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Proms 2025

Classical for Starters 2018-19

It's never too late to discover live classical music. Take advantage of this hand-picked list of concerts featuring the best-known and most-loved music from the classical repertoire.
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A-Z Composers
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
  7. G
  8. H
  9. I
  10. J
  11. K
  12. L
  13. M
  14. N
  15. O
  16. P
  17. Q
  18. R
  19. S
  20. T
  21. U
  22. V
  23. W
  24. X
  25. Y
  26. Z
  27. 0-9
  28. OTHER

A

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Hans Abrahamsen Born 1952. featured in 1 event
John Adams Born 1947. featured in 9 events
Richard Addinsell 1904 – 1977. featured in 1 event
Isaac Albéniz 1860 – 1909. featured in 2 events
Eleanor Alberga Born 1949. featured in 1 event
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1819 – 1861. featured in 1 event
Hugo Alfvén 1872 – 1960. featured in 1 event
William Alwyn 1905 – 1985. featured in 1 event
Julian Anderson Born 1967. featured in 2 events
Kerry Andrew Born 1978. featured in 4 events
Louis Andriessen Born 1939. featured in 1 event
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Born 1977. featured in 1 event
Harold Arlen 1905 – 1986. featured in 3 events
Louis Armstrong 1901 – 1971. featured in 1 event
Thomas Arne 1710 – 1778. featured in 4 events
Malcolm Arnold 1921 – 2006. featured in 1 event
Lera Auerbach Born 1973. featured in 1 event

B

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Babe Ruth Born 1971. featured in 1 event
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750. featured in 5 events
Badder Than Evil featured in 1 event
Granville Bantock 1868 – 1946. featured in 1 event
Samuel Barber 1910 – 1981. featured in 4 events
Guy Barker Born 1957. featured in 2 events
Louis and Bebe Barron featured in 1 event
Gerald Barry Born 1952. featured in 1 event
John Barry 1933 – 2011. featured in 1 event
Béla Bartók 1881 – 1945. featured in 1 event
Mason Bates Born 1977. featured in 2 events
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827. featured in 31 events
Sir George Benjamin Born 1960. featured in 1 event
Richard Rodney Bennett 1936 – 2012. featured in 2 events
Luciano Berio 1925 – 2003. featured in 1 event
Irving Berlin 1888 – 1989. featured in 1 event
Hector Berlioz 1803 – 1869. featured in 4 events
Leonard Bernstein 1918 – 1990. featured in 7 events
Georges Bizet 1838 – 1875. featured in 1 event
Jerry Bock 1928 – 2010. featured in 1 event
Lili Boulanger 1893 – 1918. featured in 2 events
Pierre Boulez 1925 – 2016. featured in 4 events
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges 1745 – 1799. featured in 3 events
Scott Bradley 1891 – 1977. featured in 1 event
Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897. featured in 9 events
Charlotte Bray Born 1982. featured in 1 event
Frank Bridge 1879 – 1941. featured in 1 event
Benjamin Britten 1913 – 1976. featured in 13 events
Billy Brooks 1926 – 2002. featured in 1 event
James Brown 1933 – 2006. featured in 1 event
Max Bruch 1838 – 1920. featured in 1 event
Anton Bruckner 1824 – 1896. featured in 1 event

C

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Cab Calloway 1907 – 1994. featured in 1 event
Cameo Born 1974. featured in 1 event
James Campbell 1903 – 1967. featured in 1 event
Alexander Campkin Born 1984. featured in 1 event
José Carli Born 1931. featured in 1 event
Wendy Carlos Born 1939. featured in 1 event
Carlos Gardel featured in 1 event
Hoagy Carmichael 1899 – 1981. featured in 2 events
Gary Carpenter Born 1951. featured in 1 event
The Jimmy Castor Bunch 1966 – 1980. featured in 1 event
Zosha Di Castri featured in 1 event
Qigang Chen Born 1951. featured in 1 event
Frédéric Chopin 1810 – 1849. featured in 1 event
Anna Clyne Born 1980. featured in 1 event
Carroll Coates Born 1929. featured in 1 event
Eric Coates 1886 – 1957. featured in 1 event
Juan Carlos Cobián 1896 – 1953. featured in 1 event
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 1875 – 1912. featured in 1 event
Lyn Collins 1948 – 2005. featured in 1 event
Russ Columbo 1908 – 1934. featured in 1 event
Aaron Copland 1900 – 1990. featured in 11 events
Hugh Cornwell Born 1949. featured in 1 event
Tom Coult Born 1988. featured in 1 event

