BBC Proms

We could all do with a smile right now. So here's 10 classical pieces we recommend to put a smile on your face.

Are you aged 12-18? Do you like creating your own original music? Find out how to get involved!

Can you define your sound in just 30 seconds using only one instrument or voice?

Revisit CBeebies at the Royal Albert Hall with the amazing orchestra Chineke! The CBeebies Prommers were on a musical journey to the moon, just like the astronauts 50 years ago.

Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton sings Somewhere over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen, from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz during her appearance at Last Night of the Proms 2019. With the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo.

Another chance to hear the Berlin Philharmonic and Simon Rattle at the BBC Proms 2014 in Bach's St Matthew Passion, with soloists including Mark Padmore and Christian Gerhaher.

Open up the world of classical music to 7-14 year olds. Explore exciting films, lesson plans, instrumental arrangements & live events!

Ten Pieces are creating weekly activities for learners at home. Each includes a Ten Pieces film to watch & a linked creative activity that can be completed without any special materials or preparation.

Don't miss out on the latest Proms news and concert dates.

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.

A sprinkling of modern pianos and strings to help you get your work done.

This edition of Radio 3's In Tune Mixtape includes wind music by Mozart, a chorus from Monteverdi's magnificent Vespers, plus a little Swiss yodelling.

Jonny Greenwood is to Radiohead as Hans Zimmer is to...? How well do you know these pop performers turned classical musicians?

Find out in the The Ultimate Proms Premieres Quiz!

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.

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.

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.

The BBC Proms, what's it all about?

Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton waves the rainbow flag for the Last Night of the Proms standard.

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.

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.