Homage to Nina Simone

August 30, 2019

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BBC Proms - S73 - E18

First transmitted in 2019. Clara Amfo introduces a celebration of jazz and blues legend Nina Simone with The Metropole Orkest led by Jules Buckley, Ledisi, Lisa Fisher and more.

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BBC Proms: Season 73 - 28 Episode s

73x1 - First Night of the Proms (Part One)
July 19, 2019
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karina Canellakis, perform Dvorak’s The Golden Spinning Wheel and a commission commemorating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
73x2 - First Night of the Proms (Part Two)
July 19, 2019
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus, conducted by Karina Canellakis, perform Janácek’s Glagolitic Mass in the second half of First Night of the Proms 2019.
73x3 - Joshua Bell plays Dvořák
July 21, 2019
Join Katie Derham and Jess Gillam at the Royal Albert Hall for a Proms Bohemian rhapsody. The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jakob Hrusa, perform Smetana’s legendary Ma Vlast and, with American superstar violinist Joshua Bell, Dvorak’s Violin Concerto.
73x4 - Schumann, Schoenberg and Mozart
July 26, 2019
Suzy Klein introduces the BBC Philharmonic and Omer Meir Wellber in a performance of works by Ben-Haim, Schumann, Schoenberg and, with Yeol Eum Son, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 15 in B flat, K450.
73x5 - Public Service Broadcasting
July 26, 2019
Cult band Public Service Broadcasting join the Multi-Story Orchestra and London Contemporary Voices to perform a specially commissioned new arrangement of their 2015 album The Race for Space.
73x6 - Nicola Benedetti with the NYO
July 28, 2019
Mark Wigglesworth conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in Auerbach, Prokofiev and, with Nicola Benedetti, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
73x7 - Britten and Mahler
August 2, 2019
Katie Derham introduces two pieces originally premiered by Proms founder Sir Henry Wood. Leif Ove Andsnes performs Britten’s Piano Concerto while Claudia Mahnke and Stuart Skelton sing Mahler’s poignant Das Lied von der Erde. Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
73x8 - Rachmaninov and Shostakovich
August 4, 2019
The BBC Philharmonic, conducted by John Storgårds, performs Rachmaninov's The Isle of the Dead, Shostakovich’s Symphony No 11 and the world premiere of Outi Tarkiainen’s Midnight Sun Variations.
73x9 - Angélique Kidjo
August 4, 2019
Three-time Grammy Award-winner Angélique Kidjo makes her Proms debut together with her nine-piece band in a late-night tribute to salsa legend Celia Cruz.
73x10 - John Wilson Orchestra
August 9, 2019
John Wilson's virtuoso orchestra celebrates the music of one of the world's most famous film studios, Warner Brothers, including works by Max Steiner and Erich Korngold.
73x11 - The Sound of Space
August 9, 2019
Cerys Matthews introduces the London Contemporary Orchestra in a late-night Prom featuring sci-fi film music including excerpts from Alien: Covenant, Interstellar, Under the Skin and Gravity.
73x12 - Mozart's Requiem
August 11, 2019
The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann, with Fatma Said, Kathryn Rudge, Sunnyboy Dladla and David Shipley in Mozart's Requiem.
73x13 - Pappano and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA
August 16, 2019
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the National Youth Orchestra of the USA in Benjamin Beckman's Occidentalis, Strauss's Alpine Symphony and, with mezzo Joyce DiDonato, Berlioz's Les nuits d'été.
73x14 - Queen Victoria's Playlist
August 18, 2019
An evening of music to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth including Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony and First Piano Concerto, performed by Stephen Hough on Victoria's piano.
73x15 - Rattle conducts Belshazzar's Feast
August 23, 2019
The London Symphony Orchestra, LSO Chorus, Orfeó Català and the Orfeó Català Youth Choir, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, perform works by Koechlin, Varèse and Walton's cantata, Belshazzar's Feast.
73x16 - Sheku Plays Elgar
August 25, 2019
BBC 2016 Young Musician winner and superstar Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Elgar's passionate Cello Concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and their music director Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla. Introduced by Tom Service and Sheku's sister, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason.
73x17 - Strauss, Sibelius and Prokofiev
August 30, 2019
Katie Derham presents flavours of Finland, Russia and Germany from three 20th-century favourites, featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