D

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Tansy Davies Born 1973. featured in 1 event
Jimmy Davis 1915 – 1997. featured in 1 event
Brett Dean Born 1961. featured in 1 event
Claude Debussy 1862 – 1918. featured in 4 events
Léo Delibes 1836 – 1891. featured in 3 events
Paul Desenne Born 1959. featured in 1 event
Tommy Dorsey 1905 – 1956. featured in 1 event
Henri Dutilleux 1916 – 2013. featured in 1 event
Antonín Dvořák 1841 – 1904. featured in 10 events

E

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Edward Elgar 1857 – 1934. featured in 19 events
Duke Ellington 1899 – 1974. featured in 1 event
Ēriks Ešenvalds Born 1977. featured in 1 event
Esperanto 1971 – 1975. featured in 1 event

F

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Sammy Fain 1902 – 1989. featured in 1 event
Manuel de Falla 1876 – 1946. featured in 3 events
Iain Farrington Born 1977. featured in 2 events
Gabriel Fauré 1845 – 1924. featured in 1 event
Michael Finnissy Born 1946. featured in 1 event
Gerald Finzi 1901 – 1956. featured in 1 event
Alissa Firsova Born 1986. featured in 1 event
César Franck 1822 – 1890. featured in 1 event
Aretha Franklin 1942 – 2018. featured in 1 event
The Futures featured in 1 event

G

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Clarence Gaskill featured in 1 event
George Gershwin 1898 – 1937. featured in 5 events
Ira Gershwin 1896 – 1983. featured in 1 event
Gene Gifford 1908 – 1970. featured in 1 event
Alberto Ginastera 1916 – 1983. featured in 2 events
Philip Glass Born 1937. featured in 3 events
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka 1804 – 1857. featured in 2 events
Murray Gold Born 1969. featured in 1 event
Benny Goodman 1909 – 1986. featured in 1 event
Mack Gordon 1904 – 1959. featured in 1 event
Michael Gordon Born 1956. featured in 1 event
Morton Gould 1913 – 1996. featured in 2 events
Patrick Gowers 1936 – 2014. featured in 1 event
Percy Grainger 1882 – 1961. featured in 1 event
Jonny Greenwood Born 1971. featured in 1 event
Edvard Grieg 1843 – 1907. featured in 6 events
Helen Grime Born 1981. featured in 2 events
HK Gruber Born 1943. featured in 1 event

H

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Bob Haggart 1914 – 1998. featured in 1 event
Johan Halvorsen 1864 – 1935. featured in 1 event
Oscar Hammerstein II 1895 – 1960. featured in 2 events
Herbie Hancock Born 1940. featured in 1 event
George Frideric Handel 1685 – 1759. featured in 10 events
Joseph Haydn 1732 – 1809. featured in 8 events
Isaac Hayes 1942 – 2008. featured in 1 event
Piers Hellawell Born 1956. featured in 1 event
Fletcher Henderson 1897 – 1952. featured in 1 event
The Herbaliser Born 1993. featured in 1 event
Bernard Herrmann 1911 – 1975. featured in 2 events
Anders Hillborg Born 1954. featured in 2 events
Paul Hindemith 1895 – 1963. featured in 2 events
Gustav Holst 1874 – 1934. featured in 10 events
Dorothy Howell 1898 – 1982. featured in 1 event
Will Hudson 1908 – 1981. featured in 1 event

I

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Incredible Bongo Band 1972 – 1974. featured in 1 event
Charles Ives 1874 – 1954. featured in 1 event

J

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Harry James 1916 – 1983. featured in 1 event
Leos Janáček 1854 – 1928. featured in 1 event
Jóhann Jóhannsson 1969 – 2018. featured in 1 event
James P. Johnson 1894 – 1955. featured in 1 event

K

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Bronislau Kaper 1902 – 1983. featured in 2 events
Toivo Kärki 1915 – 1992. featured in 1 event
Herman Kelly featured in 1 event
Hannah Kendall Born 1984. featured in 1 event
Jerome Kern 1885 – 1945. featured in 1 event
Oliver Knussen 1952 – 2018. featured in 1 event
Kodály Zoltán 1882 – 1967. featured in 1 event
Kool & The Gang Born 1964. featured in 1 event
Erich Wolfgang Korngold 1897 – 1957. featured in 5 events
Gene Krupa 1909 – 1973. featured in 1 event
Jed Kurzel featured in 1 event

