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BBC Proms

2015 · 27 episodes · Jul 17, 2015

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    Episode 1

    First Night of the Proms

    Jul 17, 2015

    Sakari Oramo conducts this year’s opening concert, in a programme that includes Walton’s pithy choral masterpiece 'Belshazzar’s Feast' and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 with soloist Lars Vogt.

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    Episode 2

    Ten Pieces Prom

    Jul 18, 2015

    Join CBBC presenters Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom for an introduction to some of the greatest pieces of classical music and a celebration of children’s creative responses to them.

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    Episode 3

    Ten Pieces Prom

    Jul 19, 2015

    Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to celebrate some of the best pieces to introduce children to classical music – and to inspire a life-long love of it.

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    Episode 4

    Beethoven - Symphony No.9

    Jul 19, 2015

    Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony returns to the Proms in the hands of Andris Nelsons and the massed forces of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the CBSO Chorus.

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    Episode 5

    Haydn, HK Gruber & Stravinsky

    Jul 20, 2015

    The BBC Philharmonic’s programme spans more than two centuries, opening with Haydn’s ‘La reine’ Symphony and closing with Stravinsky’s fairy-tale ballet 'Petrushka'.

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    Episode 6

    Poulenc, Stravinsky, Haydn & Mozart

    Jul 21, 2015

    Poulenc’s Organ Concerto raises the curtain on this BBC National Orchestra of Wales Prom which also includes Stravinsky’s 'Symphony of Psalms' and Mozart’s Symphony No. 41.

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    Episode 7

    Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood & Ravel

    Jul 22, 2015

    Mark Simpson performs the Clarinet Concerto by Carl Nielsen, whose 150th anniversary falls this year, in a programme which also includes an alluring suite from Ravel’s 'Daphnis and Chloe'.

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    Episode 10

    Beethoven Piano Concertos

    Jul 24, 2015

    Leif Ove Andsnes continues his survey of Beethoven’s works for piano and orchestra with the Piano Concerto No. 3 and the ‘Choral Fantasy’.

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    Episode 13

    Holst - The Planets

    Jul 27, 2015

    Susanna Mälkki conducts Holst’s masterpiece in a programme which also includes the UK premiere of a new violin concerto by Luca Francesconi, written for and performed by Leila Josefowicz.

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    Episode 16

    Radio 1 Ibiza Prom

    Jul 29, 2015

    Pete Tong takes charge of the BBC Radio 1 Prom and decides to employ the Heritage Orchestra to play a selection of Ibiza classics. The Royal Albert Hall has never seen anything like it! Jules Buckley conducts the orchestra through dance masterpieces by Fatboy Slim, Eric Prydz, Shapeshifters, Robert Miles, ATB, Moby, Frankie Knuckles, Orbital, Inner City, Daft Punk, Faithless, Stardust and so many more, with the help of Ella Eyre and John Newman.

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    Episode 17

    Hallé - Debussy, Vaughan Williams & Elgar

    Jul 30, 2015

    Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in music they have made their own – Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Opening the programme is Debussy’s luscious 'Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune'.

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    Episode 19

    Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (1)

    Jul 31, 2015

    Virtuoso violinist Alina Ibragimova has the stage to herself for an evening of solo works by Bach.

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    Episode 21

    Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (2)

    Aug 1, 2015

    Violinist Alina Ibragimova concludes her performance of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in the second of her two Late Night Proms.

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    Episode 22

    Aurora Orchestra

    Aug 2, 2015

    The ever innovative Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms with two ‘Pastoral’ Symphonies – the first by Brett Dean, the second by Beethoven – and a world premiere by Anna Meredith.

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    Episode 24

    James MacMillan & Mahler

    Aug 3, 2015

    The world premiere of James MacMillan’s Symphony No. 4 is paired with Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. Renowned Mahlerian Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

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    Episode 30

    The John Wilson Orchestra performs Frank Sinatra

    Aug 7, 2015

    Seth MacFarlane and other guest vocalists join the John Wilson Orchestra to celebrate the centenary of Frank Sinatra in this Late Night Prom.

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    Episode 31

    National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

    Aug 8, 2015

    The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain brings Mahler’s epic Ninth Symphony to the Proms, paired with a brand-new work by Tansy Davies. Sir Mark Elder conducts.

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    Episode 32

    Eric Whitacre and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Aug 9, 2015

    Eric Whitacre, one of the biggest names in choral music, conducts a programme including his own 'Cloudburst', as well as other American Gershwin’s 'Rhapsody in Blue'.

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    Episode 34

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestr

    Aug 10, 2015

    Nicola Benedetti is the soloist in Korngold’s Violin Concerto as part of a programme which also sees the Bournemouth SO perform Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony and music from Britten’s 'Peter Grimes'.

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    Prom 37: Late Night With … BBC Radio 1Xtra

    Sep 13, 2015

    MistaJam and Sian Anderson present a Late Night Prom from some of the UK’s best urban artists, including Wretch 32, Stormzy and Krept & Konan.

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    Episode 44

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim

    Aug 18, 2015

    Daniel Barenboim returns to the BBC Proms to perform Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, an ensemble featuring musicians from across the Middle East.

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    Episode 46

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Aug 20, 2015

    The Danish National Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 150th anniversary of Carl Nielsen, performing some of his best-loved orchestral works, alongside Brahms’s Violin Concerto.

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    Episode 50

    Bach - Goldberg Variations

    Aug 22, 2015

    Sir András Schiff brings Bach’s monumental work for solo keyboard to the Royal Albert Hall. Join the great pianist on a voyage through this masterpiece.

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    Episode 57

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Bernard Haitink

    Aug 28, 2015

    One of today’s greatest conductors brings Schubert's Ninth Symphony (the 'Great') to the Proms, along with Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, performed by the inimitable Maria João Pires.

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    Episode 67

    Bernstein - Stage and Screen

    Sep 5, 2015

    Celebrate the music of Leonard Bernstein with John Wilson and his orchestra in this Prom which features highlights from 'Candide', 'Wonderful Town', 'Fancy Free', 'West Side Story' and 'Peter Pan'.

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    Episode 68

    Bach - Six Cello Suites

    Sep 5, 2015

    Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has the Royal Albert Hall stage to himself for this Late Night Prom as he takes on the challenge of J. S. Bach’s Six Cello Suites.

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    Episode 76

    Last Night of the Proms 2015

    Sep 12, 2015

    Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, soprano Danielle de Niese and tenor Jonas Kaufmann are the stars at this year’s Last Night. The programme includes Richard Strauss, Shostakovich, Grieg and much more …

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