BBC Proms

BBC Proms Calendar

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Tue 1 Sep 2009
- 19:30
  Prom 62
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 100 in G major 'Military'
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Jean Sibelius
  Valse triste - encore
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk DistrictEntr'acte Act 3 Scene 6 - encore
  Performers
  Mariss Jansons
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Wed 2 Sep 2009
- 19:30
  Prom 63
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Iannis Xenakis
  Nomos gammaProms premiere
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  The Isle of the Dead
  Iannis Xenakis
  Aïs
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 9 in E flat major
  Performers
  Leigh Melrose
  baritone
  baritone
  Colin Currie
  percussion
  percussion
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  David Robertson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Iannis Xenakis
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Thu 3 Sep 2009
- 19:00
  Prom 64
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jacques Ibert
  Bacchanale
  Claude Debussy
  Jeux
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K 448 Proms premiere
  Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Dialoge Proms premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Vladimir Jurowski
  conductor
  conductor
  Pierre‐Laurent Aimard
  piano
  piano
  Tamara Stefanovich
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Jacques Ibert
  Claude Debussy
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Fri 4 Sep 2009
- 19:00
  Prom 65
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  György Ligeti
  Atmosphères
  Gustav Mahler
  Kindertotenlieder
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Five Orchestral Pieces- Performed in original 1909 scoring
  Richard Strauss
  Also sprach Zarathustra
  Performers
  Matthias Goerne
  baritone
  baritone
  Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
  Jonathan Nott
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  György Ligeti
  Gustav Mahler
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  Proms 2009
- 22:15
  Prom 66
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Crumb
  Night of the Four MoonsProms premiere
  Vox balaenaeProms premiere
  Ancient Voices of Children- Due to the late hour of the concert Amy Hayworth sang the part for boy soprano.
  Performers
  Diego Masson
  conductor
  conductor
  Hilary Summers
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Nash Ensemble
  Philippa Davies
  electric flute
  electric flute
  Ian Brown
  amplified piano
  amplified piano
  Paul Watkins
  electric cello
  electric cello
  Claire Booth
  soprano
  soprano
  Amy Haworth
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  George Crumb
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Sat 5 Sep 2009
- 19:00
  Prom 67
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  The Cunning Little Vixen (suite)
  John McCabe
  Horn Concerto 'Rainforest IV'London premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  David Pyatt
  horn
  horn
  Jac Steen
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
  John McCabe
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Sun 6 Sep 2009
- 18:30
  Prom 68
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Messiah
  Performers
  Patricia Bardon
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Matthew Rose
  bass
  bass
  Northern Sinfonia
  John Mark Ainsley
  tenor
  tenor
  Nicholas McGegan
  conductor
  conductor
  Dominique Labelle
  soprano
  soprano
  National Youth Choir of Great Britain (members)
  City of Birmingham Youth Chorus (members)
  Hallé Youth Choir (members)
  National Youth Choir of Wales (members)
  Quay Voices - The Sage Gateshead (members)
  RSCM Millennium Youth Choir (members)
  Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir (members)
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Mon 7 Sep 2009
- 13:00
  Proms Chamber Music 19
  Cadogan Hall
  Programme
  Henry Purcell
  Suite No. 1 in G major, Z 660 Proms premiere
  Hail, bright Cecilia, Z 328No. 4 'Tis Nature's voice
  A New Ground in E minor, Z 682 Proms premiere
  Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z 583No. 2 Music for a while
  Suite No. 6 in D major, Z 667 Proms premiere
  Pausanias, Z 585No. 1 Sweeter than roses
  John Blow
  Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell
  Henry Purcell
  An Evening Hymn, Z 193
  Performers
  Richard Egarr
  harpsichordharpsichord/director
  harpsichordharpsichord/director
  Iestyn Davies
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Reiko Ichise
  viola da gamba
  viola da gamba
  William Carter
  theorbo
  theorbo
  Rachel Brown
  recorder
  recorder
  Simon Wall
  tenor
  tenor
  Rebecca Miles
  recorder
  recorder
  Composers
  Henry Purcell
  John Blow
  Part of
  Proms 2009
- 19:30
  Prom 69
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor (compl. Deryck Cooke)
  Performers
  Saleem Abboud Ashkar
  piano
  piano
  Riccardo Chailly
  conductor
  conductor
  Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Tue 8 Sep 2009
- 19:00
  Prom 70
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Violin Concerto No. 2 'Fiddler on the Shore' UK premiere
  Happy Birthday (arr. Steve King) - Today Peter Maxwell Davies is 75.
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
  Performers
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  Daniel Hope
  violinviolin/director
  violinviolin/director
  Garry Walker
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  Proms 2009
- 22:00
  Prom 71
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Westerlings Proms premiere
  Solstice of Light Proms premiere
  Performers
  David Goode
  organ
  organ
  Ed Lyon
  tenor
  tenor
  David Hill
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Wed 9 Sep 2009
- 17:45
  Proms Composer Portrait 04
  Royal College of Music
  Programme
  Augusta Read Thomas
  A Circle Around the SunEuropean premiere
  Sun ThreadsNo. 2 Invocations European premiere
  Passion PrayersEuropean premiere
  Performers
  Animus Piano Trio
  Kallisto Quartet
  Rui Pinheiro
  conductor
  conductor
  Christopher Graves
  cello
  cello
  Agata Darashkaite
  violin
  violin
  Cecilia Sultana De Maria
  harp
  harp
  Nicola Crowe
  flute
  flute
  Chris Goodman
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Maria Marchant
  piano
  piano
  Jason Chowdhury
  percussion
  percussion
  Composers
  Augusta Read Thomas
  Part of
  Proms 2009
- 19:30
  Prom 72
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 1 Scherzo
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 5 Nocturne
  Augusta Read Thomas
  Concerto for Violin No. 3 'Juggler in Paradise' UK premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Performers