L

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Édouard Lalo 1823 – 1892. featured in 2 events
Fung Lam Born 1979. featured in 1 event
David Lang Born 1957. featured in 1 event
Orlande de Lassus 1532 – 1594. featured in 1 event
Franz Lehár 1870 – 1948. featured in 1 event
Mica Levi Born 1987. featured in 1 event
György Ligeti 1923 – 2006. featured in 1 event
Magnus Lindberg Born 1958. featured in 1 event
Erik Lindström 1922 – 2015. featured in 1 event
Kullervo Linna 1911 – 1987. featured in 1 event
Franz Liszt 1811 – 1886. featured in 2 events
George Lloyd 1913 – 1998. featured in 1 event
Edu Lobo Born 1943. featured in 1 event
Frank Loesser 1910 – 1969. featured in 1 event
Frederick Loewe 1901 – 1988. featured in 2 events
Ruth Lowe 1914 – 1981. featured in 1 event
Leighton Lucas 1903 – 1982. featured in 1 event
Jean‐Baptiste Lully 1632 – 1687. featured in 1 event
Witold Lutosławski 1913 – 1994. featured in 2 events

M

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Madcon featured in 1 event
Gustav Mahler 1860 – 1911. featured in 6 events
Henry Mancini 1924 – 1994. featured in 1 event
Clint Mansell Born 1963. featured in 1 event
Laura Marling Born 1990. featured in 1 event
Steve Martland 1959 – 2013. featured in 1 event
Jules Massenet 1842 – 1912. featured in 2 events
Ørjan Matre Born 1979. featured in 1 event
John McCabe 1939 – 2015. featured in 1 event
Kansas Joe McCoy 1905 – 1950. featured in 1 event
Gwen McCrae Born 1943. featured in 1 event
Felix Mendelssohn 1809 – 1847. featured in 3 events
Anna Meredith Born 1978. featured in 4 events
Olivier Messiaen 1908 – 1992. featured in 1 event
Darius Milhaud 1892 – 1974. featured in 1 event
Glenn Miller 1904 – 1944. featured in 1 event
Unto Mononen 1930 – 1968. featured in 1 event
Claudio Monteverdi 1567 – 1643. featured in 1 event
Jessie Montgomery Born 1981. featured in 2 events
Vittorio Monti 1868 – 1922. featured in 1 event
Jerome Moross 1913 – 1983. featured in 1 event
Ennio Morricone 1928 – 2020. featured in 1 event
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791. featured in 21 events
Georg Muffat 1653 – 1704. featured in 1 event
John Murphy Born 1965. featured in 1 event
Modest Mussorgsky 1839 – 1881. featured in 6 events

N

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Alfred Newman 1901 – 1970. featured in 1 event
Jonathan Newman Born 1972. featured in 1 event
Carl Nielsen 1865 – 1931. featured in 3 events
Marlos Nobre Born 1939. featured in 1 event
Alex North 1910 – 1991. featured in 1 event
Ivor Novello 1893 – 1951. featured in 1 event
Per Nørgård Born 1932. featured in 1 event

O

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One Way featured in 1 event
Carl Orff 1895 – 1982. featured in 3 events

P

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Nicolò Paganini 1782 – 1840. featured in 1 event
Roxanna Panufnik Born 1968. featured in 1 event
Carly Paradis Born 1980. featured in 1 event
Hubert Parry 1848 – 1918. featured in 5 events
Arvo Pärt Born 1935. featured in 1 event
Anthony Payne 1936 – 2021. featured in 1 event
Astor Piazzolla 1921 – 1992. featured in 1 event
Gabriel Pierné 1863 – 1937. featured in 1 event
The Poets of Rhythm featured in 1 event
Pekka Pohjola 1952 – 2008. featured in 1 event
David Popper 1843 – 1913. featured in 1 event
Cole Porter 1891 – 1964. featured in 3 events
Francis Poulenc 1899 – 1963. featured in 1 event
Michael Price featured in 1 event
Steven Price Born 1977. featured in 1 event
Louis Prima 1910 – 1978. featured in 1 event
Gabriel Prokofiev Born 1975. featured in 1 event
Sergey Prokofiev 1891 – 1953. featured in 9 events
Giacomo Puccini 1858 – 1924. featured in 4 events
Henry Purcell 1659 – 1695. featured in 3 events

Q

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R

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Sergei Rachmaninoff 1873 – 1943. featured in 12 events
David Raksin 1912 – 2004. featured in 1 event
Jean‐Philippe Rameau 1683 – 1764. featured in 1 event
Roger “Ram” Ramirez 1913 – 1994. featured in 1 event
Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937. featured in 8 events
José Razzano 1887 – 1960. featured in 1 event
Max Reger 1873 – 1916. featured in 1 event
Ottorino Respighi 1879 – 1936. featured in 4 events
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844 – 1908. featured in 5 events
Richard Rodgers 1902 – 1979. featured in 7 events
Sigmund Romberg 1887 – 1951. featured in 1 event
Vincent Rose 1880 – 1944. featured in 1 event
Gioachino Rossini 1792 – 1868. featured in 2 events
Miklós Rózsa 1907 – 1995. featured in 2 events

