The Symphonic Organ

August 29, 2020

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BBC Proms - S74 - E2

Organist Jonathan Scott performs his own virtuosic arrangements of works by Rossini, Mascagni, Dukas, plus a climactic Saint-Saëns's Symphony No. 3, on the world-famous Royal Albert Hall organ.

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BBC Proms: Season 74 - 15 Episode s

74x1 - First Night of the Proms
August 28, 2020
Katie Derham presents the first night of the world’s greatest live classical music festival, with a feast of music including Beethoven’s Third Symphony, Aaron Copland’s Quiet City and a new work by young British composer Hannah Kendall, all brought to you by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, with conductor Sakari Oramo. Join Katie and special guest Stephen Fry as they celebrate the return of live music to the Royal Albert Hall.
74x2 - The Symphonic Organ
August 29, 2020
Organist Jonathan Scott performs his own virtuosic arrangements of works by Rossini, Mascagni, Dukas, plus a climactic Saint-Saëns's Symphony No. 3, on the world-famous Royal Albert Hall organ.
74x3 - Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO
August 30, 2020
Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO with a programme of unmissable music featuring star pianist Mitsuko Uchida playing Beethoven, works by Elgar and Vaughan Williams, and a new composition by Thomas Adès.
74x4 - Viennese Night
August 31, 2020
In a Viennese spectacular, the BBC Concert Orchestra are joined by soloists Sophie Bevan and Robert Murray, performing works by Lehár and Johann Strauss II, conducted by Bramwell Tovey.
74x5 - London Sinfonietta
September 1, 2020
The London Sinfonietta perform cutting edge contemporary works by Philip Glass, Tansy Davies, Steve Reich and Anna Meredith.
74x6 - Proms @ MediaCityUK, Salford with the BBC Philharmonic
September 2, 2020
In a change to the originally advertised programme, John Storgårds, the BBC Philharmonic's Chief Guest Conductor, joins the orchestra to conduct Haydn, Britten and Tchaikovsky.
74x7 - Nicola Benedetti and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
September 3, 2020
Nicola Benedetti leads a high-energy evening of baroque music with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, led by Jonathan Cohen.
74x8 - Anoushka Shankar and Gold Panda
September 4, 2020
Sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar takes to the stage in an evening dedicated to her father and musical guru, Ravi, in what would have been his centenary year. Anoushka is joined in the first half by electronic music producer and performer Gold Panda for a new imagining of Ravi’s music. In the second half, Jules Buckley, the Britten Sinfonia and soloist Manu Delago accompany Anoushka in a selection of her music. Josie d’Arby presents this unique evening from the Royal Albert Hall.
74x9 - Proms @ City Halls, Glasgow, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
September 5, 2020
Stephen Hough plays Beethoven in a concert featuring a World Premiere from Jay Capperauld.
74x10 - Laura Marling and the 12 Ensemble
September 6, 2020
Laura Marling teams up with the 12 Ensemble for a retrospective journey through her back catalogue, as well as showcasing tracks from her 2020 album, Song for Our Daughter.
74x11 - KOKOROKO
September 7, 2020
London based eight-piece band KOKOROKO bring their ‘horn fuelled’ Afrobeat sound to the Proms, led by trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey.
74x12 - Exploring Beethoven’s Seventh
September 10, 2020
To celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, Tom Service and the Aurora Orchestra present a unique evening in which conductor Nicholas Collon and the orchestra take apart Beethoven’s popular Seventh Symphony and show us the inner workings of the composer’s creative genius, followed by a performance of the work in the orchestra’s signature style - from memory! Also on the bill at the Royal Albert Hall is a new work by British composer Richard Ayres, whose piece is inspired by Beethoven’s struggle with his loss of hearing.
74x13 - Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason
September 11, 2020
Superstar siblings Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason perform their first Prom together, an evening of chamber music for cello and piano.
74x14 - Proms at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
September 12, 2020
Ryan Bancroft joins BBC NOW as principal conductor at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay for his first official engagement, his Proms debut and the first Prom from Wales! Martinu’s quirky Jazz Suite complements John Adams’s Chamber Symphony, written in 1992. After the world premiere of a new BBC commission by British composer Gavin Higgins, there are two evocative American classics by Barber and Copland. Acclaimed soprano Natalya Romaniw from Swansea, who represented Wales in Cardiff Singer of the World, joins the orchestra for this unforgettable Prom.
74x15 - Last Night of the Proms
September 12, 2020
Featuring South African soprano Golda Schultz with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its principal guest conductor Dalia Stasevska. Presented by Katie Derham.

74x1 - First Night of the Proms

74x2 - The Symphonic Organ

74x3 - Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO

74x4 - Viennese Night

74x5 - London Sinfonietta

74x6 - Proms @ MediaCityUK, Salford with the BBC Philharmonic

74x7 - Nicola Benedetti and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

74x8 - Anoushka Shankar and Gold Panda

74x9 - Proms @ City Halls, Glasgow, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

74x10 - Laura Marling and the 12 Ensemble

74x11 - KOKOROKO

74x12 - Exploring Beethoven’s Seventh

74x13 - Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason

74x14 - Proms at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

74x15 - Last Night of the Proms

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