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First Night of the Proms
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The crash of the seas, the crumbling of city walls and a glimpse of the heavens: all come together in the 2025 First Night. There’s a Scottish sound-picture from Mendelssohn and cool .. show full overview
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Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
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Nicholas McCarthy, the world’s only professional one-handed concert pianist, makes his Proms debut alongside the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in a concert of 20th-century classics.
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Vivaldi and Bach at the Proms
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Still in his twenties, French violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte combines supple athleticism with precocious musical intelligence. He makes a much-anticipated Proms debut as soloist .. show full overview
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The Great American Songbook with Samara Joy
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Summer from The Four Seasons and Bach’s Air are among the highlights in a concert of Baroque delights featuring violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte making his Proms debut.
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Bach and Mendelssohn at the Proms
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The first televised Prom from the Glasshouse in Gateshead, featuring two classical masterpieces: Bach's dramatic Keyboard Concerto in D Minor and Mendelssohn's 'Lobgesang' Symphony.
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Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms
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The most iconic four notes in music history open Beethoven’s famous symphony, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra alongside Saint-Saëns’s popular Fifth Piano Concerto.
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Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony at the Proms
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The much-loved masterpiece takes centre stage in a concert of American musical postcards, including a vibrant trumpet concerto conjuring Latin America, performed by Pacho Flores
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Viennese Waltzes at the Proms
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A joyful celebration of ballroom classics from a golden age marking Strauss’s 200th anniversary.
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Anoushka Shankar at the Proms
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The sitar superstar joins forces with conductor Robert Ames and London Contemporary Orchestra to perform a newly orchestrated version of Chapters, her trilogy of studio albums.
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Aurora Orchestra Plays Shostakovich's Fifth
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Explore this 20th-century masterpiece from the inside out as the Aurora Orchestra mark the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death with a signature memorised performance.
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Beethoven's Ninth at the Proms
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The Danish National Symphony Orchestra takes over the Royal Albert Hall in a monumental night of music, presented by trumpet superstar Alison Balsom.
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Great British Classics at the Proms
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Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending, Elgar’s much-loved Nimrod, and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes in this musical celebration of landscapes and seascapes.
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Mahler’s Fifth at the Proms
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Superstar Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra bring Mahler’s epic symphony with its famous Adagietto to the Proms, alongside Berio’s Rendering.
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Soul Revolution with Trevor Nelson
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Featuring hits by Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye at the BBC Proms. Beverley Knight and friends bring an emotional night celebrating music that soundtracked history.
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Modern Classics at the Proms
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two world premieres, a dazzling trumpet concerto, cinematic soundscapes and insightful interviews with composers.

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