S

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Camille Saint‐Saëns 1835 – 1921. featured in 5 events
Malcolm Sargent 1895 – 1967. featured in 1 event
David Sawer Born 1961. featured in 1 event
Iris ter Schiphorst Born 1956. featured in 1 event
Arnold Schoenberg 1874 – 1951. featured in 2 events
Franz Schubert 1797 – 1828. featured in 2 events
Robert Schumann 1810 – 1856. featured in 4 events
Ravi Shankar 1920 – 2012. featured in 3 events
Jimmy Sherman 1908 – 1975. featured in 1 event
Dmitry Shostakovich 1906 – 1975. featured in 9 events
Jean Sibelius 1865 – 1957. featured in 20 events
Frank Skinner 1897 – 1968. featured in 1 event
Bedrich Smetana 1824 – 1884. featured in 1 event
The Soul Searchers featured in 1 event
Héctor Stamponi 1916 – 1997. featured in 1 event
Charles Villiers Stanford 1852 – 1924. featured in 1 event
Max Steiner 1888 – 1971. featured in 1 event
Barry Stoller featured in 1 event
Richard Strauss 1864 – 1949. featured in 8 events
Igor Stravinsky 1882 – 1971. featured in 19 events
Jule Styne 1905 – 1994. featured in 1 event
Arthur Sullivan 1842 – 1900. featured in 2 events

T

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Joby Talbot Born 1971. featured in 2 events
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev 1856 – 1915. featured in 1 event
Andrea Tarrodi Born 1981. featured in 1 event
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 – 1893. featured in 23 events
Dimitri Tiomkin 1894 – 1979. featured in 1 event
Joan Tower Born 1938. featured in 1 event
Aníbal Troilo 1914 – 1975. featured in 1 event
Erkki-Sven Tüür Born 1959. featured in 1 event

U

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V

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Jimmy Van Heusen 1913 – 1990. featured in 1 event
Edgard Varèse 1883 – 1965. featured in 1 event
Various Artists featured in 2 events
Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872 – 1958. featured in 6 events
Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901. featured in 3 events
Heitor Villa‐Lobos 1887 – 1959. featured in 3 events
Antonio Vivaldi 1678 – 1741. featured in 2 events

W

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Richard Wagner 1813 – 1883. featured in 9 events
George Walker 1922 – 2018. featured in 1 event
Errollyn Wallen Born 1958. featured in 1 event
Fats Waller 1904 – 1943. featured in 1 event
Rolf Wallin Born 1957. featured in 1 event
William Walton 1902 – 1983. featured in 8 events
Harry Warren 1893 – 1981. featured in 2 events
Franz Waxman 1906 – 1967. featured in 1 event
Mabel Wayne 1904 – 1978. featured in 1 event
Carl Maria von Weber 1786 – 1826. featured in 1 event
Anton Webern 1883 – 1945. featured in 2 events
Kurt Weill 1900 – 1950. featured in 1 event
Mieczysław Weinberg 1919 – 1996. featured in 2 events
Lotta Wennäkoski Born 1970. featured in 1 event
Eric Whitacre Born 1970. featured in 1 event
Paul Whiteman 1890 – 1967. featured in 1 event
Richard A. Whiting 1891 – 1938. featured in 1 event
Jörg Widmann Born 1973. featured in 2 events
Earl Wild 1915 – 2010. featured in 1 event
Grace Williams 1906 – 1977. featured in 1 event
John Williams Born 1932. featured in 3 events
Meredith Willson 1902 – 1984. featured in 1 event
Julia Wolfe Born 1958. featured in 1 event
Henry Wood 1869 – 1944. featured in 4 events
John Woolrich Born 1954. featured in 1 event

X

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Iannis Xenakis 1922 – 2001. featured in 1 event

Y

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Lester Young 1909 – 1959. featured in 1 event
Eugène Ysaÿe 1858 – 1931. featured in 1 event

Z

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Pablo Ziegler Born 1944. featured in 1 event
Hans Zimmer Born 1957. featured in 4 events

0-9

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59 Productions Born 2003. featured in 1 event

OTHER

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Trad. featured in 4 events
Unknown featured in 4 events
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