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Proms 2020 Live

Proms 2020 Live Calendar

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Fri 28 Aug 2020
- 19:30
  Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’
  Royal Albert Hall
  Sakari Oramo leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the first live Prom of the season. Beethoven’s epic ‘Eroica’ Symphony sits alongside Copland’s Quiet City, Eric Whitacre’s Sleep and a Basquiat-inspired world premiere from Hannah Kendall.
  Sakari Oramo leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the first live Prom of the season. Beethoven’s epic ‘Eroica’ Symphony sits alongside Copland’s Quiet City, Eric Whitacre’s Sleep and a Basquiat-inspired world premiere from Hannah Kendall.
  Programme
  Hannah Kendall
  Tuxedo: Vasco 'de' Gama(5 mins)(BBC commission: world premiere)
  Eric Whitacre
  Sleep(6 mins)
  Aaron Copland
  Quiet City(10 mins)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’(47 mins)
  Performers
  Alison Teale
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Phillip Cobb
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Nicholas Chalmers
  conductor BBC Singers
  conductor BBC Singers
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sakari Oramo
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hannah Kendall
  Eric Whitacre
  Aaron Copland
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 29 Aug 2020
- 19:30
  The Symphonic Organ
  Royal Albert Hall
  Jonathan Scott takes control of the Royal Albert Hall’s mighty organ for a sonic extravaganza featuring his own ingenious arrangements of symphonic favourites. Works by Rossini, Elgar, Mascagni and Dukas lead to Saint-Saëns’s dramatic ‘Organ’ Symphony.
  Jonathan Scott takes control of the Royal Albert Hall’s mighty organ for a sonic extravaganza featuring his own ingenious arrangements of symphonic favourites. Works by Rossini, Elgar, Mascagni and Dukas lead to Saint-Saëns’s dramatic ‘Organ’ Symphony.
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Thieving Magpie – overture(12 mins)arr. Jonathan Scott
  Pietro Mascagni
  Cavalleria rusticana – Intermezzo(4 mins)arr. Jonathan Scott
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice(11 mins)arr. Jonathan Scott
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’(37 mins)arr. Jonathan Scott
  Performers
  Jonathan Scott
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Pietro Mascagni
  Paul Dukas
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Sun 30 Aug 2020
- 19:30
  Rattle, Uchida and the LSO
  Royal Albert Hall
  Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and pianist Mitsuko Uchida in a programme ranging from Elgar to Adès and Gabrieli to Kurtág. The climax is Vaughan Williams’s Fifth Symphony.
  Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and pianist Mitsuko Uchida in a programme ranging from Elgar to Adès and Gabrieli to Kurtág. The climax is Vaughan Williams’s Fifth Symphony.
  Programme
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Sacrae symphoniae (1597) – Canzon septimi et octavi toni a 12(4 mins)Performing edition by Eric Crees
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro(14 mins)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘quasi una fantasia’ (‘Moonlight’) – 1st mvt(7 mins)
  György Kurtág
  … quasi una fantasia …(10 mins)
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Sacrae Symphoniae: Canzon noni toni a 12, C.183(4 mins)Performing edition by Eric Crees
  Thomas Adès
  Dawn(7 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 5 in D major(35 mins)
  Performers
  Mitsuko Uchida
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Edward Elgar
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  György Kurtág
  Thomas Adès
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mon 31 Aug 2020
- 19:30
  Viennese Night
  Royal Albert Hall
  Crack open the champagne and don your evening dress as the BBC Concert Orchestra host a night of Viennese operetta marking 150 years since the birth of Franz Lehár. Johann Strauss II and other contemporaries offer their own musical confections.
  Crack open the champagne and don your evening dress as the BBC Concert Orchestra host a night of Viennese operetta marking 150 years since the birth of Franz Lehár. Johann Strauss II and other contemporaries offer their own musical confections.
