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A creative and fun approach to composition for school groups

A creative and fun approach to composition for school groups.

A creative and fun approach to composition for young musicians

A creative and fun approach to composition for young musicians.

A creative and fun approach to composition for young musicians.

Suzy Klein presents a live Proms edition of 成人论坛 Radio 3鈥檚 In Tune, featuring artists from the season.

The festival opens with a choir of 450 and two great portraits of the sea: Sakari Oramo conducts Vaughan Williams鈥檚 A Sea Symphony and Britten鈥檚 Four Sea Interludes as well as the world premiere of Julian Anderson鈥檚 Harmony. Pianist Stephen Hough plays Paganini variations by Rachmaninov and by featured composer Lutos艂awski.

Hannah Conway presents stories and music based on Oliver Jeffers鈥檚 Lost and Found.

This workshop is for 12-18 year olds who are interested in writing electronic music and will be led by The New Radiophonic Workshop.

Doctor Who enthusiast Matthew Sweet looks back over 50 years of the 成人论坛 series.

In its 50th-anniversary year, Doctor Who returns to the Proms with a spectacular concert featuring Murray Gold鈥檚 music for the series, plus pieces by Bach, Bizet and Debussy, and a special performance of one of the most iconic theme tunes in television history.聽Performed by the 成人论坛 National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Ben Foster, the Prom includes a host of alien friends and foes plus a very special appearance by Matt Smith.

In its 50th-anniversary year, Doctor Who returns to the Proms with a spectacular concert featuring Murray Gold鈥檚 music for the series, plus pieces by Bach, Bizet and Debussy, and a special performance of one of the most iconic theme tunes in television history.聽Performed by the 成人论坛 National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Ben Foster, the Prom includes a host of alien friends and foes plus a very special appearance by Matt Smith.

Join the Proms Family Orchestra and Chorus in creating its own Doctor Who soundtrack.

A discussion on the history of French ballet from Lully to Stravinsky and an examination of The Rite of Spring, 100 years after its premiere, with Jane Pritchard, Dance Historian at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth and Les Si猫cles trace the history of French dance music 鈥� on period instruments 鈥� from the Court of the Sun King at Versailles to the riotous 1913 Paris premiere of Stravinsky鈥檚 ballet The Rite of Spring.

In the festival鈥檚 first Cadogan Hall concert, violinist Vilde Frang and pianist Michail Lifits play Ravel鈥檚 blues-influenced Violin Sonata, Mozart鈥檚 sunny Violin Sonata in G major, K379, and the dazzling 1984 Partita by Witold Lutos艂awski, a composer central to the festival鈥檚 focus on Polish music.

Conductor Kenneth Woods introduces a selection of readings about Gustav Mahler, including the composer鈥檚 letters, reviews and biographies. Rana Mitter presents.

Jonathan Nott conducts the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in Mahler鈥檚 Symphony No. 5, whose Adagietto is a tender tribute to his wife, Alma. The Arditti Quartet joins the orchestra for the UK premiere of Helmut Lachenmann鈥檚 vast and atmospheric Tanzsuite mit Deutschlandlied.

Louise Fryer speaks to David Matthews about his new commission and Daniel Grimley gives an introduction to Nielsen and his 鈥業nextinguishable鈥� Symphony No. 4.

Inspired by daybreak on the Kent coast, David Matthews鈥檚 A Vision of the Sea opens the 成人论坛 Philharmonic鈥檚 Prom with Juanjo Mena. Nobuyuki Tsujii is the soloist in Rachmaninov鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 2, a passionate upbeat to Nielsen鈥檚 life-affirming 鈥業nextinguishable鈥� Symphony.

The London Adventist Chorale, London Community Gospel Choir, People鈥檚 Christian Fellowship Choir, Muyiwa & Riversongz and Pastor David Daniel raise the roof of the Royal Albert Hall in a late-night celebration of gospel music鈥檚 powerful songs of praise and passion.

Polish is the third most spoken language in the UK, after English and Welsh, and the 2011 census found over half a million Poles living in Britain. But you don't need to speak Polish in order to embrace Polish culture, thanks to a current boom in translating Polish novels into English. Rana Mitter asks the Polish-born writers Eva Hoffman and A.M. Bakalar to provide a guide to the most exciting writing coming out of Poland today.

Thomas Ad猫s conducts the 成人论坛 Symphony Orchestra, Christianne Stotijn and Simon Keenlyside in the world premiere of his Totentanz, a work inspired by a mural destroyed in the Second World War bombing of L眉beck. Britten鈥檚 Sinfonia da Requiem and Lutos艂awski鈥檚 Cello Concerto complete a programme of remembrance and survival.

Join Rachel Leach on an epic climb up an Alpine mountain, from twilight to nightfall with every tiny detail described along the way.