73x18 - Homage to Nina Simone
August 30, 2019
First transmitted in 2019. Clara Amfo introduces a celebration of jazz and blues legend Nina Simone with The Metropole Orkest led by Jules Buckley, Ledisi, Lisa Fisher and more.
73x19 - Happy Birthday Henry Wood!
September 1, 2019
A 150th anniversary tribute to Sir Henry Wood, founder-conductor of the Proms, featuring many of the works he both premiered and arranged across nearly 50 years of the festival.
73x20 - Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
September 6, 2019
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Long Yu, makes its Proms debut in a programme including works by Qigang Chen, Rachmaninov and, with Eric Lu, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 23 in A major.
73x21 - Ellington's Sacred Music
September 6, 2019
Cerys Matthews introduces an evening of jazz, gospel and Broadway-style music inspired by Duke Ellington's three sacred concerts. In a Proms premiere, Peter Edwards conducts the Nu Civilisation Orchestra in a new version of these landmark works, written originally between 1965 and 1973.
73x22 - Elgar's Enigma
September 8, 2019
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms and a new work - a birthday tribute to conductor Martyn Brabbins - inspired by Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations.
73x23 - Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique
September 13, 2019
Mathew Baynton, Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra present Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique from memory, in a specially devised production incorporating elements of theatre, spectacular lighting and choreography as well as Berlioz’s own words about his music.
73x24 - Jonny Greenwood Curates
September 13, 2019
Radiohead lead guitarist and award-winning film composer Jonny Greenwood curates a late-night Prom culminating in the world premiere of his work Horror vacui, written for solo violin and 68 strings.
73x25 - Last Night of the Proms, Part 1
September 14, 2019
Katie Derham hosts the climax of the world's greatest classical music festival live from London's Royal Albert Hall.
73x26 - Last Night of the Proms, part 2
September 14, 2019
Katie Derham introduces live coverage from the Royal Albert Hall of the climax of the world’s greatest classical music festival, including the traditional Last Night classics.
73x27 - CBeebies Prom: Off to the Moon
September 14, 2019
To celebrate 50 years since the first astronauts walked on the moon, join the CBeebies Prommers for this third CBeebies Prom, which sees them taking a musical journey to the moon. Featuring music performed by the orchestra Chineke! conducted by Kwamé Ryan, with additional performances by the Chineke! Junior Orchestra and the first ever CBeebies Proms Choir, the preschool audience can hear pieces by composers such as Handel, Puccini, John Adams, Benjamin Britten and Jessie Montgomery as well as the world premiere of Hans Zimmer's new work, Earth. With specially made pieces of animation from some of CBeebies' most popular shows such as Clangers, Go Jetters and Moon and Me, an interactive song inspired by Neil Armstrong and special Nasa archive footage from the moon landing itself, join some of CBeebies's favourite presenters as they take you on a musical voyage to the stars.
73x28 - The Last Night of the Proms from around the UK
September 22, 2019
The traditional Last Night Proms in the Park celebrations from around the UK. YolanDa Brown and Josie d’Arby present a thrilling mix of classical and contemporary performances.

73x1 - First Night of the Proms (Part One)

73x2 - First Night of the Proms (Part Two)

73x3 - Joshua Bell plays Dvořák

73x4 - Schumann, Schoenberg and Mozart

73x5 - Public Service Broadcasting

73x6 - Nicola Benedetti with the NYO

73x7 - Britten and Mahler

73x8 - Rachmaninov and Shostakovich

73x9 - Angélique Kidjo

73x10 - John Wilson Orchestra

73x11 - The Sound of Space

73x12 - Mozart's Requiem

73x13 - Pappano and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA

73x14 - Queen Victoria's Playlist

73x15 - Rattle conducts Belshazzar's Feast

73x16 - Sheku Plays Elgar

73x17 - Strauss, Sibelius and Prokofiev

73x18 - Homage to Nina Simone

73x19 - Happy Birthday Henry Wood!

73x20 - Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

73x21 - Ellington's Sacred Music

73x22 - Elgar's Enigma

73x23 - Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

73x24 - Jonny Greenwood Curates

73x25 - Last Night of the Proms, Part 1

73x26 - Last Night of the Proms, part 2

73x27 - CBeebies Prom: Off to the Moon

73x28 - The Last Night of the Proms from around the UK

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