  Jennifer Koh
  violin
  violin
  Jiří Bělohlávek
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Augusta Read Thomas
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Thu 10 Sep 2009
- 19:30
  Prom 73
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 98 in B flat major
  Performers
  Franz Welser-Möst
  conductor
  conductor
  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Joseph Haydn
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Fri 11 Sep 2009
- 18:30
  Prom 74
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Anton Webern
  Passacaglia, Op. 1
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr.
  Leichtfüssig - polka- encore Proms premiere
  Johann Strauss II
  Tritsch-Tratsch - polka, Op 214- encore
  Performers
  Tamás Varga
  cello
  cello
  Christian Frohn
  viola
  viola
  Zubin Mehta
  conductor
  conductor
  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Anton Webern
  Richard Strauss
  Johannes Brahms
  Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr.
  Johann Strauss II
  Part of
  Proms 2009
- 22:15
  Prom 75
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wu Tong
  Silk Road SuiteUK premiere of complete work
  Giovanni Sollima
  The Taranta Project- The performers are all members of the Silk Road Ensemble UK premiere
  Angel Lam
  Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain- The performers are all members of the Silk Road Ensemble UK premiere
  Trad.
  Ambush from Ten SidesUK premiere
  Osvaldo Golijov
  Tankas- encore
  Performers
  Yo‐Yo Ma
  cello/directorcello
  cello/directorcello
  Silk Road Ensemble
  Shane Shanahan
  percussion
  percussion
  Jonathan Gandelsman
  violin
  violin
  Colin Jacobsen
  violin
  violin
  Nicholas Cords
  viola
  viola
  Jeffrey Beecher
  double bass
  double bass
  Kojiro Umezaki
  shakuhachi
  shakuhachi
  Joseph Gramley
  percussion
  percussion
  Wu Tong
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Li Cang Sang
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Wu Tong
  Giovanni Sollima
  Angel Lam
  Trad.
  Osvaldo Golijov
  Part of
  Proms 2009
Sat 12 Sep 2009
- 19:30
  Prom 76 - Last Night of the Proms 2009
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Oliver Knussen
  Flourish with Fireworks, Op 22
  Henry Purcell
  Suite for Organ & Orchestra (Purcell/Wood)
  Dido and Aeneas – ‘When I am laid in earth’ (Dido’s Lament)Recitative & aria 'Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth' Act 3
  Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, XXXVIIII. "With drooping wings"Chorus 'With drooping wings ye cupids come' Act 3
  Joseph Haydn
  Trumpet Concerto
  Gustav Mahler
  Songs of a Wayfarer
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Chôros No. 10 'Rasga o coração'Proms premiere
  Malcolm Arnold
  A Grand, Grand Overture, Op 57Proms premiere
  Albert Ketèlbey
  In a Monastery GardenProms premiere
  George Gershwin
  Shall We Dance?They can't take that away from me - This arrangement commissioned by the BBC World premiere of this version
  Astor Piazzolla
  LibertangoProms premiere
  Julia Barbour
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 1a Call 1 (Dunn) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with others in Salford, Glasgow, County Down, Swansea and Hyde Park. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 1b Response 1 (Davies) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with the BBC Philharmonic in Salford, Manchester. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 2a Call 2 (Tanaka) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with others in Salford, Glasgow, County Down, Swansea and Hyde Park. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 2b Response 2 (Dunn) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 3a Call 3 (Barbour) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with others in Salford, Glasgow, County Down, Swansea and Hyde Park. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 3b Response 3 (Roe) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with the First Old Boys Silver Band in others County Down, Northern Ireland. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 4a Call 4 (Davies) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with others in Salford, Glasgow, County Down, Swansea and Hyde Park. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 4b Response 4 (Barbour) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Swansea. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 5a Call 5 (Parker) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with others in Salford, Glasgow, County Down, Swansea and Hyde Park. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 5b Response 5 (Tanaka) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with the BBC Concert Orchestra in Hyde Park, London. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 6a Call 6 (Roe) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with others in Salford, Glasgow, County Down, Swansea and Hyde Park. World premiere
  Fanfares for the Last NightNo. 6b Response 6 (Parker) - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with others in Salford, Glasgow, County Down, Swansea and Hyde Park. World premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Music for the Royal FireworksNo. 1 Overture: Adagio - Allegro
  Music for the Royal FireworksNo. 4 La réjouissance: Allegro
  Music for the Royal FireworksNo. 5 Minuets 1 & 2
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Trad.
  Auld Lang Syne (arr. unknown)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Hicks
  organ
  organ
  Dame Sarah Connolly
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Singers
  Alison Balsom
  trumpet
  trumpet
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Jiří Bělohlávek
  vacuum cleaner
  vacuum cleaner
  Sir Stephen Hough
  rifle
  rifle
  David Attenborough
  floor polisher
  floor polisher
  Jennifer Pike
  vacuum cleaner
  vacuum cleaner
  Goldie
  vacuum cleaner
  vacuum cleaner
  Rory Bremner
  rifle
  rifle
  Martha Kearney
  rifle
  rifle
  Chi-Chi Nwanoku
  rifle
  rifle
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
  Barry Forgie
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Julian Milone
  music arranger
  music arranger
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  First Old Boys Silver Band
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  David Robertson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Oliver Knussen
  Henry Purcell
  Joseph Haydn
  Gustav Mahler
  Heitor Villa‐Lobos
  Malcolm Arnold
  Albert Ketèlbey
  George Gershwin
  Astor Piazzolla
  Julia Barbour
  George Frideric Handel
  Hubert Parry
  Edward Elgar
  Unknown
  Trad.
  Part of
  Proms 2009

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