Prom 36: Gemma New conducts Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

August 23, 2024

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BBC Proms - S78 - E11

Gemma New joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Mendelssohn’s musical retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, following Mozart’s heavenly Clarinet Concerto with Anthony McGill and Mel Bonis’s colourful Salomé

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BBC Proms: Season 78 - 24 Episode s

78x1 - First Night of the Proms 2024
July 19, 2024
In her First Night of the Proms debut, conductor Elim Chan presents Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony alongside Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks and Clara Schumann’s tender Piano Concerto, featuring star soloist Isata Kanneh-Mason.
78x2 - Prom 4: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Fifth
July 21, 2024
The entire Hallé family visits from Manchester to celebrate Sir Mark Elder’s last season as Music Director after 25 years in the role. Together they present Sir James MacMillan’s Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia and Mahler’s life-affirming Symphony No. 5.
78x3 - Prom 6: Verdi’s Requiem
July 26, 2024
Verdi’s Requiem was first performed 150 years ago and given its British premiere at the Royal Albert Hall the following year. Ryan Bancroft leads the BBC NOW and massed singers in a performance of this vivid choral masterpieces.
78x4 - Prom 13: Sarah Vaughan – If You Could See Me Now
July 28, 2024
The BBC Concert Orchestra and Guy Barker are joined by a starry line up of singers for a celebration of one of the most iconic voices of the 20th century, Sarah Vaughan, with songs including 'If You Could See Me Now’ and ‘Broken-Hearted Melody’.
78x5 - Prom 15: Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony
August 2, 2024
Nicholas Collon and the BBC Philharmonic perform the most vibrant and unignorable symphony of the 20th century, Messiaen’s Turangalîla, after the world premiere of Anna Clyne’s The Gorgeous Nothings, written specially for the Proms
78x6 - Prom 21: The Sinfonia of London and John Wilson
August 4, 2024
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London perform a programme of scintillating American classics including Copland’s ballet Billy the Kid, haunting works by Barber and Ives, Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue and John Adam’s Harmonielehre.
78x7 - Prom 20: Songs and Dances with the Kanneh-Masons
August 9, 2024
Brothers Braimah and Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the Brazilian guitarist Plínio Fernandes join forces with the dynamic Fantasia Orchestra for a family-friendly concert of folk songs, dances, prayers and incantations
78x8 - Prom 30: The National Youth Orchestra plays Mahler’s First
August 11, 2024
The National Youth Orchestra, comprising some of Britain’s most talented young players, performs Mahler’s anguished, ultimately triumphant Symphony No.1, alongside works by Wagner and Missy Mazzoli and a new commission from Dani Howard.
78x9 - Prom 34: 21st-Century Soundtracks
August 16, 2024
Edith Bowman presents a night for film lovers, with music from blockbusters including Everything Everywhere All at Once, All Quiet on the Western Front and Tár.
78x10 - Prom 37: Britten’s War Requiem
August 18, 2024
Sir Antonio Pappano and his London Symphony Orchestra are joined by three choirs and three outstanding vocal soloists for a work of hope that emerged from the ashes of destruction: Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem
78x11 - Prom 36: Gemma New conducts Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 23, 2024
Gemma New joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Mendelssohn’s musical retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, following Mozart’s heavenly Clarinet Concerto with Anthony McGill and Mel Bonis’s colourful Salomé
78x12 - Prom 18: Sam Smith
August 24, 2024
For their only UK appearance of 2024, Sam Smith joins the BBC Concert Orchestra for a retrospective look at their seminal debut solo album In the Lonely Hour, released 10 years ago and featuring tracks such as ‘Stay With Me’ and ‘Lay Me Down’.
78x13 - Prom 46: Holst’s The Planets
August 25, 2024
Holst’s suite The Planets is one of classical music’s most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius’s The Wood Nymph and a new piece from Finnish-American composer Lara Poe.
78x14 - Prom 42: Beethoven’s Ninth by Heart
August 30, 2024
Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony by bringing their unique Orchestral Theatre approach to the iconic work with the help of the BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain
78x15 - Prom 2: Everybody Dance! The Sound of Disco
August 31, 2024
The BBC Concert Orchestra lends its power and exuberance to an evening that celebrates a pivotal movement in late 20th-century club culture. Get ready for all the glitz, glamour and groove of disco at the Proms!
78x16 - Prom 54: Beethoven for Three
September 1, 2024
Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma come together to form a classical supergroup, bringing greater intimacy than ever before to Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Sixth Symphony while also performing one of the composer’s best-loved chamber works.
78x17 - Prom 57: Ultra Lounge – Henry Mancini and Beyond
September 6, 2024
Marking a century since Henry Mancini’s birth, Edwin Outwater and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the man and his music in styles ranging from jazz to light classical and film music.
78x18 - Prom 41: Mozart with Ensemble Resonanz
September 7, 2024
Riccardo Minasi conducts his dynamic Ensemble Resonanz in a pair of Mozart’s most thrilling overtures – from The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni – alongside his achingly beautiful Sinfonia concertante and the ‘Jupiter’ Symphony
78x19 - New Music at the Proms 2024
September 8, 2024
A celebration of some of the most exciting new classical music premiered in the Royal Albert Hall this summer chosen by Tom Service, presenter of Radio 3’s New Music Show.
78x20 - Unmissable Moments at the Proms 2024
September 13, 2024
A journey through 2024’s five-star BBC Proms season, celebrating Mozart, Sam Smith, Beethoven, Mancini, Holst, Bob Marley and so much more.
78x21 - Prom 11: CBeebies Prom – Wildlife Jamboree
September 14, 2024
Join Duggee, Bluey, the Octonauts and lots more of your CBeebies friends to celebrate the natural world in music and song at the spectacular Wildlife Jamboree. Kwamé Ryan leads the Sinfonia Smith Square, BBC Singers & CBeebies East London Schools’ Choir.
78x22 - Last Night of the Proms, Part 1
September 14, 2024
Katie Derham hosts classical music's biggest party of the year, with soloists Sir Stephen Hough and Angel Blue and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo.
78x23 - Last Night of the Proms, Part 2
September 14, 2024
Katie Derham invites you to join her for the season's glittering finale, with all the traditional favourites and some exciting surprises.
78x24 - Prom 69: Florence + The Machine – Symphony of Lungs
October 19, 2024
Florence Welch – aka Florence + The Machine – joins Jules Buckley and his Orchestra for a celebration of Lungs, her BRIT Award-winning debut album, released to huge acclaim 15 years ago.

