BBC Two NI to screen Proms in the Park highlights

Proms in the Park 2016 is on BBC Two Northern Ireland on Sunday 18 September from 6pm.

Presented by Noel Thompson and Claire McCollum, the one-hour programme looks back over some of the many highlights from this year’s event including performances from Broadway sensation John Owen-Jones and internationally acclaimed soprano Lesley Garrett.

John Owen-Jones flew in directly from New York where he has been playing to huge critical acclaim in Les Miserables. He had previously completed a successful run in London’s West End as the longest serving lead in Phantom of the Opera.

Lesley Garrett is much loved by local audiences and performs regularly on BBC television and radio. She has travelled the globe performing with some of the greatest orchestras and soloists of our time. She is also a prolific recording artist with 14 solo album releases.

BBC Proms in the Park Northern Ireland also featured sensational virtuoso clarinettist, Martin Fröst, known for his artistic collaborations with orchestras worldwide; virtuoso violinist siblings Vladimir and Anton from Slovakia, as well as Londonderry-born pianist Ruth McGinley who rose to fame after winning the piano final of the BBC Young Musician in 1994.The line-up was completed by an appearance of the Derry-based chamber choir Codetta, under the guidance of Dónal Doherty.

The concert was BBC Northern Ireland’s biggest outside broadcast event of the year, offering both home-grown and international talent performing alongside the Ulster Orchestra under the baton of David Brophy.

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• BBC Two
• BBC Northern Ireland