongside two late works by Mozart, the Piano Concerto No. 23 and the ‘Jupiter’ Symphony.
Programme
- Concert Românesc(12 mins)
- Violin Concerto(27 mins)
- interval
- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major(25 mins)
- Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’(31 mins)
Performers
- Isabelle Faustviolin
- Alexander Melnikovpiano
- François‐Xavier Rothconductor
Composers
Mon 21 Aug 2023
- 20:00Royal Albert Hall
Conductor Jules Buckley and his Orchestra are joined by singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and keyboardist, Cory Henry to celebrate some of Stevie Wonder’s most iconic work.
Conductor Jules Buckley and his Orchestra are joined by singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and keyboardist, Cory Henry to celebrate some of Stevie Wonder’s most iconic work.
Programme
- Too Higharr. Rob Taggart
- Visionsarr. Callum Au
- Living for the Cityarr. Jochen Neuffer
- Golden Ladyarr. Jochen Neuffer
- Higher Groundarr. Jochen Neuffer
- Jesus Children of Americaarr. Tim Davies
- All in Love Is Fairarr. Tommy Laurence
- Don’t You Worry Bout a Thingarr. Tom Richards
- Superwomanarr. Jochen Neuffer
- Creepin’arr. Rob Taggart
- They Won’t Go When I Goarr. Tim Davies
- Something Out of the Bluearr. Tim Davies
- If It’s Magic
- I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summerarr. Tim Davies
Performers
- Jules Buckley Orchestra
- Jules Buckleyconductor
Composers
Tue 22 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus present Schumann’s choral and orchestral cycle Das Paradies und die Peri – its first complete performance at the Proms.
Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus present Schumann’s choral and orchestral cycle Das Paradies und die Peri – its first complete performance at the Proms.
Programme
- Das Paradies und die Peri(99 mins)
Performers
- Lucy Crowesoprano
- Jeanine De Biquesoprano
- Magdalena Koženámezzo-soprano
- Andrew Staplestenor
- Linard Vrielinktenor
- Florian Boeschbaritone
- Sir Simon Rattleconductor
Composers
Wed 23 Aug 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Laurence Cummings directs the Academy of Ancient Music in Handel’s moving oratorio Samson, featuring soloists Allan Clayton and Jacquelyn Stucker.
Laurence Cummings directs the Academy of Ancient Music in Handel’s moving oratorio Samson, featuring soloists Allan Clayton and Jacquelyn Stucker.
Programme
- Samson(150 mins)
Performers
- Allan ClaytonSamson
- Jacquelyn StuckerDalila
- Joélle HarveyIsraelite Woman
- Jess DandyMicah
- Brindley SherrattHarapha
- Jonathan LemaluManoa
- Laurence Cummingsharpsichord/director
Composers
Thu 24 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Schumann’s youthful ‘Spring’ Symphony contrasts with Elgar’s deeply personal Violin Concerto, performed by leading violinist Christian Tetzlaff. Plus, in the year of the coronation, a new commission from Master of the King’s Music, Judith Weir.
Schumann’s youthful ‘Spring’ Symphony contrasts with Elgar’s deeply personal Violin Concerto, performed by leading violinist Christian Tetzlaff. Plus, in the year of the coronation, a new commission from Master of the King’s Music, Judith Weir.
Programme
- Begin Afresh(15 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’(30 mins)
- interval
- Violin Concerto in B minor(48 mins)
Performers
- Christian Tetzlaffviolin
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Fri 25 Aug 2023
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
The Boston Symphony Orchestra returns to the Proms under Music Director Andris Nelsons for the first of two concerts. Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony is preceded by Strauss’s tone-poem Death and Transfiguration and Julia Adolphe’s Makeshift Castle.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra returns to the Proms under Music Director Andris Nelsons for the first of two concerts. Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony is preceded by Strauss’s tone-poem Death and Transfiguration and Julia Adolphe’s Makeshift Castle.