Nordic forests, Alpine sunlight and a Moorish nocturne. The 成人论坛 National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd play Wilhelm Stenhammar鈥檚 Excelsior!, Strauss鈥檚 An Alpine Symphony and Szymanowski鈥檚 opulent symphony subtitled 鈥楾he Song of the Night鈥�.

Louise Fryer is joined by composer and musicologist William Mival to discuss Rachmaninov and his Symphony No. 2.

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, in Rachmaninov鈥檚 Second Symphony and Mozart鈥檚 elegant 鈥楬affner鈥� Symphony. Jan Lisiecki plays Schumann鈥檚 intimate Piano Concerto in the first of Pappano鈥檚 two Proms.

Jeffrey Skidmore and Ex Cathedra perform Welt-Parlament, the a cappella Babel tower centrepiece of Stockhausen鈥檚 opera Mittwoch aus 鈥楲icht鈥�. Sound-projectionist Kathinka Pasveer oversees Gesang der J眉nglinge, the visionary composer鈥檚 first masterpiece.

Explore Rachmaninov鈥檚 great music together with your family in the Family Orchestra & Chorus - a retrospective look at Prom 10 on Friday 19 July.

Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music play works by Handel and the Roman composers who inspired him. Soprano Sophie Bevan sings two Italian cantatas in a programme including concerti grossi by Corelli and Valentini and keyboard miniatures by Bernardo Pasquini.

Experience some of the vocal writing of Verdi鈥檚 Four Sacred Pieces with Mary King.

Sir Antonio Pappano, the Orchestra and Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, and soprano Maria Agresta celebrate Verdi鈥檚 bicentenary with the Four Sacred Pieces, the original version of the Requiem鈥檚 鈥楲ibera me鈥�, a touching Ave Maria setting and the orchestral version of the great opera composer鈥檚 String Quartet.

Sean Shepherd talks about his new commission and working with the NYO-USA. Gerard McBurney introduces Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 10.

The newly formed National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America makes its Proms debut under the baton of Valery Gergiev in Sean Shepherd鈥檚 Magiya and Shostakovich鈥檚 Tenth Symphony. Violinist Joshua Bell is the soloist in Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Violin Concerto.

Paul Van Nevel and the Huelgas Ensemble mine the rich and rarely performed repertoire of Renassiance and Baroque Poland in motets by Ziele艅ski, Klabon, Demantius and Marenzio, including the earliest-known setting of a Polish text, the mid-15th-century 鈥楥hwa艂a tobie, Gospodznie鈥� (Praise to Thee, O Lord).

Stolen gold and a world order in chaos. Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin open the Proms cycle of Wagner鈥檚 epic operatic tetralogy The Ring of the Nibelung, with a cast hand-picked from Barenboim鈥檚 Berlin and Milan productions.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch is joined by Elaine Padmore for an introduction to Die Walk眉re.

Daniel Barenboim鈥檚 Proms Ring cycle with the Staatskapelle Berlin continues with Die Walk眉re. Simon O鈥橬eill and Anja Kampe sing the roles of the tragic twins Siegmund and Sieglinde, whose doomed love inspires the rebellion of Br眉nnhilde (sung by Nina Stemme).

What makes Falstaff so irresistible to writers and composers? Timothy West talks about his experiences of playing one of Shakespeare's greatest characters.

Two portraits of Sir John Falstaff and a rare performance of Granville Bantock鈥檚 Sapphic Poem with cellist Raphael Wallfisch. Jac van Steen conducts the 成人论坛 National Orchestra of Wales in a programme that climaxes with Tchaikovsky鈥檚 heady Fourth Symphony.

Step into the heat of Spain as Rachel Leach re-tells the story of Falla's most popular ballet, featuring a beautiful lady, an angry husband and a man with a three-cornered hat!

Juanjo Mena and the 成人论坛 Philharmonic present a programme of dance music spanning Beethoven鈥檚 Seventh Symphony, John McCabe鈥檚 Joybox, Ravel鈥檚 叠辞濒茅谤辞 and Falla鈥檚 Spanish ballet The Three-Cornered Hat.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch is joined by Mark Berry (Royal Holloway, University of London) for an introduction to tonight's opera, Siegfried.

Talking birds, dragon鈥檚 blood and a ring of fire. Lance Ryan sings the title-role in the third part of Daniel Barenboim鈥檚 complete Ring cycle with the Staatskapelle Berlin. Nine Stemme is the rebel Valkyrie, Br眉nnhilde, who teaches Siegfried love and fear.

Wagner's stage directions are notorious: giant dragons; underwater singing; horses on stage; storms; destruction by raging fires. Designer Peter Mumford and Dr John Snelson of the ROH discuss the solutions available to 21st century artists and some famous 19th and 20th century stagings. Presented by Anne McElvoy and including readings by David Rintoul. Guests include Philip Hoare, Jamila Gavin and Elizabeth Gray. Recorded in front of an audience at the Royal College of Music as part of this year's Proms Plus events.

