Prom 1


Archive Listings for Prom 1

First Night of the Proms - T2138838287

Join us for the First Night of the Proms, a varied taster for the new season, building to one of Janacek’s most visceral and optimistic works, the Glagolitic Mass. Finish time approx: 21:40Performer Benjamin Grosvenor (piano). Performer Hibla Gerzmava (soprano). Performer Dagmar peckova (mezzo soprano). Performer Stefan Vinke (tenor). Performer Jan Martinik (bass). Performer David Goode (organ). Company BBC Singers. Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Jiri Belohlavek.
15 Jul 11The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1764716550

The First Night of the Proms - T01234967753

Launching our 150th-anniversary celebrations of Mahler's birth, his 'Symphony of a Thousand' begins a weekend-long flourish of three towering works combining voices and orchestra. Setting a hymn to the divine creative spark alongside an exaltation of the feminine spirit from Goethe's Faust, Mahler created a work of unprecedented scale and impact. The BBC SO gave its UK premiere 80 years ago under Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. Tonight's massed choirs lavish on it the force of over 400 adult and children's voices. Finish time: approx. 21:30Performer Mardi Byers (soprano). Performer Twyla Robinson (soprano). Performer Malin Christensson (soprano). Performer Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano). Performer Kelly O'Connor (mezzo-soprano). Performer Nikolai Schukoff (tenor). Performer Hanno Muller-Brachmann (baritone). Performer Tomasz Konieczny (bass). Company Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral. Company Choristers of Westminster Abbey. Company Choristers of Westminster Cathedral. Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company Crouch End Festival Chorus. Company Sydney Philharmonica Choirs. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Jiri Belohlavek.
16 Jul 10The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1123235790

First Night of the Proms - T01794100098

An exciting mix to open the 2009 Proms. We launch our celebrations of Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Multiple Pianos and more. Two starry former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists mark the scheme's 10th anniversary, and all of tonight's soloists return later in the season. Approx. end time: 22:20Performer Ailish Tynan (soprano). Performer Alice Coote (mezzo soprano). Performer Stephen Hough (piano). Performer Katia Labeque (piano). Performer Marielle Labeque (piano). Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Jiri Belohlavek. Music Stravinsky (Fireworks - 4 minutes). Music Chabrier (Ode a la musique - 9 minutes). Music Tchaikovsky (Piano Concerto No 3 in E flat major - 16 minutes). Music Polenc (Concerto for two pianos - 20 minutes). Music Elgar (Alassio) - 22 minutes). Music Brahams (Alto Rhapsody - 13 minutes). Music Bruckner (Psalm 150 - 9 minutes).
17 Jul 09The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L0801683055

T0176585261 (PROM08)

The opening Prom launches our centenary celebrations of Elliott Carter and Olivier Messiaen, and features three soloists who will make return visits during the season. Finish time approx. 22:25Performer Karita Mattila (soprano). Performer Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Performer Nicholas Daniel (oboe). Performer Wayne Marshall (organ). Company Royal College of Music Brass. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Jiri Belohlavek. Music Richard Strauss (12 mins)). Music Mozart (Mozart (Oboe Concerto in C major). Costume 14 (20 mins)). Music R. Strauss (22 mins)).
18 Jul 08The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1983201882

T01463601983 (PROM07)

Finish time approx. 21:50Conductor Jiri Belohlavek. Company Philharmonia Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Performer Paul Watkins (cello). Performer Maria Haan (soprano). Performer Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano). Performer Paul Groves (tenor). Performer Rene Pape (bass). Music Walton (Overture Portsmouth Point). Music Elgar (Cello Cocerto in E minor). Music Beethoven (Symphony No 9 in D minor - Choral).
13 Jul 07The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1504165824

T02012212377 (PROM06)