Programme
- Makeshift Castle(13 mins)European premiere
- Death and Transfiguration(23 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in B flat major(46 mins)
Performers
- Andris Nelsonsconductor
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Counter-tenor Iestyn Davies joins period-instrument group The English Concert for two of Bach’s solo cantatas, ‘Vergnügte Ruh’ and ‘Geist und Seele’, which bookend the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.
Counter-tenor Iestyn Davies joins period-instrument group The English Concert for two of Bach’s solo cantatas, ‘Vergnügte Ruh’ and ‘Geist und Seele’, which bookend the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.
Programme
- Cantata No. 170, ‘Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’(24 mins)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major(10 mins)
- Cantata No. 35, ‘Geist und Seele wird verwirret’(26 mins)
Performers
- Iestyn Daviescounter-tenor
- Kristian Bezuidenhoutharpsichord/director
Composers
Also part ofLate Night Proms
Sat 26 Aug 2023
- 14:00Royal Albert Hall
Canadian organist Isabelle Demers makes her Proms debut with a recital of works by Bach, Reger, Coleridge-Taylor and William Grant Still – plus a world premiere from Canadian composer Rachel Laurin.
Canadian organist Isabelle Demers makes her Proms debut with a recital of works by Bach, Reger, Coleridge-Taylor and William Grant Still – plus a world premiere from Canadian composer Rachel Laurin.
Programme
- The Mastersingers of Nuremberg – Prelude to Act 1(9 mins)transcr. Demers
- Prelude and Fugue in G major(6 mins)world premiere
- Cantata No. 146, ‘Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal’ – Sinfonia (arr. Dupré)(8 mins)
- Three Impromptus(9 mins)
- Chorale Fantasia on ‘Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott’(13 mins)
- Elegy(4 mins)
- Romeo and Juliet(25 mins)excerpts, transcr. Demers
Performers
- Isabelle Demersorgan
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Dance pulses through this second concert from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, featuring works by Gershwin, Ravel and Stravinsky – plus the European premiere of US composer Carlos Simon’s Four Black American Dances.
Dance pulses through this second concert from Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, featuring works by Gershwin, Ravel and Stravinsky – plus the European premiere of US composer Carlos Simon’s Four Black American Dances.
Programme
- Four Black American Dances(12 mins)European premiere
- Petrushka (1947 version)(34 mins)
- interval
- Piano Concerto in F major(31 mins)
- La valse(12 mins)
Performers
- Jean‐Yves Thibaudetpiano
- Andris Nelsonsconductor
Sun 27 Aug 2023
- 14:00Hall for Cornwall
The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective makes its Proms debut with performances of Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s richly melodic Nonet and songs by George Gerswhin.
The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective makes its Proms debut with performances of Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s richly melodic Nonet and songs by George Gerswhin.
Programme
- Piano Quintet in A major, D667, ‘Trout’(40 mins)
- interval
- Nonet in F minor, Op. 2(27 mins)
- songs(12 mins)arr. T. Poster
Performers
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sir Simon Rattle’s final UK performance as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra. He conducts Mahler’s epic farewell symphony, haunted by loss but urgently clinging to dance and song, alongside Poulenc’s choral masterpiece Figure humaine.
Sir Simon Rattle’s final UK performance as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra. He conducts Mahler’s epic farewell symphony, haunted by loss but urgently clinging to dance and song, alongside Poulenc’s choral masterpiece Figure humaine.
Programme
- Figure humaine(20 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 9(81 mins)
Performers
- Sir Simon Rattleconductor
Composers
Also part ofProms on TV
Mon 28 Aug 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Encounter music from The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and other titles in a Prom celebrating soundtracks from the worlds of film, TV and gaming.
Encounter music from The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and other titles in a Prom celebrating soundtracks from the worlds of film, TV and gaming.
