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Watch: War Horse Prom
Inspired by Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning play War Horse, life-size War Horse puppets join the BBC Concert Orchestra, Gareth Malone and the Military Wives on stage for a performance that explores the music and stories of the Great War.
Tickets are not yet available for 2019
The programme will be announced in April and booking will open in May 2019. Keep checking for details
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.
Inspire CPD for teachers
This Inspire CPD day is aimed at KS3 and KS4 music teachers who are looking to expand and strengthen their skills in classroom composition teaching.
Nothing to be Written - Virtual Reality
Download for free the award-winning BBC virtual reality experience, a further iteration of the Five Telegrams project. Available from 9 November.
Proms 2018 in 4 minutes
A thrilling mix of highlights from the world's greatest classical music festival.
The Proms 2018 in 19 unmissable moments
Don't miss this selection of performances from across the festival that reflects the quality, breadth and passion of a summer of music-making.
The biggest and best moments from Last Night of the Proms
It's classical music's biggest party – enjoy this recap with clips, insights and social.
Radio 3 – the home of classical music on the BBC
BBC Radio 3 broadcasts more live and specially-recorded concerts and opera than any other station.
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Proms 2018 Calendar
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Playback the summer
Highlight clips
A feast of highlight musical moments from the 2018 season, as well as talks and interviews – and a selection of complete performances in binaural audio.
Women Composers at the Proms
22 women composers are championed by the Proms this summer as the festival reflects on the moment 100 years ago when some women got the vote. Watch or listen to performances of their music at this year's Proms.
Listen – Inspire Young Composers’ Competition winners
Explore new music by recent winners of the BBC Proms Inspire Competition.
Popular in classical music on the BBC
Find and play popular performances from the Proms and from classical music elsewhere on the BBC.
Binaural headphone mixes of the Proms
Put on your headphones for a spatial aural experience of selected works from the season.
Leonard Bernstein's 'On the Town' in 3 Minutes
Highlights from the Prom of Bernstein’s hit Broadway musical On The Town conducted by John Wilson
5 intriguing Tango facts they didn't tell you on Strictly
As the BBC Proms celebrates the Tango, we take a look at some of the more unusual facts and figures behind this most passionate of Latin dances.
The Tango Prom in 3 minutes
Highlights mix from the Tango Prom, with the Britten Sinfornia conducted by Clark Rundell (Prom 70).
Youssou Ndour Prom in 3 minutes
Youssou Ndour and Le Super Étoile de Dakar at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
BSO Resound - the first disabled-led ensemble to perform at the BBC Proms
The world’s first professional disabled-led ensemble core to a major symphony orchestra.
West Side Story highlights mix with photos
Selected favourite songs and the best photos from the West Side Story Prom presented as a lovely collage.
New York Prom: Wide-awake moments from the city that never sleeps
Prom 35 New York Now: From jazz to hip hop, Greenwich Village folk to disco, punk rock to Broadway, no single sound has ever summed up New York, What does it sound like today? And who are the new voices speaking for the city?
Highlights from the Folk Prom
A collaboration of some of the folk world’s leading musicians, including Julie Fowlis, The Unthanks and Sam Lee (Prom 27).
5 reasons to ❤ the Havana Meets Kingston Prom
Prommers were blown away by this Cuban-Jamaican supergroup: here's why.
Pioneers of Sound
A tribute to the legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop – pioneers of experimental electronic music – which includes Daphne Oram’s groundbreaking Still Point and music by RW stalwart Delia Derbyshire.
Watch highlights from Jacob Collier and Friends
Jacob Collier teams up with conductor Jules Buckley and his Metropole Orkest in a special collaboration for the Proms.
Guide to the 2018 season
An at-a-glance view of the |Proms 2018 season's themes and highlights.
#slowproms
Six conductors take the time to calm it all down!
Discover the music
Newsletter
Don't miss out on the latest Proms news and concert dates.
Who was Leonard Bernstein?
Bernstein was born 25 August 1918 and the BBC Proms marks his centenary with a series of concerts featuring his music. So who was he?
Download the Proms Special Listening Service podcast episodes
Rethink music with The Listening Service. Tom Service presents a journey of imagination and insight, exploring how music works
Young Musician podcast
Jess Gillam hosts the podcast about young musicians, for young musicians.
Podcast – Classical Fix
Clemmie Burton-Hill helps music fans curate their own classical playlists. If you fancy giving classical music a go, start here.
Proms Interval Talks
Go deeper into the music with prominent thinkers, musicians and artists on themes relating to the concerts.
7 pieces of music that might make you cry
Have a bawl at the Royal Albert Hall with our list of Proms that could reduce you to tears.
The Proms sampler playlist
Stream a selection of music programmed in the Proms this summer
More Proms features & quizzes
Discover more about the music in the Proms and pit your wits with our fun quizzes!
West Side Story Quiz
Test your knowledge with a dozen questions about Bernstein's West Side Story.
Quiz: How many University Challenge music questions can you answer?
10 multiple choice music questions drawn from the fiendishly difficult TV quiz show.
Quiz: Name that synth tune
Only the most dedicated of music fans need apply themselves to our super-hard quiz.
The Horribly Difficult Proms Quiz
Enter the general knowledge vortex of current season Proms.
6 times music critics got things completely wrong
At this year's Proms, there are plenty of examples of pieces that were coolly received on premiere, or ignored at the time, only to become classics later...
7 unexpected times that classical music and sport collided
Prom 45 features Debussy's Jeux - a ballet about tennis. And it's far from the only piece in the repertoire inspired by sport...
7 of the most startling moments in the history of the Proms
Ever since it started in 1895, the Proms has pushed musical boundaries and challenged tastes. At other times, the Proms has inadvertently taken on a political flavour.
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.
Get social
Share the love! Plus Proms FAQs.
BBC Proms Inspire scheme
Find out about the scheme for budding young composers aged 12 to 18.
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Headphone mix of Holst's The Planets
14 Jul
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01 Oct
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Mozart in binaural sound: Piano Concerto No 27
14 Jul
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