Semyon Bychkov and the 成人论坛 Symphony Orchestra interrupt the Ring cycle to explore Wagner鈥檚 intoxicating tragedy Tristan and Isolde, a turning point in the history of Romantic music. Robert Dean Smith and Violeta Urmana are the illicit lovers.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch is joined by Sarah Lenton for an introduction to 骋枚迟迟别谤诲盲尘尘别谤耻苍驳.

Daniel Barenboim鈥檚 survey of The Ring of the Nibelung with the Staatskapelle Berlin concludes with betrayal, revenge, immolation and the return of the stolen gold to the waters of the Rhine. Nina Stemme sings the role of Br眉nnhilde, while Mikhail Petrenko is the vengeful Hagen.

Pianist Imogen Cooper, soprano Ruby Hughes, tenor James Gilchrist and guitarist Christoph Denoth mark Britten鈥檚 centenary in a sequence of song-cycles and miniatures, from Night Piece (Notturno) to A Charm of Lullabies, My beloved is mine and Abraham and Isaac.

John le Carr茅, one of the greatest spy novelists, celebrates 50 years since the publication of his groundbreaking Cold War espionage novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, with Anne McElvoy.

The UK premiere of Colin Matthews鈥檚 Turning Point opens the 成人论坛 National Orchestra of Wales鈥檚 first Prom with Thomas S酶nderg氓rd. Daniel Hope plays Prokofiev鈥檚 Violin Concerto No. 2, the quicksilver antipode to Shostakovich鈥檚 monumental Symphony No. 11, 鈥楾he Year 1905鈥�.

Fresh from their residency at the O2, the inimitable vocalists of Naturally 7 build on the gospel legacy in a Late Night Prom of a cappella soul with a hip hop tang. Drums, harmonica, brass, turntable 鈥榮cratching鈥� and electric guitars are all in the mix 鈥� recreated with nothing more than the human voice.

James Jolly explores Mozart's life in Vienna and the city's influences on the music in tonight's programme.

The Mahler Chamber Orchestra returns to the 成人论坛 Proms with conductor Daniel Harding. Paul Lewis is the soloist in Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 25, its play of light and shade echoed in the same composer鈥檚 Masonic Funeral Music, Schumann鈥檚 Second Symphony and Sibelius鈥檚 Seventh.

The writers Simon Heffer and Andrew O'Hagan discuss the halcyon days of light music at the 成人论坛 and beyond with Matthew Sweet. With its jaunty melodies and cascading strings, they restore it to its proper place: the heart of British musical life. Recorded in front of an audience at the Royal College of Music as part of this year's Proms Plus events.

Barry Wordsworth and the 成人论坛 Concert Orchestra, with pianists Noriko Ogawa and Kathryn Stott, offer a parade of British light and occasional music, including Arnold鈥檚 Concerto for two pianos (three hands), Bantock鈥檚 bittersweet Pierrot of the Minute, Elgar鈥檚 Nursery Suite and a medley of radio favourites.

Fasten your seat belts as Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra plunge into Frank Zappa鈥檚 counter-culture satire The Adventures of Greggery Peccary, with a car-chase, a coughing mountain and a choir of stenographers. A wild Study for player piano by Conlon Nancarrow and the UK premiere of Philip Glass鈥檚 Tenth Symphony complete a far-reaching Late Night Prom.

Rana Mitter introduces an anthology of unexpected readings from the letters and autobiography of the English composer Michael Tippett, with guests Ivan Hewett and Oliver Soden.

Legendary American pianist Peter Serkin makes his Proms debut with Oliver Knussen and the 成人论坛 Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky鈥檚 Concerto for piano and wind instruments. Henze鈥檚 Barcarola opens the first of this season鈥檚 concerts focusing on the music of Michael Tippett as Knussen conducts Tippett鈥檚 Symphony No. 2.

Naresh Sohal, in conversation with Andrew McGregor, discusses his 成人论坛 commission and introduces his chamber works.

Peter Oundijan conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Nikolai Lugansky in Rachmaninov鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Fifth Symphony and the world premiere of Naresh Sohal鈥檚 brand-new The Cosmic Dance, a celebration of ancient mythology and mathematical theory.

Music for strings by Tippett, Holst and Britten, plus two dramatic works for the female voice: Britten鈥檚 Phaedra and Lennox Berkeley鈥檚 Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly joins conductor Sian Edwards and the Britten Sinfonia.

Robert Crawford and Fiona Stafford discuss how the Romantic movement linked Beethoven with the poetry of Scottish writers such as Burns, James Macpherson and Walter Scott.