Finish time approx. 21:50. Broadcast on BBC TwoConductor Jiri Belohlavek. Book by rbara Frittoli (soprano). Performer John Tomlinson (Sir - bass). Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Music Mozart (The Marriage of Figaro - Overture; Porgi amor). Music Mozart (Idomeneo - Oh smania! oh furie!.... D'Oreste d'Aiace). Music Smetana (Ma Vlast - Vltava). Music Dvorak (Te Deum). Music Shostakovich (Symphony No 5 in D minor).
14 Jul 06The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L01420888386

T01450536646 (PROM05)

Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Roger Norrington (Sir). Music Berlioz (Overture - The Corsair). Music Mendelssohn (Violin Concerto in E minor). Music Elgar (Overture - Cockaigne). Music Tippett (A Child of Our Time). Performer Janine Jansen (violin). Performer Indra Thomas (soprano). Performer Christine Rice (mezzo soprano). Performer Ian Bostridge (tenor). Performer Willard White (Sir - bass).
15 Jul 05The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1306159805

T2004264056 (PROM04)

This concert will be broadcast on BBC2. Finish time approx. 21:45Music Bach. Music Henry Wood (Toccata and Fugue in D minor). Music Elgar (The Music Makers). Music Holst (The Planets). Book by C Symphony Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Leonard Slatkin. Performer Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano). Performer Martin Neary (organ).
16 Jul 04The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L3628979

T0382102680 (PROM03)

This concert will be broadcast on BBC 2Music Shostakovich (Festive Overture). Music Tchaikovsky (Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor). Performer Lang Lang (piano). Performer Irina Tchistyakova (mezzo soprano). Performer James Rutherford (baritone). Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company BBC National Chorus of Wales. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Leonard Slatkin.
18 Jul 03The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L571265123

T2052376607 (PROM02)

Company Choral Arts Society of Washington. Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Leonard Slatkin. Music Chabrier (Espana). Performer Robert Sierra (Fandangos - UK premiere). Music Lalo (Symphonie espagnole). Music Walton (Belshazzar's Feast).
19 Jul 02The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L519792982

T762282860 (PROM01)

Music Colin Matthews (Fanfare - BBC commission: world premiere). Music Britten (orch. [Colin Matthews] Overture 'Paul Bunyan'). Music Vaughan Williams (Serenade to Music). Music Elgar (Cello Concerto in E minor). Music John Adams (Harmonium). Performer Orla Boylan (soprano). Performer Sarah Fox (soprano). Performer Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (soprano). Performer Sally Matthews (soprano). Performer Sally Bruce-Payne (mezzo soprano). Performer Anna Burford (mezzo soprano). Performer Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano). Performer Emma Curtis (mezzo soprano). Performer Alfred Boe (tenor). Performer Wynne Evans (tenor). Performer Gwyn Hughes Jones (tenor). Performer Rhys Meirion (tenor). Performer Leigh Melrose (baritone). Performer Hakan Vramsmo (baritone). Performer Jonathan Lemalu (bass). Performer James Rutherford (bass). Performer Guy Johnston (cello). Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Leonard Slatkin.
20 Jul 01The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L01623595273

T01269997192 (PROM00)

Music Copland (Fanfare for the Common Man). Music Bach (orch. [Stokowski] Toccata and Fuge in D minor). Music Rakhmaninov (Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor). Music Janacek (Glagolitic Mass). Performer Evgeny Kissin (piano). Performer Christine Brewer (soprano). Performer Louise Winter (mezzo soprano). Performer David Kuebler (tenor). Performer Nicolai Putilin (bass). Performer Simon Preston (organ). Company BBC Singers. Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Andrew Davis.
14 Jul 00The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L0464244557

T1485924216 (PROM99)

Tippet: The Mask of TimePerformer Claron McFadden (soprano). Performer Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano). Performer robert Tear (tenor). Performer Steven page (bass). Company BBC Singers. Company BBC Symphony Chorus. Conductor Sir Andrew Davis.
16 Jul 99The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1857474134

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