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75 Proms at the Royal Albert Hall 76 Proms Extra events at the Imperial College Union30 premieres including 13 world premieres and 17 UK or London premieres 9 Late Night Proms8 Matinees 8 Proms Extra Lates 8 Proms Chamber Music at Cadogan Hall 4 Proms At …4 Last Night celebrations around the UK

Proms At … The Proms takes four Saturday matinees to further venues around London: The Chapel, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich; Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe; Roundhouse, Camden; Bold Tendencies Multi-Storey Car Park, Peckham

The Proms puts the spotlight on the cello with 10 concertos ranging from Elgar’s Cello Concerto performed by Sol Gabetta on the First Night to the world premiere of Huw Watkins’s Cello Concerto performed by his brother, Paul Watkins

The Proms marks 400 years since the death of Shakespeare with a broad survey of music inspired by the Bard from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet to extracts from Kiss Me, Kate

In the year in which the Olympics are staged in Brazil, the Proms celebrates the music and musicians of Latin America, featuring performances from the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, pianists Martha Argerich and Gabriela Montero, tenor Juan Diego Flórez, cellist Sol Gabetta and music by Villa-Lobos and Ginastera, who this year would have been 100

String players from the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra let their hair down with Marin Alsop and members of the São Paulo Jazz Symphony Orchestra for a Late Night Prom celebrating Brazilian popular music

From a weekend of concerts by youth ensembles and choirs around the UK to the return of the hugely popular CBeebies Proms and two Proms devoted to the BBC’s Ten Pieces II project, this summer celebrates a huge range of youth music-making

In the 50th-anniversary year of his first appearance at the Proms, Bernard Haitink conducts Mahler in what will be his 88th Prom

As part of this year’s Late Night Proms series, the Proms reflects on the legacy of two musical giants: David Bowie and Pierre Boulez

John Wilson and the John Wilson Orchestra return to the Proms to mark the 120th anniversary of Ira Gershwin’s birth with a tribute to one of America’s most celebrated and dynamic song-writing duos

Sakari Oramo, Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducts both the First and Last Nights of the Proms, including Proms Inspire winner Tom Harrold’s world premiere Raze

As part of a series of weekend matinee concerts aimed at family audiences, Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce and unpick Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C major, played from memory by the Aurora Orchestra

Rossini will be centre stage at the Proms with a number of performances of his works, including his operas The Barber

of Seville and Semiramide

The works of Henri Dutilleux appear throughout the season, from Ainsi la

nuit to The Shadows of Time, 100 years since the composer’s birth

Two great Russian nationalistic works appear in the opening weekend of the Proms − Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky and Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov

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Celebration of the Cello 7

Shakespeare 400 8

Latin America 9

Young Artists, Young Audiences 10

Proms Debuts 11

International Guests 12

UK Guests 13

Late Nights & More… 14

New Music 16

Last Night of the Proms 18

Proms in the Park 19

Proms Extra 20

Multiplatform Proms 21

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Katie Derham and professional dancers from BBC Strictly Come Dancing present an evening of music and dance from Vienna to Latin America and back with the BBC Concert Orchestra and English National Ballet Music Director, Gavin Sutherland

Musical giant Quincy Jones is joined by Jules Buckley and his Metropole Orkest to celebrate his extraordinary career spanning six decades

All three of Stravinsky’s landmark ballets for the Ballet Russes are performed over one weekend by Scottish orchestras

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French pianist and Satie champion Alexandre Tharaud is joined by actor and impressionist Alistair McGowan for a cabaret of music and words to mark the 150th anniversary of Satie’s birth

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra makes its first London appearance with young Lithuanian Mirga Gražinyte -Tyla, who becomes the orchestra’s Music Director next season

Jamie Cullum returns to the Proms with the Heritage Orchestra, Roundhouse Choir and talent from the BBC Music Introducing scheme

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PROMS AT …Music matched to four different venues across London: The Chapel, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich; Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe; Roundhouse, Camden; Bold Tendencies Multi-Storey Car Park, Peckham.