Programme
- The Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Ring Symphonic Suite(10 mins)orch. J. C. Whitney
- Game of Thrones suite(8 mins)arr & orch. John Langley
- El Amor Brujaexcerpts
- Good Omens - Main Theme(3 mins)arr. & orch. N. Dodd
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - Hedwig's Theme(5 mins)
- The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919) - ‘Berceuse’ and ‘Finale’(8 mins)
- interval
- A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)(12 mins)
- His Dark Materials – Medley(10 mins)BBC Commission: world premiere of medley
- My Neighbour TOTORO for Orchestra(4 mins)
- Malach, the Angel Messenger, from ‘World of Warcraft’(7 mins)
- Peer Gynt, Op 23 (In the Hall of the Mountain King)(3 mins)
- Duel of the Fates(5 mins)
Performers
- Felicity Bucklandmezzo soprano
- Anna-Maria Helsingconductor
Tue 29 Aug 2023
- 20:00Royal Albert Hall
Jon Hopkins makes his BBC Proms debut with a world premiere of a new work, plus reinterpretations of pieces from three of his albums – Immunity, Singularity and Music for Psychedelic Therapy.
Jon Hopkins makes his BBC Proms debut with a world premiere of a new work, plus reinterpretations of pieces from three of his albums – Immunity, Singularity and Music for Psychedelic Therapy.
Programme
- ATHOSarr. Jules Buckley; BBC commission: world premiere
- Feel First Lifearr. Peter Riley and Leo Abrahams
- The Wider Sunarr. Sam Gale
- Singularityarr. Simon Dobson
- Music for Psychedelic Therapy (excerpt)arr. Peter Riley
- Form by Firelightarr. Peter Riley
- Luna Motharr. Sam Gale
- Colliderarr. Simon Dobson
- Abandon Windowarr. Tom Trapp
Performers
- Leo Abrahamsguitar
- Jules Buckleyconductor
Composers
Wed 30 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich performs two Romantic classics: Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto and Dvořák’s nostalgic ‘New World’ Symphony.
The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich performs two Romantic classics: Tchaikovsky’s passionate Violin Concerto and Dvořák’s nostalgic ‘New World’ Symphony.
Programme
- Overture ‘The Consecration of the House’(12 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(33 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’(40 mins)
Performers
- Augustin Hadelichviolin
- Paavo Järviconductor
Also part ofClassical for starters
Thu 31 Aug 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Tonight we welcome the esteemed Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin – making its Proms debut under Chief Conductor Vladimir Jurowski in a programme of Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 3, Thomas Adès’s Piano Concerto and Weill’s Kleine Dreigroschenmusik.
Tonight we welcome the esteemed Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin – making its Proms debut under Chief Conductor Vladimir Jurowski in a programme of Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 3, Thomas Adès’s Piano Concerto and Weill’s Kleine Dreigroschenmusik.
Programme
- Little Threepenny Music(20 mins)
- Piano Concerto(22 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor(39 mins)
Performers
- Kirill Gersteinpiano
- Vladimir Jurowskiconductor
Composers
Fri 1 Sep 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Chineke! Orchestra – Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse ensemble – returns to the Proms with Beethoven’s joyful Fourth Symphony, and continues our focus on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
The Chineke! Orchestra – Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse ensemble – returns to the Proms with Beethoven’s joyful Fourth Symphony, and continues our focus on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
Programme
- Seven O’Clock Shout(6 mins)
- Four Noveletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52(23 mins)
- Trumpet Concerto in E flat major(16 mins)
- interval
- Sinfonietta No. 1 – Rondo(7 mins)
- Symphony No. 4 in B flat major(34 mins)
Performers
- Aaron Azunda Akugbotrumpet
- Anthony Parntherconductor
Also part ofProms on TV
Sat 2 Sep 2023
- 15:00Royal Albert Hall
An unprecedented opportunity to get under skin of the extraordinary ballet that caused a riot at its premiere 110 years ago. The Aurora Orchestra performs Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring by heart.
An unprecedented opportunity to get under skin of the extraordinary ballet that caused a riot at its premiere 110 years ago. The Aurora Orchestra performs Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring by heart.
