All too soon the Last Night of the Proms was upon us, that uproarious party where audiences and performers let their hair down after eight weeks of serious music-making. As always the home teams of ...
The Proms 2025 may be over, but there’s still time to catch up on the highlights at home. With 86 concerts on offer, there is something for everyone – from Beethoven symphonies to an eight-hour Prom ...
Sheku Kanneh-Mason with Marin Alsop and the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the 2023 Last Night of the Proms. Kanneh-Mason appears this year with brother Braimah and the Fantasia Orchestra in Proms 20 and ...
Britain is not short of pop festivals, but the BBC Proms is unique. It is the biggest and grandest classical music festival in the world, and once upon a time everyone knew what it stood for. Henry ...
The Royal Albert Hall doesn’t need help looking good - but on yesterday's July evening for the opening night of the BBC Proms, it was exceptional. It’s a fitting venue for an event with as much ...
Unlike the Last Night of the Proms, which has developed its own mythology and status (thanks to the traditions that surround it), the First Night of the Proms is not bound by any particular structure ...