Proms At … The Chapel, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich Rossini Petite messe solennelle Elizabeth Watts soprano Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano Peter Auty tenor James Platt bass Richard Pearce harmonium Iain Farrington piano BBC Singers David Hill, 6 August

Proms At … Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe Shakespeare-themed works by Purcell, Blow, Locke and Draghi, including

excerpts from music for ‘Timon of Athens’,

‘The Fairy Queen’ (after ‘A Midsummer

Night’s Dream’) and ‘The Tempest’ Katherine Watson soprano Samuel Boden tenor Callum Thorpe bass Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen, 13 August

Proms At … Roundhouse, Camden Programme to include: Sir Harrison Birtwistle The Message Ligeti Ramifications Georg Friedrich Haas Open Spaces II UK premiere David Sawer April \ March BBC co-commission: world premiere London Sinfonietta Andrew Gourlay, 20 August

Proms At … Bold Tendencies Multi-Storey Car Park, Peckham Steve Reich Vermont Counterpoint; Eight Lines; Music for a Large Ensemble Multi-Story Orchestra Christopher Stark, 3 September

Elgar Cello Concerto Sol Gabetta cello BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, 15 July

Debussy Cello Sonata Bjørg Lewis cello 18 July

Music for multiple cellos, including works by Bach, Brahms, Elgar, Villa-Lobos and Klengel Guy Johnston and friends cellos 25 July

Dvo∑ák Cello Concerto Alban Gerhardt cello Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit, 3 August

Dutilleux ‘Tout un monde lointain …’ Johannes Moser cello BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena, 9 August

Huw Watkins Cello Concerto BBC commission: world premiere Paul Watkins cello BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Søndergård, 12 August

Charlotte Bray Falling in the Fire BBC commission: world premiere Guy Johnston cello BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, 14 August

Thomas Adès Lieux retrouvés UK premiere of version with orchestra Steven Isserlis cello Britten Sinfonia Thomas Adès, 15 August

Colin Matthews Berceuse for Dresden London premiere Leonard Elschenbroich cello Hallé Sir Mark Elder, 16 August

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Ulster Orchestra Rafael Payare, 21 August

Matthias Pintscher Reflections on Narcissus Alisa Weilerstein cello BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Matthias Pintscher, 21 August

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 Truls Mørk cello Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko, 25 August

CELEBRATION OF THE CELLOThe Proms puts the spotlight on the cello this year with 10 concertos (four of them world or UK premieres) plus a Proms Chamber Music concert featuring multiple cellos led by Guy Johnston.

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The first performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto at the Proms was on 30 August 1922 with soloist Beatrice Harrison


SHAKESPEARE 400Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet overture launches the Proms’ celebrations marking 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. Music inspired by the Bard, including orchestral works by Berlioz, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky and less familiar pieces by Hans Abrahamsen and Jonathan Dove via Kiss Me, Kate and West Side Story, feature throughout the season.

LATIN AMERICAIn the year in which the Olympics are staged in Brazil the Proms celebrates the music and musicians of Latin America with an array of South American orchestras, soloists and music.

Sol Gabetta cello BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, 15 July

Villa-Lobos Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 Guy Johnston and friends cellos, 25 July

Ginastera Ollantay London premiere BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena, 2 August

Martha Argerich piano West–Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim, 17 August

Music by Villa-Lobos and Marlos Nobre São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Gabriela Montero piano Marin Alsop, 24 August

Late Night Brazilian Popular Music Prom São Paulo Symphony Orchestra São Paulo Jazz Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, 24 August

Music by Villa-Lobos and Paul Desenne Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel, 4 September

Juan Diego Flórez tenor Last Night of the Proms, 10 September

Tchaikovsky Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’ BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, 15 July

Fauré Shylock BBC Symphony Orchestra Marc Minkowski, 20 July

Tchaikovsky The Tempest BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis, 26 July

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet – excerpts BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jac van Steen, 27 July

Berlioz Beatrice and Benedict – overture Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) Sir Roger Norrington, 28 July

Berlioz Romeo and Juliet Orchestra Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir & National Youth Choir of Scotland Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 30 July