  Programme
  Franz Lehár
  The Merry Widow – overture(9 mins)
  Oscar Straus
  The Chocolate Soldier(5 mins)Duet: ‘Don’t’ eat them all, you greedy man’ (arr. Ronald Hanmer)
  Franz Lehár
  Giuditta – ‘Meine lippen, sie süssen so heiss’(6 mins)arr. Hans Schneider
  Emmerich Kálmán
  Countess Maritza – ‘Wenn es Abend wird’ … Grüss mir mein Wien’(5 mins)(arr. Max Schönherr)
  Johann Strauss II
  Die Fledermaus – overture(9 mins)
  Franz Lehár
  Paganini – Prelude and Violin Solo(4 mins)arr. Harry Dexter
  Richard Heuberger
  Der Opernball(6 mins)Rendezvous-Duettino (‘Im Chambre Séparée’)
  Franz Lehár
  Gold and Silver Waltz(8 mins)
  The Merry Widow – Vilja Song(6 mins)arr. Phil Park/Ronald Hanmer
  The Land of Smiles – ‘You are my heart’s delight’(4 mins)
  Johann Strauss II
  Pizzicato Polka(3 mins)
  Die Fledermaus – Watch Duet(5 mins)arr. Stanford Robinson
  Performers
  Sophie Bevan
  soprano
  soprano
  Robert Murray
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Bramwell Tovey
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Lehár
  Oscar Straus
  Emmerich Kálmán
  Johann Strauss II
  Richard Heuberger
Tue 1 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  London Sinfonietta
  Royal Albert Hall
  Leading contemporary chamber ensemble the London Sinfonietta returns to the Proms for a live showcase of gripping music of the past 50 years. Watch on BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm
  Leading contemporary chamber ensemble the London Sinfonietta returns to the Proms for a live showcase of gripping music of the past 50 years. Watch on BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm
  Programme
  Philip Glass
  Façades(8 mins)
  Julia Wolfe
  East Broadway(4 mins)
  Conlon Nancarrow
  Studies for Player Piano: Study no. 6arr. Yvar Mikhashoff
  Studies for Player Piano: Study no. 9(4 mins)arr. Yvar Mikhashoff
  Tansy Davies
  neon(10 mins)
  Edmund Finnis
  in situ(12 mins)
  Anna Meredith
  Axeman(3 mins)
  Steve Reich
  City Life(24 mins)
  Performers
  Geoffrey Paterson
  conductor
  conductor
  Clíodna Shanahan
  toy piano
  toy piano
  London Sinfonietta
  Jonathan Davies
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Composers
  Philip Glass
  Julia Wolfe
  Conlon Nancarrow
  Tansy Davies
  Edmund Finnis
  Anna Meredith
  Steve Reich
Wed 2 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  Proms at ... Salford Quays
  Salford Quays
  A live Proms concert from the BBC Philharmonic studio in Salford. Watch on BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm
  A live Proms concert from the BBC Philharmonic studio in Salford. Watch on BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Philemon und Baucis – overture(6 mins)
  Benjamin Britten
  Nocturne(26 mins)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Hamlet, Op 67a (incidental music)
  Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
  Performers
  Allan Clayton
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  John Storgårds
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Benjamin Britten
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Thu 3 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  Benedetti and the OAE perform concertos for two violins
  Royal Albert Hall
  Violinist Nicola Benedetti s period-instrument group the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for a celebration of Baroque concertos. Watch on BBC Four at 8.00pm
  Violinist Nicola Benedetti s period-instrument group the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for a celebration of Baroque concertos. Watch on BBC Four at 8.00pm
  Programme
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Concerto in D major for two violins, RV 513(15 mins)
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in B flat major, Op. 3 No. 2(12 mins)
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, RV 514(11 mins)
  George Frideric Handel
  Radamisto - acaglia(5 mins)acaglia
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Concerto in A minor for two oboes, RV 536(7 mins)
  Charles Avison
  Concerto grosso No. 5 in D minor(11 mins)(after Scarlatti)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043(15 mins)
  Performers
  Nicola Benedetti
  violin
  violin
  Rodolfo Richter
  violin
  violin
  Kati Debretzeni
  violin
  violin
  Matthew Truscott
  violin
  violin
  Katharina Spreckelsen
  oboe
  oboe
  Sarah Humphrys
  oboe
  oboe
  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  Jonathan Cohen
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonio Vivaldi
  George Frideric Handel
  Charles Avison
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Fri 4 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  Anoushka Shankar and Jules Buckley: New Explorations
  Royal Albert Hall
  Sitarist/composer Anoushka Shankar and conductor/arranger Jules Buckley present innovative collaborations – with electronic music producer Gold Panda, percussionist Manu Delago and the strings of the Britten Sinfonia. Watch on BBC Four at 8.00pm
Sat 5 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  Proms at ... City Halls, Glasgow
  City Halls
  Stephen Hough s Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also featured are Richard Strauss's Metamorphosen and a world premiere from Jay Capperauld. Watch on BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm.
  Stephen Hough s Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also featured are Richard Strauss's Metamorphosen and a world premiere from Jay Capperauld. Watch on BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm.
  Programme
  George Walker
  Lyric for Strings(6 mins)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major(28 mins)
  Jay Capperauld
  Circadian Refrains (172 Days Until Dawn)(8 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Metamorphosen(27 mins)
  Performers
  Sir Stephen Hough
  piano
  piano
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Walker
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Jay Capperauld
  Richard Strauss
Sun 6 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  Laura Marling and 12 Ensemble
  Royal Albert Hall
  Singer-songwriter Laura Marling is ed by pioneering London-based string group the 12 Ensemble to perform brand new arrangements by Rob Moose, including songs from her Mercury Prize-nominated album Song for Our Daughter. Watch on BBC Four at 8.00pm.
Mon 7 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  KOKOROKO
  Royal Albert Hall
  London jazz group KOKOROKO will be making their Proms debut live at the Royal Albert Hall. On BBC Radio 3 & live-streamed to BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm.
