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Prom 55: Handel's Jephtha
Following on from the success of last year’s Theodora, the multi-year Proms Handel cycle continues with the composer’s last, and perhaps greatest, oratorio – Jephtha.
30 Aug 2019
All today's concerts and events
Find the schedule of concerts, talks and workshops coming up next. Concerts are live on Radio 3 and many are on TV.
On TV tonight at 7:30 - Strauss, Sibelius and Prokofiev
Katie Derham presents flavours of Finland, Russia and Germany from three 20th-century favourites, featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. On BBC Four at 7:30pm and iPlayer shortly after.
30 Aug 2019
On TV tonight at 10:30 - Homage to Nina Simone
Clara Amfo introduces a prom which celebrates the jazz and blues legend Nina Simone. The Metropole Orkest is led by Jules Buckley, and they are joined by Ledisi, Lisa Fischer and other singers. On BBC Four at 10:30pm and iPlayer shortly after.
30 Aug 2019
Watch highlights from the Nina Simone Prom
With excerpts from spell-binding performances by singers Lisa Fischer and Ledisi. On BBC Four, Friday 30 Aug, 22:30 then on iPlayer.
Watch Proms on iPlayer
Watch 25 Proms through the 2019 season. Plus the Proms' own magazine show, Proms Encore.
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Listen to any concert. Download for free via the BBC Sounds app.
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Finding The Lost Words in music
Five tracks from the electrifying Lost Words Prom, illustrated by Jackie Morris.
Listen to The Lost Words, with surround birdsong!
Celebrate the rich musical landscape of nature in a Prom inspired by the bestselling book The Lost Words, which revives disappearing words that describe the natural world. Includes a dawn chorus filling the Royal Albert Hall, re-created by the audience.
Prom 64: The Breaks
Witness the Heritage Orchestra, with Jules Buckley and special guests, slice up and reimagine iconic tracks that spawned breaking and formed the origins of hiphop.
6 Sep 2019
Prom 73: Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is an autobiographical cinematic fantasy full of tragedy and passion. Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra perform it from memory, with elements of design, lighting and choreography that bring the work to life.
12 Sep 2019
Prom 62: Canzionere Grecanico Salentino
After a triumph at WOMAD Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino return to London for a special Late Night concert full of dance, passion and rhythm.
4 Sep 2019
Sheku plays spellbinding Proms encore of Weinberg's Prelude No. 18
The mesmerising Sheku Kanneh-Mason takes on the work of Mieczysław Weinberg.
8 feel-good classical bangers
Recommendations from freelance music scientists that could bring a smile. Goes without saying these bangers are all vegan.
There’s still time to catch up.
There's heaps of music to watch or listen to for 30 days from broadcast. If you've missed something from earlier in the season here are all of July's Proms TV and Radio broadcasts.
Warner Bros Prom ends with Harry Potter encore!
Follow the highlights as they happened in The Warner Brothers Story. John Wilson and his orchestra pay tribute to classic Hollywood scores, performing iconic songs from Warner Brothers studios' most loved and revered movies.
Star Wars favourite on BBC Two's Proms Encore
An excerpt from Proms Encore, episode 4, the Proms own magazine programme, Saturdays BBC Two at 7pm. Players from London Contemporary Orchestra play an extract from "Cantina Band" by John Williams from Star Wars. Search 'proms' on iPlayer.
Listen to the Late-Night Mixtape
Explore the fringes of Minimalism and meditative listening with this Prom of chilled and heavenly radiance to calm the mind and nourish the soul; with Tenebrae and 12 Ensemble.
Listen to The Space Sci-Fi Mix
Take a journey to the moon, with special archive clips from NASA.
Listen to an immersive sonic portrait of the city
Put your headphones on to get the best effect from this special immersive mix of Varèse’s Amériques, his1921 sonic portrait of the modern city, performed in Prom 44.
Star violinist disappears off stage during Proms encore
Nicola Benedetti gives an emotional speech about the "incredible feeling" of performing at the Royal Albert Hall in her encore with the National Youth Orchestra during Prom 12.
Listen to A Homage to Nina Simone
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 Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orkest. Listen now on BBC Sounds. Watch on BBC Four 30 August.
Pekka, 'Encore King of the Proms'
Pekka Kuusisto and his Proms encores. Can we say it's a thing now?
Watch Queen Victoria's Playlist
An evening of music to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth including Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony and First Piano Concerto, performed by Stephen Hough on Victoria's piano.
Watch Prom 30: The Warner Brothers Story
10 years since their first Proms appearance together, John Wilson and the John Wilson Orchestra present an evening of sumptuous scores from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. With music from films including Calamity Jane and Harry Potter.
Watch Proms Encore Episode 5
Katie Derham is joined by tenor Allan Clayton, soprano Nadine Benjamin and beatboxer Jason Singh as Proms Encore focusses on ‘the voice’.
5 reasons Angélique Kidjo is shining bright on your cultural radar
The African music icon makes her BBC Proms debut with a Late Night Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. Watch on BBC Four at 10pm on Sunday 4 August and on iPlayer shortly afterwards.
6 space-themed works that are out of this world
The 2019 Proms marks 50 years since the Moon landing with many celestial-inspired performances.
Take our fiendishly tricky music quiz
Know your Schoenberg from your Strauss? Put your musical knowledge to the test ahead of this year's Proms.
Proms in the Park, Hyde Park
Join in the Last Night of the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park, hosted by Michael Ball. The open-air concert celebrates the night with a host of stars from the worlds of classical music, rock and pop and musical theatre.
14 Sep 2019
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TV schedule
25 Proms are televised this season. Watch on iPlayer, and on your TV.
The Proms are broadcast live on Radio 3
Listen to the Proms live on Radio 3 and on BBC Sounds and hear concerts as they happen.
Download Proms talks
Proms pre-concert talks are often broadcast during the interval and usually pivot on aspects of that evening's Prom. You'll find many in the BBC Arts & Ideas podcast feed.
Newsletter
Don't miss out on the latest Proms news and concert dates.
Immersive headphone mixes of Proms performances
Put on your headphones for an immersive experience of selected works from the season.
Proms preview mix
Listen to some of the best bits coming up from the first week – from Byrd to Bartok, Stravinsky to Puccini.
The Proms Playlist
A specially curated, eclectic mix of music from artists who have work in the Proms this season.
Proms Director suggests music to try this season
Saxophonist Jess Gillam in conversation with Proms Director David Pickard.
Get Involved! - Proms
Whether you're new to classical music, a budding amateur, a music-loving family, or even a poet, there's something for you this season.
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BBC Proms 2019: Festival Guide
Order your copy of the BBC Proms 2019: Festival Guide now! The First Night of the Proms is on Friday 19 July.
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