Debussy, orch. Roger-Ducasse: King Lear – Fanfare d’ouverture; Le sommeil de Lear BBC Symphony Orchestra & Crouch End Festival Chorus Edward Gardner, 31 July

Sibelius The Tempest – Prelude BBC Philharmonic John Storgårds, 1 August

Duke Ellington, arr. M Lockhart: Such Sweet Thunder National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland Andrew Bain, 5 August

Music for Shakespeare’s plays and inspired by Shakespeare performed at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen, 13 August

Shakespeare choral settings by Johnson, Morley, Nico Muhly and Huw Watkins, and music by his contemporaries Stile Antico & Fretwork, 15 August

Berlioz Overture ‘King Lear’ Hallé Sir Mark Elder, 16 August

Shakespeare: Stage and Screen BBC Concert Orchestra Keith Lockhart, 18 August

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream – overture and incidental music BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Matthias Pintscher, 21 August

Tchaikovsky Fantasy-Overture ‘Hamlet’ BBC Symphony Orchestra Alexander Vedernikov, 23 August

Hans Abrahamsen let me tell you City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Barbara Hannigan soprano Mirga Gražinyte -Tyla, 27 August

Shakespeare settings by Purcell (arr. Britten) and Quilter Carolyn Sampson soprano Iestyn Davies counter-tenor Joseph Middleton piano 5 September

Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music Jonathan Dove Our revels now are ended BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, 10 September Gustavo Dudamel

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Seasoned Shakespearean actor Dame Judi Dench has appeared twice at the Proms − in 1991 and in 2010

Pianist Martha Argerich first appeared at the Proms 50 years ago at the 1966 Last Night of the Proms


Ten Pieces II Prom BBC Philharmonic Alpesh Chauhan, 23 & 24 July

National Youth Choir of Scotland Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 30 July

National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland Andrew Bain, 5 August

City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus (women’s voices) National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Edward Gardner, 6 August

National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Ilan Volkov, 7 August

CBeebies Prom BBC Concert Orchestra Jessica Cottis, 28 & 29 August

Proms Youth Choir Marin Alsop, 9 September

Proms Youth Ensemble Sakari Oramo, 10 September

The free Proms Extra Lates events offer the chance to hear emerging world, jazz and folk musicians perform in the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room, alongside upcoming poets selected in collaboration with the Poetry Society.

The Proms Poetry Competition returns this year with entries in two categories (ages 12–18 and over-19). Winners are announced at the Proms Extra event on 8 September.

Free activities for families to participate in through-out the season including pre-concert family workshops and Proms Family Orchestra and Chorus.

THERE WILL BE 132 DEBUT ARTISTS AT THE PROMS INCLUDING…

Behzod Abduraimov piano (18 July) YolanDa Brown saxophone (19 July) Julie Fuchs soprano (20 July) Le Cercle de l’Harmonie (22 July) Rosa Feola soprano (22 July) Jérémie Rhorer conductor (22 July) Alpesh Chauhan conductor (23 & 24 July) Esther Yoo violin (23 & 24 July) Enrique Mazzola conductor (25 July) Ray Chen violin (26 July) s t a r g a z e (29 July) Alistair McGowan actor (1 August)

The BBC Proms Inspire scheme returns to offer a platform to young composers aged between 12 and 18 years old across the UK. Past winner Tom Harrold’s BBC commission Raze will receive its world premiere at this year’s Last Night of the Proms performed by the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble and members and the BBC SO.

BBC Proms Sessions for young composers are held during the festival with some of the leading composers featured in this year’s season, and young musicians have the chance to work with cellist Guy Johnston, jazz singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum and DJ Mr Switch.

YOUNG ARTISTS, YOUNG AUDIENCESThe Proms invites a host of the UK’s talented youth orchestras and choirs to the Royal Albert Hall.