Tue 8 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  Proms at ... Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  Hoddinott Hall
  A mostly American Prom taking in the influences of jazz and popular music alongside iconic classic works by Barber and Copland respectively evoking a balmy Tennessee night and Pennsylvanian pioneer settlers. Watch on BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm.
  A mostly American Prom taking in the influences of jazz and popular music alongside iconic classic works by Barber and Copland respectively evoking a balmy Tennessee night and Pennsylvanian pioneer settlers. Watch on BBC iPlayer at 7.30pm.
  Programme
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Jazz Suite(11 mins)
  John Adams
  Chamber Symphony(22 mins)
  Gavin Higgins
  Rough Voices(8 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
  Samuel Barber
  Knoxville: Summer of 1915(16 mins)
  Aaron Copland
  Appalachian Spring(23 mins)
  Performers
  Natalya Romaniw
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ryan Bancroft
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Bohuslav Martinů
  John Adams
  Gavin Higgins
  Samuel Barber
  Aaron Copland
Wed 9 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  Paavo Järvi conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra
  Royal Albert Hall
  Benjamin Grosvenor performs Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Paavo Järvi, bookended by Ravel’s neo-Baroque masterpiece Le tombeau de Couperin and Mozart’s titanic Symphony No. 41. Watch on iPlayer at 7.30pm
  Benjamin Grosvenor performs Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Paavo Järvi, bookended by Ravel’s neo-Baroque masterpiece Le tombeau de Couperin and Mozart’s titanic Symphony No. 41. Watch on iPlayer at 7.30pm
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Le tombeau de Couperin(17 mins)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings (Piano Concerto No. 1)(21 mins)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’(31 mins)
  Performers
  Paavo Järvi
  conductor
  conductor
  Benjamin Grosvenor
  piano
  piano
  Jason Evans
  Trumpet
  Trumpet
  Philharmonia Orchestra
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thu 10 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  Beethoven from Memory
  Royal Albert Hall
  Radio 3’s Tom Service and Aurora Orchestra Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and British composer Richard Ayres’s new work that explores the effects of hearing loss. Watch on BBC Four at 8.00pm
  Radio 3’s Tom Service and Aurora Orchestra Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and British composer Richard Ayres’s new work that explores the effects of hearing loss. Watch on BBC Four at 8.00pm
  Programme
  Richard Ayres
  No. 52 (Three pieces about Ludwig van Beethoven, dreaming, hearing loss, and saying goodbye)(20 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major(36 mins)
  Performers
  Tom Service
  presenter
  presenter
  Aurora Orchestra
  Nicholas Collon
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Ayres
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Fri 11 Sep 2020
- 19:30
  Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Isata Kanneh-Mason
  Royal Albert Hall
  Star British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason perform a specially recorded recital of Beethoven, Barber, Bridge and Rachmaninov. Watch on BBC Four at 8.00pm.
  Star British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason perform a specially recorded recital of Beethoven, Barber, Bridge and Rachmaninov. Watch on BBC Four at 8.00pm.
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1(15 mins)
  Samuel Barber
  Cello Sonata(20 mins)
  Frank Bridge
  Mélodie(5 mins)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Cello Sonata in G minor(25 mins)
  Performers
  Sheku Kanneh‐Mason
  cello
  cello
  Isata Kanneh‐Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Samuel Barber
  Frank Bridge
  Sergey Rachmaninov
Sat 12 Sep 2020
- 20:00
  Last Night of the Proms
  Royal Albert Hall
  The Last Night of the Proms, featuring South-African soprano Golda Schultz with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska. Watch on BBC One at 8.00pm.
  The Last Night of the Proms, featuring South-African soprano Golda Schultz with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska. Watch on BBC One at 8.00pm.
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of Figaro – overture‘Deh vieni, non tardar’
  Richard Strauss
  Morgen!
  Andrea Tarrodi
  Solus(BBC commission: world premiere)
  Stephen Sondheim
  A Little Night Music – Night Waltz‘The Glamorous Life’
  Jean Sibelius
  Impromptu for strings
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Lark Ascending
  Errollyn Wallen
  Jerusalem - Our clouded hills(4 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songsi. The Saucy Arethusa ii. Tom Bowling iii. Jack’s the Lad iv. Sequence of sea songs from around the UK v. See, the conqu’ring hero comes vi. Rule, Britannia!
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’arr. Anne Dudley
  Richard Rodgers
  Carousel – 'You'll never walk alone'
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem(3 mins)
  Unknown
  The National Anthem (arr. Britten)
  Performers
  Golda Schultz
  soprano
  soprano
  Nicola Benedetti
  violin
  violin
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Dalia Stasevska
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Andrea Tarrodi
  Stephen Sondheim
  Jean Sibelius
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Errollyn Wallen
  Henry Wood
  Edward Elgar
  Richard Rodgers
  Hubert Parry
  Unknown