BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

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Prom 56: Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berlin Philharmoniker – Bruckner 5
It’s often remarked that there are echoes of Bruckner’s sacred a cappella motets in his Symphonies – those soaring ‘cathedrals of sound’ – in some of their chordal sequences (one...
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Prom 54: Beethoven for Three
This sell-out televised matinée of seminal Viennese piano trios, starry soloists at the helm, was conceived originally as a 'Beethoven for Three' project built around the Op.70 Trios and Shai...
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Prom 55: Berliner Philharmoniker with Kirill Petrenko
Fresh from the Salzburg and Lucerne Festivals, the first of the Berliner Philharmoniker's two sell-out Proms this year – supported by Deutsche Bank and led by Vineta Sareika-Völkner - was...
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Prom 53: Stravinsky, Reich, Tippett and Elgar
Sir Andrew Davis (1944–2024), the celebrated British conductor famed for delighting audiences at the BBC Proms with his sparkling wit and exquisite musicianship, is remembered in this Prom from the...
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Prom 52: Bizet’s Carmen from Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne Festival Opera makes its traditional visit to the Proms with that most red-blooded of operas, Carmen. Anja Bihlmaier conducts Glyndebourne’s cast and chorus along with the London Philharmonic Orchestra....
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Prom 50:  Czech Philharmonic and Jakub Hrůša – Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass, Dvořák’s Piano Concerto with Mao Fujita, and Kaprálová’s Military Sinfonietta
The curtain-raiser to the second of the Czech Philharmonic’s two Proms was the Military Sinfonietta by Vitězslava Kaprálová (1915-40), who in her short life was one of the high hopes...
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Prom 51: Tinariwen – The Desert Blues
All the way from northern Mali, Tinariwen come to London for a Late Night Prom in celebration of their pioneering and distinctive sound. Esteemed exponents of the so-called ‘desert blues’,...
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Prom 49: Jakub Hrůša conducts the Czech Philharmonic – Suk’s ‘Asrael’ Symphony and Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with soloist Anastasia Kobekina
How do the Czech Philharmonic horns make a sound that you will never hear from British (or American) orchestras, and which can break your heart? Here was Jan Vobořil playing...
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Prom 47/48: Doctor Who Prom @BBC Proms
Back after an 11-year gap (that’s a longer break in the time-warp continuum than either of the two gaps in the 60-year history of the TV programme itself), the Doctor...
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Bristol Beacon 5/6: CBeebies Prom – Ocean Adventure
The first of two CBeebies Proms today (same programme), offered a vibrant afternoon where the exuberance of childhood met the sophistication of classical music. It was a carefully crafted event...
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Bristol Beacon 4: Evelyn Glennie plays Jennifer Higdon
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – Bristol Beacon’s Orchestra in Residence – opens its concert with a little-known gem of Ukrainian music. Feodor Akimenko was born in Kharkiv in 1876, going...
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Prom 46: RCM and Sibelius Academy with Sakari Oramo@ the BBC Proms
Whether planned meticulously or not, this last week at the Proms has been a chronological musical history week: Bach (Monday), Mozart (Tuesday), Beethoven (Wednesday); 19th Century (mostly, Thursday); 20th Century...
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Prom 45: Dalia Stasevska conducts Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony
Another Saturday and another decent house for what must rank as one of the more challenging concerts of the season if only because we began with what Sir Henry Wood...
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Bristol Beacon 1/2: The Virtuous Circle
Exploring the idea of the orchestra as the perfect embodiment of teamwork, this innovative performance recasts the classical concert as an immersive experience. Associate Artists of the Bristol Beacon, the...
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Prom 44: Lahav Shani plays and directs Prokofiev
Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto isn’t just a surefire showpiece that paints a vivid picture of its creator’s acerbic spirit, it’s also a treacherously difficult work conceived for Prokofiev’s own extraordinary...