Pekka Kuusisto violin (5 August) National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland (5 August) Iain Ballamy saxophone (5 August) Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano (6 August) Pavel Kolesnikov piano (7 August) Johannes Moser cello (9 August) Arcangelo (13 August) Jonathan Cohen harpsichord/organ/ director (13 August) Augustin Hadelich violin (15 August) Rafael Payare conductor (21 August) Quincy Jones producer (22 August) Alexander Vedernikov conductor (23 August)

PROMS DEBUTS

Gabriela Montero piano (24 August) Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla conductor (27 August) Armida Quartet (29 August) Kamasi Washington saxophone (30 August) Simone Young conductor (31 August) Baldur Brönnimann conductor (2 September) Christopher Stark conductor (3 September) Multi-Story Orchestra (3 September) Christian Thielemann conductor (7 & 8 September)

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13 current and former Radio 3 New Generation Artists appear at the Proms this year

Rafael Payare makes his Proms conducting debut this year but his first performance at the festival was as Principal Horn of the Simón Bolívar Orchestra

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INTERNATIONAL GUESTSA glittering array of the world’s leading orchestras and star soloists will visit the Proms this year.

VISITING ORCHESTRAS AND ENSEMBLES INCLUDE:

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (18 July) Le Cercle de l’Harmonie (22 July) Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) (28 July) s t a r g a z e (29 July) West–Eastern Divan Orchestra (17 August) Metropole Orkest (22 August) São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (24 August) São Paulo Jazz Symphony Orchestra (24 August) Budapest Festival Orchestra (26 August) Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (29 August) Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (30 August) Les Arts Florissants (1 September) Ensemble Intercontemporain (2 September) Berlin Philharmonic (2 & 3 September) Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra (4 September) Staatskapelle Berlin (5 & 6 September) Staatskapelle Dresden (7 & 8 September)

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS INCLUDE:

Sol Gabetta cello (15 July) Sakari Oramo conductor (15 July, 10 & 14 August, 10 September) Sir Antonio Pappano conductor (16 July) Valery Gergiev conductor (18 July) Stuart Skelton tenor (19 July) Miah Persson soprano (24 July) Danielle de Niese soprano (25 July) Bernard Haitink conductor (29 July) Vadim Gluzman violin (31 July) Charles Dutoit conductor (3 August) Kirill Gerstein piano (7 August) Håkan Hardenberger trumpet (8 August) Martha Argerich piano (17 August) Daniel Barenboim piano/conductor (17 August, 5 & 6 September) Jirí Belohlávek conductor (19 August) Rafael Payare conductor (21 August) Alisa Weilerstein cello (21 August)

Louis Lortie piano (22 August) Gabriela Montero (24 August) Marin Alsop conductor (24 August & 9 September) Truls Mørk cello (25 August) Vasily Petrenko conductor (25 August) Iván Fischer conductor (26 August) Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla conductor (27 August) Barbara Hannigan soprano (27 August) Herbert Blomstedt conductor (29 August) Sir András Schiff piano (29 August) Kamasi Washington saxophone (30 August) Baiba Skride violin (31 August) Gustavo Dudamel conductor (4 September) Daniil Trifonov piano (7 September) Christian Thielemann conductor (7 & 8 September) Nikolaj Znaider violin (8 September) Juan Diego Flórez tenor (10 September)

UK GUESTSAs the backbone of the Proms, the BBC Performing Groups (BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Chorus, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) give a total of 32 performances this season.

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UK ENSEMBLES INCLUDE:

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (17 July, 4 & 9 September) London Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus (24 & 25 July) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (29 July) Aurora Orchestra (31 July) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (3 August) Academy of St Martin in the Fields (8 August) Philharmonia Orchestra & Voices (8 August) John Wilson Orchestra (13 August) Britten Sinfonia (15 August) Hallé (16 August) The Sixteen (16 August) London Sinfonietta (20 August) Ulster Orchestra (21 August) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (25 August) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (27 August) & Youth Chorus (6 August) Multi-Story Orchestra (3 September) Academy of Ancient Music (8 September)

UK ARTISTS INCLUDE:

Bryn Terfel bass-baritone (16 July) Roderick Williams baritone (17 July) Lucy Crowe soprano (17 July & 26 August) Stephen Cleobury conductor (17 July) Paul Lewis piano (18 July) Wayne Marshall organ (23 & 24 July) Guy Johnston cello (25 July & 14 August) Sir Andrew Davis conductor (26 July) Sir Roger Norrington conductor (28 July) Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano (29 July) Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor (30 July) Nicholas Collon conductor (31 July) Edward Gardner conductor (31 July & 6 August) Steven Osborne piano (2 August)

Jamie Cullum (11 August) Paul Watkins cello (12 August) John Wilson conductor (13 August) Steven Isserlis cello (15 August) Alice Coote mezzo-soprano (16 August) Harry Christophers conductor (16 August) Sir Mark Elder conductor (16 August & 4 September) Carolyn Sampson soprano (20 August & 5 September) Stephen Hough piano (23 August) Sir András Schiff piano (29 August) Christopher Maltman baritone (31 August) William Christie conductor (1 September) Sir Simon Rattle conductor (2 & 3 September) Iestyn Davies counter-tenor (5 September)

The Moscow Radio Orchestra became the first non-British orchestra to perform at the Proms in 1966

This year, pianist Kirill Gerstein gives the first modern-day performance in the UK of the 1879 version of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto

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LATE NIGHTSThis year’s eclectic Late Night Proms series ranges from Bach to Bowie and Brazilian dance rhythms to Gospel sounds.

Gospel, 19 July A selection of handpicked singers from

leading gospel groups come together in a celebration of traditional gospel classics and arrangements, alongside original material.

David Bowie, 29 July A celebration and reinterpretation of

the music of David Bowie with the Berlin-based, genre-defying musicians’ collective s t a r g a z e and its Artistic Director André de Ridder.

Duke Ellington, 5 August To mark Shakespeare’s 400th

anniversary, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland presents Duke Ellington’s jazz tribute to the Bard, Such

Sweet Thunder.

Jamie Cullum, 11 August Jamie Cullum returns to the Proms with

the Heritage Orchestra, the Roundhouse Choir and special guests, including emerging talent from BBC Music Introducing.

Sacred Choral Music, 16 August The Sixteen under Harry Christophers

present a selection of J. S. Bach’s motets alongside sacred choral works by contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

Boulez, 2 September The Ensemble Intercontemporain

commemorates its founder – the late Pierre Boulez – with a programme of pieces he conducted during more than 40 years of appearances at the Proms. Joined by conductor Baldur Brönnimann and the BBC Singers, it performs two Boulez works alongside Bartók’s earthy Village Scenes and Elliott Carter’s Penthode – written for the ensemble.

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Brazilian Popular Music, 24 August The string players of the São Paulo

Symphony Orchestra and their Principal Conductor Marin Alsop are joined by members of the São Paulo Jazz Symphony Orchestra for a celebration of Brazilian popular music from the past 100 years.

Kamasi Washington, 30 August California-based saxophonist and

composer Kamasi Washington brings his own band, combining with the strings of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra along with choral backing, to perform tracks from his groundbreaking recent three-disc album The Epic.

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David Bowie’s Life on Mars? was given its Proms premiere by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain in 2009

Handel and Leopold Stokowski, 8 September

The Academy of Ancient Music returns to the Proms under Richard Egarr to perform Handel’s Coronation Anthems and Leopold Stokowski’s equally grandiose upholstering of music by Bach and Purcell.

MORE TO LOOK OUT FOR

Strictly Prom, 21 July Katie Derham and professional dancers from BBC Strictly Come Dancing present an evening of music and dance from Vienna to Latin America and back with the BBC Concert Orchestra and English National Ballet Music Director, Gavin Sutherland

John Wilson, 13 August John Wilson and the John Wilson Orchestra return to the Proms to mark the 120th anniversary of Ira Gershwin’s birth with a tribute to one of America’s most celebrated and dynamic song-writing duos

Quincy Jones, 22 August Musical giant Quincy Jones is joined by Jules Buckley and his Metropole Orkest to celebrate his extraordinary career working with Miles Davis to Michael Jackson


NEW MUSICThe Proms continues to champion new music, with 30 premieres including 13 world premieres and 17 UK or London premieres (15 of which are BBC commissions or co-commissions).