Programme
- A dramatic and musical exploration of Stravinksy’s The Rite of Spring(40 mins)
- interval
- The Rite of Spring(33 mins)performed from memory
Performers
- Charlotte Ritchieactor
- Karl Queensboroughactor
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
An unprecedented opportunity to get under the skin of the extraordinary ballet that caused a riot at its premiere 110 years ago. Aurora Orchestra performs Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring by heart.
An unprecedented opportunity to get under the skin of the extraordinary ballet that caused a riot at its premiere 110 years ago. Aurora Orchestra performs Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring by heart.
Programme
- A dramatic and musical exploration of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring(40 mins)
- interval
- The Rite of Spring(33 mins)
Performers
- Charlotte Ritchieactor
- Karl Queensboroughactor
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
Also part ofClassical for starters
Sun 3 Sep 2023
- 14:00Perth Concert Hall
Pianist Steven Osborne joins the award-winning Heath Quartet for a chamber concert of works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Tippett.
Pianist Steven Osborne joins the award-winning Heath Quartet for a chamber concert of works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Tippett.
Programme
- String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2(19 mins)
- Piano Sonata No. 2(12 mins)
- interval
- Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57(36 mins)
Performers
- Steven Osbornepiano
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 16:00Royal Albert Hall
The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and Monteverdi Choir – plus an outstanding cast of soloists – in this concert performance of Berlioz’s grand opera The Trojans.
The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and Monteverdi Choir – plus an outstanding cast of soloists – in this concert performance of Berlioz’s grand opera The Trojans.
Programme
- The Trojans(235 mins)
Performers
- Laurence KilsbyIopas & Hylas
- Rebecca EvansHècube
- Alex RosenHector/Narbal/Sentinelle II
- Alice CooteCassandra
- Michael SpyresAeneas
- Paula MurrihyDido
- Lionel LhoteCoroebus
- Adèle CharvetAscanius
- Tristan HambletonPriam
- Ashley RichesPanthus
- Beth TaylorAnna
- Dinis Sousaconductor
Composers
Mon 4 Sep 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Semyon Bychkov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony – the last the composer would ever complete.
Semyon Bychkov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony – the last the composer would ever complete.
Programme
- Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak)(84 mins)
Performers
- Semyon Bychkovconductor
Composers
Tue 5 Sep 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Rufus Wainwright brings his signature brand of ‘Baroque pop’ back to the Proms in the first of two concerts with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Rufus Wainwright brings his signature brand of ‘Baroque pop’ back to the Proms in the first of two concerts with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Rufus Wainwright returns to the stage of the Royal Albert Hall for the second of two Proms featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Rufus Wainwright returns to the stage of the Royal Albert Hall for the second of two Proms featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Also part ofLate Night Proms
Wed 6 Sep 2023
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Hear Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons through fresh ears: Max Richter’s Recomposed features in a Prom themed around musical reimaginings.
Hear Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons through fresh ears: Max Richter’s Recomposed features in a Prom themed around musical reimaginings.
Programme
- Sogno di Stabat Mater(12 mins)
- Concerto grosso in F major(10 mins)
- Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli(20 mins)
- interval
- Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons(40 mins)
Performers
- Thomas Gouldviolin/director
- Miranda Daleviolin
- Clare Finnimoreviola
- Caroline Dearnleycello
- Owen Gunnellvibraphone
Also part ofClassical for starters
Thu 7 Sep 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Raphaël Pichon and his ensemble Pygmalion present an alternative vision of Mozart’s Requiem, interspersed with additional pieces by the composer to create a compelling alternative sequence.
Raphaël Pichon and his ensemble Pygmalion present an alternative vision of Mozart’s Requiem, interspersed with additional pieces by the composer to create a compelling alternative sequence.
