What are the Proms for? Until recently, the aim of the world’s biggest classical music festival was always clear: cram in as much of the standard classical repertoire as possible, while inserting a ...

In fact, for those who went – I now wish I had – there was “God Save the King” and “Nimrod” from Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, and then a respectful departure. It must have been a good way of ...

Mezzo Jamie Barton, this year singing Elgar's Angel in 'The Dream of Gerontius', at the 2019 Last Night of the Proms with Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra Crucial notes before I go: it's ...

EXCLUSIVE: Cynthia Erivo, just weeks away from starting rehearsals for the two-part Wicked musical movie, has stopped off in London to wow an audience at the Royal Albert Hall with a concert ...

2022 Plot This summer the world’s largest classical music festival returns in its full glory to the Royal Albert Hall for an unforgettable eight-week season. Running from 15 July to 10 September, the ...

The industry is celebrating another cultural milestone after video games scores were added to the library of culturally significant music played at the BBC Proms. The annual event has run in some way ...

The 2022 BBC Proms celebrates a homecoming of large-scale orchestral repertoire to the Royal Albert Hall. This year's festival will feature a programme of a scale not heard at the Proms since 2019: ...

A concert from the BBC Proms. Hope and grief, mourning and celebration, thunder and tenderness come together in Verdi’s mighty Requiem. After two years of reduced-sized performances, the Royal Albert ...

Part of the BBC Proms. The world’s biggest classical festival demands a big finale, and it doesn’t get much bigger than the annual musical party that is the Last Night of the Proms. Expect fanfares ...

The Last Night of the Proms is one of the most joyous events in classical music. There’s a degree of enthusiasm and audience participation that’s hard to top. Hear live recordings from over the years ...