WORLD PREMIERES:

Magnus Lindberg new work (BBC co-commission with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Festival & Casa da Música, Porto) London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, 24 July

Anthony Payne Of Land, Sea and Sky (BBC commission) BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Sir Andrew Davis, 26 July

Michael Berkeley Violin Concerto (BBC commission) Chloë Hanslip violin BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jac van Steen, 27 July

Helen Grime Two Eardley Pictures (BBC commission) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/ Thomas Dausgaard, 5 August National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Ilan Volkov, 7 August

Malcolm Hayes Violin Concerto (BBC commission) Tai Murray violin BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Søndergård, 11 August

Huw Watkins Cello Concerto (BBC commission) Paul Watkins cello BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Søndergård, 12 August

Charlotte Bray Falling in the Fire (BBC commission) Guy Johnston cello BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, 14 August

David Sawer April \ March (BBC co-commission with the Royal Philharmonic Society) London Sinfonietta Andrew Gourlay, 20 August

Piers Hellawell Wild Flow (BBC commission) Ulster Orchestra Rafael Payare, 21 August

Emily Howard Torus (BBC commission) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko, 25 August

Sally Beamish Merula perpetua (BBC co-commission with the Royal Philharmonic Society) Lise Berthaud viola & David Saudubray piano, 29 August

Bayan Northcott Concerto for Orchestra (BBC commission) BBC Symphony Orchestra Simone Young, 31 August

Tom Harrold Raze (BBC commission) Proms Youth Ensemble and BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, 10 September

UK AND LONDON PREMIERES:

Lera Auerbach The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie (UK premiere) (BBC co-commission with the Bergen Philharmonic and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) Vadim Gluzman violin Crouch End Festival Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Edward Gardner, 31 July

Jörg Widmann Armonica (UK premiere) Christa Schönfeldinger glass harmonica Teodoro Anzellotti accordion BBC Philharmonic John Storgårds, 1 August

Alberto Ginastera Ollantay (London premiere) BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena, 2 August

Reinbert de Leeuw Der nächtliche Wanderer (UK premiere) BBC Symphony Orchestra Oliver Knussen, 4 August

Iris ter Schiphorst Gravitational Waves (London premiere) (BBC co-commission with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain) National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Edward Gardner, 6 August

Mark Simpson Israfel (London premiere) BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena, 9 August

HK Gruber Busking (London premiere) Håkan Hardenberger trumpet BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo, 10 August

Francisco Coll Four Iberian Miniatures (London premiere) Britten Sinfonia Thomas Adès, 15 August

Colin Matthews Berceuse for Dresden (London premiere) Leonard Elschenbroich cello Hallé Sir Mark Elder, 16 August

Georg Friedrich Haas Open Spaces II (UK premiere) London Sinfonietta Andrew Gourlay, 20 August

Gérard Grisey Dérives (UK premiere) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov, 20 August

Marlos Nobre Kabbalah (UK premiere) São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, 24 August

Thomas Adès Lieux retrouvés (UK premiere of version with orchestra) Steven Isserlis cello Britten Sinfonia Thomas Adès, 15 August

Hans Abrahamsen let me tell you (London Premiere) Barbara Hannigan soprano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, 27 August

Thomas Larcher Symphony No. 2 (UK premiere) BBC Symphony Orchestra Semyon Bychkov, 28 August

Julian Anderson Incantesimi (UK premiere) Berlin Philharmonic Sir Simon Rattle, 3 September

Paul Desenne Hipnosis mariposa (UK premiere) Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Gustavo Dudamel, 4 SeptemberIris ter Schiphorst

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LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMSSakari Oramo leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus plus the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble in the world-famous finale of the festival on Saturday 10 September.

PROMS IN THE PARKThe Last Night celebrations spill out from the Royal Albert Hall into all four nations of the UK on Saturday 10 September.

Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez makes his first appearance at the Proms since 2006. 16 young singers take to the stage to perform Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music.

Opening with the world premiere of past BBC Proms Inspire winner Tom Harrold’s BBC commission Raze, the night’s festivities feature the music of Butterworth, Borodin, Rossini, Donizetti, Offenbach, Britten, Jonathan Dove and Vaughan Williams before closing with the traditional Last Night pieces, this year marking 100 years since the composition of Parry’s Jerusalem.

Celebrations in Hyde Park, London will feature a host of musical stars, including the BBC Concert Orchestra with conductor Richard Balcombe, special guest Juan Diego Flórez, who will also appear across the road at the Royal Albert Hall.

In Northern Ireland, the Ulster Orchestra returns for a night of music-making at the Titanic Slipways, Belfast.

In Scotland, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra takes the magic of the Last Night to Glasgow Green, for a glorious night of music on the banks of the Clyde. In Wales, Proms in the Park promises to be an evening of spectacular music and celebration, led by the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales.

Highlights of the Last Night of the Proms celebrations around the UK will be included as part of the coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 3. All four events can also be watched live at bbc.co.uk/proms and via the red button.

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The Last Night of the Proms was first broadcast on TV in 1947 – it was the first ever televised concert in Britain2016 marks 100 years since Hubert Parry completed Jerusalem, his

setting of the opening verses of William Blake’s poem Milton

We celebrate the centenary year of author Roald Dahl at Proms in the Park in Hyde Park with highlights from Matilda: The Musical in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s West End production


Proms Extra Talks A line-up of Radio 3 presenters and

musical and cultural experts introduce the music of that evening’s Prom and explore literary or historical themes including Shakespeare’s anniversary, the birthdays of Charlotte Brontë, H. G. Wells and Capability Brown, as well as the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.

The Proms Lecture returns with guest speaker Frank Cottrell-Boyce, writer of the London Olympics Opening Ceremony

Composers in Conversation A celebration of some of the festival’s

featured composers, offering performances of their music, insight into their work and discussing their influences. Anthony Payne, 26 July Helen Grime, 5 August Charlotte Bray, 14 August Colin Matthews, 16 August Emily Howard, 25 August

HOW TO LISTEN

Every Prom broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 (available on digital radio, via TV, mobile, laptop and tablet, as well as on 90–93FM) Many Proms repeated during Afternoon

on 3 (weekdays, 2.00pm) throughout the season, plus a series of repeats over the Christmas period Proms-related programmes throughout the season, including In Tune (weekdays, 4.30pm), Record Review (Saturdays, 9.00am) and Composer of the Week

(weekdays, 12.00pm & 6.30pm) Twenty Minutes – related interval features exploring themes of the concert Proms Extra – coverage of pre-Prom talks given by Radio 3 presenters and other experts Catch up for 30 days at bbc.co.uk/proms BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music also broadcast Proms this year and the festival will reach international radio audiences through BBC World Service and European Broadcasting Union broadcasts of selected Proms

HOW TO WATCH

Broadcasts on Friday and Sunday on BBC Four throughout the season and on Saturdays on BBC Two during the Olympic Games

Many Proms broadcast on the night of the concert, including seven Friday-night Proms Proms Extra on BBC Two – a weekly magazine show hosted by Katie Derham every Saturday night during the season A series of five consecutive weekday-evening broadcasts on BBC Four in the week following the Olympic Games (22–26 August) All TV broadcasts in HD and surround sound Watch four Proms exclusively on BBC iPlayer and online, and catch up in HD Catch up for 30 days at bbc.co.uk/proms

ON COMPUTER, TABLET OR MOBILE

At bbc.co.uk/proms: details for every concert, link to buy tickets, listen to every concert for 30 days in HD sound, watch every filmed Prom Download every concert using the iPlayer Radio app and download filmed Proms on BBC iPlayer Find Proms by your favourite composer, ensemble, conductor or artist Printer-friendly view of the entire season’s programme Listen to preview excerpts for every Royal Albert Hall concert Add your favourite music to create your own personal playlist of tracks