Vadim Repin plays James MacMillan鈥檚 Violin Concerto with Donald Runnicles and the 成人论坛 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Threaded with reels and old laments, MacMillan鈥檚 work complements the concentrated dramas of Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楥oriolan鈥� Overture and Fifth Symphony.

Hannah Conway presents stories and music based on Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back.

Sing extracts from 罢补苍苍丑盲耻蝉别谤 with Mary King.

An introduction to Wagner's 罢补苍苍丑盲耻蝉别谤, with James Jolly.

Acclaimed Wagnerian Donald Runnicles continues the Proms Wagner bicentenary celebrations with Wagner鈥檚 罢补苍苍丑盲耻蝉别谤. Robert Dean Smith sings the role of the titular troubadour who tires of sensual pleasure and longs for spiritual redemption

Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and her all-female brass ensemble, tenThing, play a vibrant programme of tangos, seguidillas and serenades by Bizet, Copland, Grieg and Piazzolla 鈥� and a new work by British composer Diana Burrell.

Edward Cowie discusses his 成人论坛 commission with Andrew McGregor prior to its world premiere and introduces performances of his chamber works.

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the 成人论坛 Philharmonic in Prokofiev鈥檚 Second Piano Concerto (with soloist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet), Borodin鈥檚 Prince Igor overture, Tchaikovsky鈥檚 鈥楲ittle Russian鈥� Symphony and the world premiere of Edward Cowie鈥檚 Earth Music 1 鈥� The Great Barrier Reef.

Create your own coronation music in the style of two British greats - Rubbra and Walton - with Rachel Leach and professional musicians.

John Storg氓rds directs the 成人论坛 Philharmonic in Korngold鈥檚 Symphony, drawn in part from the film music for The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Rubbra鈥檚 Ode to the Queen and Walton鈥檚 Orb and Sceptre. Vilde Frang plays Bruch鈥檚 much-loved Violin Concerto.

This workshop is for 12-18 year olds who are interested in writing contemporary music and will be led by Fraser Trainer.

The Aurora Orchestra, under Nicholas Collon, performs the winning entries in this year's 成人论坛 Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition.

Two works by Gustav Holst, and two from the Polish composer Witold Lutos艂awski. Edward Gardner directs the 成人论坛 Symphony Orchestra in Holst鈥檚 Egdon Heath and The Planets and Lutos艂awski鈥檚 Symphonic Variations. Louis Lortie is the soloist in Lutos艂awski鈥檚 Piano Concerto.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Sylvia Plath and the publication of her novel, The Bell Jar, the writer, Lavinia Greenlaw and the critic, Sally Bayley, look back on the legacy of a remarkable poet with readings by Buffy Davis. 聽 Born in Boston in 1932 Plath moved to England to study at Cambridge where she met and married the poet Ted Hughes. Her first collection of poems, Colossus, was published here in 1960. In 1962 she wrote most of the poems which would form her best known collection, Ariel. She died in February 1963 during one of the most severe winters on record in Britain. Ariel and The Bell Jar were published after her death. 聽 Recorded in front of an audience at the Royal College of Music as part of this year's Proms Plus events.

Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor, Mariss Jansons. The opium-fuelled idylls and nightmares of Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie fantastique complete one of the festival鈥檚 hottest programmes.

Hail, ice, thunder, rain 鈥� and the bark of a dog on a sunny afternoon. Iconoclastic violinist Nigel Kennedy plays Vivaldi鈥檚 endlessly fascinating set of concertos, The Four Seasons, in a Late Night Prom with players from Palestine and Poland.

Norman Lebrecht and Jeremy Barham discuss Mahler's conversion from Judaism to Christianity, spirituality and the social context of the 'Resurrection' Symphony.

In their second 成人论坛 Proms appearance this season, Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra are joined by Genia K眉hmeier, Anna Larsson and the Bavarian Radio Chorus for Mahler鈥檚 epic Symphony No. 2, 鈥楻esurrection鈥�, bringing a vision of life after death.

A late-night feast of sinfonias, arias and chorales as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 70 this year, conducts the singers and players of the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in Bach鈥檚 Easter Oratorio and Ascension Oratorio.

Mary King explores Britten's mastery of word-setting in his vocal writing.

Pianist Barry Douglas directs Camerata Ireland in music by Britten and his peers, including Young Apollo, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Priaulx Rainier鈥檚 Movement for strings, and Shostakovich鈥檚 sparkling Piano Concerto No. 1 (featuring trumpeter Alison Balsom).

An introduction to tonight's Urban Classic Prom.

Broadcast live on 成人论坛 Radio 1, 成人论坛 Radio 1Xtra and 成人论坛 Radio 3, Jules Buckley leads the 成人论坛 Symphony Orchestra in a collision of Fazer, Henze, Laura Mvula, Mosolov and Maverick Sabre, with guest artists from the worlds of urban and contemporary classical music.