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Proms 2020
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BBC Proms 2020
Season announced: 22 April General Booking opens: 16 May
BBC Proms 2020 Festival Guide
Pre-order your copy of the BBC Proms 2020 Festival Guide now!
BBC Young Composer 2020
Are you aged 12-18? Do you like creating your own original music? Find out how to get involved!
Watch four scintillating minutes from a glorious summer of music
Highlights from 58 days of 85 concerts featuring 83 orchestras choirs and ensembles with 191 conductors and soloists in one amazing festival – the 2019 season of the BBC Proms.
Newsletter
Don't miss out on the latest Proms news and concert dates.
A jaunty digest of Last Night of the Proms squeezed into one minute
An executive summary in video of the planet's biggest classical music party!
Concerts across the UK all year round
Find out what's on, with the BBC Orchestras and Choirs. Many concerts are broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
Radio 3 - the home of the Proms and classical music on the BBC
Listen to the Proms live on Radio 3 and on BBC Sounds. Enjoy classical music, including live concerts, jazz, world, drama, documentaries and features throughout the year.
BBC Ten Pieces
Open up the world of classical music to 7-14 year olds. Explore exciting films, lesson plans, instrumental arrangements & live events!
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What is it like backstage on Last Night?
We sent our photographer into the backstage corridors of the Royal Albert Hall on the night of the world's most famous classical music celebration.
About and FAQ
The BBC Proms, what's it all about?
10 pieces to make you cry
One for sorrow, two for joy: music that might move you to tears.
8 feel-good classical bangers
Recommendations from freelance music scientists that could bring a smile. Goes without saying these bangers are all vegan.
10 extraordinary facts that sum up the spirit of the Proms
The Proms has been going on for so many years, and is such a part of British cultural life, you sometimes forget what a revolutionary event it is.
Quiz: Where do you rank in the Proms premières league?
Find out in the The Ultimate Proms Premieres Quiz!
Quiz: From Zimmer to Zappa
Jonny Greenwood is to Radiohead as Hans Zimmer is to...? How well do you know these pop performers turned classical musicians?
Rule, Britannia! with Jamie Barton and rainbow flag
Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton waves the rainbow flag for the Last Night of the Proms standard.
5 times hip hop and the classical world collided
While the merging of hip hop and classical may seem a grand proposition, there's actually a rich history of the two musical styles combining. To celebrate the very special The Breaks Prom.
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.
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.
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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2019 season event listing
Guide to 2019 season
Proms performance archive
BBC Orchestras and Singers
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