Programme
- Plainsong ‘In paradisum’(3 mins)
- Requiem in D minor (compl. Süssmayr)(48 mins)Interspersed with:
- Ach, zu kurz ist unsers Lebenslauf(2 mins)
- Masonic Funeral Music(6 mins)
- Kyrie in D minor, K90(3 mins)
- Thamos, King of Egypt – ‘Ne pulvis et cinis’(4 mins)
- Five Solfeggios – No. 2(3 mins)
- Quis te comprehendat(4 mins)
- Two Church Songs – No. 2: ‘O Gottes Lamm’(3 mins)
Performers
- Malakai Bayohtreble
- Sandrine Piausoprano
- Beth Taylormezzo-soprano
- Laurence Kilsbytenor
- Alex Rosenbass
- Raphaël Pichonconductor
Composers
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Singers and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin perform works by two contemporary composers, Joanna Marsh and Soumik Datta, alongside one of the highlights of the French choral repertoire, the Cantique des cantiques by Danel-Lesur.
The BBC Singers and Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin perform works by two contemporary composers, Joanna Marsh and Soumik Datta, alongside one of the highlights of the French choral repertoire, the Cantique des cantiques by Danel-Lesur.
Programme
- SEEN(20 mins)
- Cantique des cantiques(21 mins)
- Awaaz(25 mins)
Performers
- Soumik Dattasarod
- Aref Durveshtabla
- Prathap RamachandraMridangam
- Glen Scottelectronics producer
- Camilo TiradoSound and Effects
- Sofi Jeanninconductor
Also part ofLate Night Proms
Fri 8 Sep 2023
- 18:00Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth
Join conductor Anna-Maria Helsing, violinist Nathaniel Anderson-Frank and the BBC Concert Orchestra for a programme of popular orchestral favourites at one of only two remaining permanent circus buildings in the UK.
Join conductor Anna-Maria Helsing, violinist Nathaniel Anderson-Frank and the BBC Concert Orchestra for a programme of popular orchestral favourites at one of only two remaining permanent circus buildings in the UK.
Programme
- The Wasps – overture(10 mins)
- Dancing Nights(8 mins)
- The Lark Ascending(15 mins)
- Seascapes(5 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’(6 mins)
- Circus Polka(4 mins)
- Carousel – The Carousel Waltz(5 mins)arr. D. Walker
- interval
- Festive Overture(4 mins)
- Fiesta!(10 mins)
- Masquerade – Waltz(4 mins)
Performers
- Anna-Maria Helsingconductor
- Nathaniel Anderson-Frankviolin
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. Works by Bernstein, Honegger and Gabriela Ortiz complete the programme.
Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. Works by Bernstein, Honegger and Gabriela Ortiz complete the programme.
Programme
- Rugby(8 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor(43 mins)
- interval
- Clara(17 mins)UK premiere
- Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’(24 mins)
Performers
- Nobuyuki Tsujiipiano
- Domingo Hindoyanconductor
Also part ofClassical for starters
Sat 9 Sep 2023
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and soprano Lise Davidsen join conductor Marin Alsop and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for the biggest musical party of the year.
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and soprano Lise Davidsen join conductor Marin Alsop and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for the biggest musical party of the year.
Programme
- Don Juan(20 mins)
- Kol nidrei, Op. 47(12 mins)
- Coronation Sanctus(2 mins)
- 1922(5 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Coronation Te Deum(10 mins)
- Tannhäuser – ‘Dich, teure Halle’(3 mins)
- Cavalleria rusticana – Easter Hymn(5 mins)
- Cavalleria rusticana – Intermezzo(5 mins)
- Macbeth – ‘Vieni! t’affretta!’(8 mins)
- interval
- Higher. Further. Faster. Together. Main Theme from The Marvels
- Deep River(5 mins)arr. S. Parkin
- The Gypsy Princess – ‘Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland’(3 mins)
- Bachianas Brasileiras No 5
- Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(7 mins)arr. Wood
- Rule, Britannia!(3 mins)arr. Sargent
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’(8 mins)
- Jerusalem(2 mins)orch. Elgar
- The National Anthem (arr. Britten)(2 mins)
- Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)arr. Paul Campbell
Performers
- Lise Davidsensoprano
- Sheku Kanneh‐Masoncello
- Marin Alsopconductor
Also part ofProms on TV