78x1 - First Night of the Proms 2024

78x2 - Prom 4: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Fifth

78x3 - Prom 6: Verdi’s Requiem

78x4 - Prom 13: Sarah Vaughan – If You Could See Me Now

78x5 - Prom 15: Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony

78x6 - Prom 21: The Sinfonia of London and John Wilson

78x7 - Prom 20: Songs and Dances with the Kanneh-Masons

78x8 - Prom 30: The National Youth Orchestra plays Mahler’s First

78x9 - Prom 34: 21st-Century Soundtracks

78x10 - Prom 37: Britten’s War Requiem

78x11 - Prom 36: Gemma New conducts Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

78x12 - Prom 18: Sam Smith

78x13 - Prom 46: Holst’s The Planets

78x14 - Prom 42: Beethoven’s Ninth by Heart

78x15 - Prom 2: Everybody Dance! The Sound of Disco

78x16 - Prom 54: Beethoven for Three

78x17 - Prom 57: Ultra Lounge – Henry Mancini and Beyond

78x18 - Prom 41: Mozart with Ensemble Resonanz

78x19 - New Music at the Proms 2024

78x20 - Unmissable Moments at the Proms 2024

78x21 - Prom 11: CBeebies Prom – Wildlife Jamboree

78x22 - Last Night of the Proms, Part 1

78x23 - Last Night of the Proms, Part 2

78x24 - Prom 69: Florence + The Machine – Symphony of Lungs

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