BBC Proms Season 2019

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2019x01 First Night of the Proms aired Jul 19, 2019

Katie Derham presents live from London's Royal Albert Hall, as the BBC Symphony Orchestra and choral forces, conducted by Karina Canellakis, begin the season... read more

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2019x02 Bohemian Rhapsody aired Jul 21, 2019

Soloist Joshua Bell performs Dvořák’s lively, folk-infused Violin Concerto, paired with another 19th-century Czech classic, Smetana’s symphonic suite Má vlas... read more

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2019x03 CBeebies: A Musical Trip to the Moon aired Sep 14, 2019

Take a musical trip to the Moon with favourite CBeebies characters and presenters. A brand-new work by Hans Zimmer – film music’s living legend – is the cent... read more

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2019x07 Schumann, Schoenberg & Mozart aired Jul 26, 2019

Schumann’s mould-breaking Fourth Symphony, moving from darkness to blazing light, is paired with Schoenberg’s revolutionary Five Orchestral Pieces. South-Kor... read more

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2019x10 Public Service Broadcasting aired Jul 26, 2019

Cult London band Public Service Broadcasting marks the 50th anniversary of the first manned Moon landing with a brand-new orchestral arrangement of its 2015 ... read more

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2019x12 National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain aired Jul 28, 2019

Explosive energy and enthusiasm are the hallmarks of every performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, made up of the UK’s most talented mu... read more

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2019x13 Prom 17: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 2 aired Jul 31, 2019

This second concert by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra pairs Sibelius’s tempestuous First Symphony with the deeply felt emotions of Prokofiev’s Second ... read more

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2019x16 Late Night - Angélique Kidjo aired Aug 02, 2019

Described as ‘the undisputed queen of African music’, three-time Grammy Award-winner Angélique Kidjo makes her Proms debut with her nine-piece band in late-n... read more

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2019x17 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - 2 aired Aug 30, 2019

This second concert by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra pairs Sibelius’s tempestuous First Symphony with the deeply felt emotions of Prokofiev’s Second ... read more

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2019x18 Mahler & Britten aired Aug 02, 2019

Mahler’s orchestral song-cycle Das Lied von der Erde is a powerful exploration of loss, while Britten’s Piano Concerto overflows with youthful energy. Edward... read more

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2019x19 Prom 32: An Alpine Symphony aired Aug 11, 2019

The sumptuous beauty of Berlioz’s song-cycle Les nuits d’été is set against the craggy drama of Strauss’s monumental An Alpine Symphony. The National Youth O... read more

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2019x22 Rachmaninov, Shostakovich & Outi Tarkiainen aired Aug 04, 2019

A ghostly ferryman transports departed souls in Rachmaninov’s Isle of the Dead, while Shostakovich’s bitterly passionate Symphony No. 11 emerges from the vio... read more

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2019x26 Mozart's Requiem aired Aug 11, 2019

Turbulent shifts of mood run through both Brahms’s Tragic Overture and the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde. Mozart’s Requiem – t... read more

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2019x27 The Sound of Space: Sci-Fi Film Music aired Aug 09, 2019

The London Contemporary orchestra’s Late Night Prom puts a futuristic spin on the best sci-fi music for film and television. Among the soundtracks featured a... read more

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2019x28 Prom 35: Enigma Variations aired Aug 13, 2019

Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations provides both model and inspiration for a new set of variations by 14 living composers premiered here to mark conductor Martyn Br... read more

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2019x30 The Warner Brothers Story aired Aug 09, 2019

Join Katie Derham for what has become one of the highlights in any Prom season. John Wilson’s virtuoso orchestra celebrates the music of one of the world's m... read more

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2019x32 An Alpine Symphony aired Aug 16, 2019

The sumptuous beauty of Berlioz’s song-cycle Les nuits d’été is set against the craggy drama of Strauss’s monumental An Alpine Symphony. The National Youth O... read more

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2019x33 Prom 46: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra aired Aug 22, 2019

Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins the CBSO for Elgar’s passionate Cello Concerto. The orchestra marks the centenary of Mieczysław Weinberg – the composer Shostakovich... read more

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2019x35 Enigma Variations aired Sep 08, 2019

Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations is the inspiration for a new work commissioned from 14 living composers as a special birthday tribute to conductor Martyn Brabbin... read more

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2019x40 Queen Victoria's Playlist aired Aug 18, 2019

The Proms celebrates the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth with a glimpse into the monarch’s musical life. The programme features music by her fav... read more

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2019x44 Belshazzar’s Feast aired Aug 23, 2019

Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert of sonic spectacle, bringing one of the great English oratorios together with an American orchestral classic. Walton’s c... read more

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2019x45 Mississippi Goddam: A Homage to Nina Simone aired Aug 30, 2019

Singer, songwriter, arranger and political activist – Nina Simone is a giant of jazz history. She’s celebrated here in all her guises in a concert led by Jul... read more

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2019x46 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra aired Aug 25, 2019

The CBSO and Music Director Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla celebrate the centenary of Mieczysław Weinberg the man Shostakovich hailed as ‘one of the most outstanding c... read more

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2019x54 Duke Ellington's Sacred Music aired Sep 06, 2019

Jazz, showbiz swagger and spirituality come together as never before in Duke Ellington’s spectacular Sacred Concerts. Described by Ellington himself as ‘the... read more

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2019x56 Henry Wood Tribute aired Sep 01, 2019

A 150th-anniversary tribute to Henry Wood, founder-conductor of the Proms, featuring works he premiered and arranged, and reflecting his wide musical tastes,... read more

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2019x57 Mozart, Rachmaninov & Qigang Chen aired Sep 06, 2019

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Long Yu make their first appearance at the Proms. They are joined by Eric Lu, winner of the 2018 Leeds In... read more

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2019x70 Jonny Greenwood aired Sep 13, 2019

Jonny Greenwood’s talents range from being lead guitarist of Radiohead to writing award-winning film scores. Here he curates a Late Night Prom culminating in... read more

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2019x72 Symphonie fantastique aired Sep 13, 2019

A diabolical witches’ sabbath, a riotous ball, a march to the gallows and an unrequited passion make up the hallucinatory narrative of Berlioz’s Symphonie fa... read more

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2019x75 Last Night of the Proms Part 1 aired Sep 14, 2019

Charismatic American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton joins Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to lead the musical celebrations that bring the ... read more

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2019x76 Last Night of the Proms Part 2 aired Sep 14, 2019

Charismatic American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton joins Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to lead the musical celebrations that bring the ... read more

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