Discover new music with the BBC Music Proms Playlist recommended by a trusted guide A guide to family friendly Proms and those with the best known repertoire Deepen your knowledge with many BBC programmes, and features about the music Keep up to date with the Proms with the new BBC Proms Podcast Subscribe to the Proms newsletter Share your Proms experience and keep up to date on Facebook and @BBCProms on Twitter

PROMS GUIDE APP

Available for purchase (£2.99) on Google Play and iOS app stores for tablets and mobiles All of the editorial content in the Proms Guide booklet now available as a Mobile app Search for concerts by piece, composer or artist Use the calendar and bookmarks to organise your viewing and listening Listen to a selection of preview excerpts from the music in the 2016 season Link to bbc.co.uk/proms to listen and watch live or catch up on concerts you have missed

PROMS EXTRAA series of free daily events at Imperial College Union offering the chance to get closer to the music through workshops, talks and film screenings as well as participation events for all ages and musical abilities.

MULTIPLATFORM PROMS

Proms Extra Films New to Proms Extra this year is a series

of archive documentaries and films featuring legendary artists:

Ahead of a performance of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis Myra Hess performs Bach (Jesu, joy of man’s desiring) and Beethoven (1954), 19 July

Solomon (1956) and Claudio Arrau (1960) perform works by Beethoven (the Piano Sonatas in F minor, Op. 57, ‘Appassionata’ and in C minor, Op. 111) and Schubert, 24 July

Bernard Haitink at the Proms with the the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1987) featuring an interview with the conductor, 29 July

Paul Tortelier performs excerpts and coaches advanced students in J. S. Bach’s Suite No. 3 in C major for solo cello (1964), 1 September

Proms Sing Mary King and the BBC Singers hold

Proms Sing events offering the chance to explore choral works and sing selected excerpts with professional coaching

The Proms celebrates Anthony Payne’s 80th birthday this year with a special Proms Extra talk with the composer

The BBC not only broadcasts the Proms but funds and organises the whole festival – and has done since 1927

Frank Cottrell-Boyce


FRIDAY 15 JULYPROM 1, FIRST NIGHT OF THE PROMSTchaikovsky: Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky – cantata Sol Gabetta cello Olga Borodina mezzo-sopranoBBC National Chorus of WalesBBC Symphony ChorusBBC Symphony OrchestraSakari Oramo conductor

First half on BBC Two, second half on BBC Four

SUNDAY 17 JULYPROM 3Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate Haydn: Mass in Time of War (‘Paukenmesse’) Faure: Pavane (choral version), Cantique de Jean Racine and Requiem Lucy Crowe sopranoPaula Murrihy mezzo-sopranoRobin Tritschler tenorRoderick Williams baritoneChoir of King’s College, CambridgeOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentStephen Cleobury conductor

BBC Four

TUESDAY 19 JULYPROM 6, GOSPEL PROMArtists to include:Israel J. Allen singerTehila Daniel singerDawn Thomas Wallace singerYolanDa Brown saxophoneNiji Adeleye keyboards/MDLondon Adventist ChoraleLondon Community Gospel ChoirMuyiwa & RiversongzNoel Robinson & Nu ImageV9 CollectiveVolney Morgan & New-YeUniversity Gospel Choir of the Year Mass ChoirKaren Gibson conductor

BBC iPlayer and online at bbc.co.uk/proms

FRIDAY 22 JULYPROM 8, STRICTLY PROMKatie Derham presenter/dancerJoanne Clifton dancerKaren Clifton dancerKevin Clifton dancer Janette Manrara dancerGiovanni Pernice dancerAljaΩ Skorjanec dancerBBC Concert OrchestraGavin Sutherland conductor

BBC Four

SATURDAY 23 JULYPROMS EXTRA (EPISODE 1)BBC Two

SUNDAY 24 JULYPROM 11Wagner Die Walküre – final sceneTippett A Child of Our TimeTamara Wilson sopranoPamela Helen Stephen mezzo-sopranoPeter Hoare tenorJames Creswell bassBBC National Chorus of WalesBBC National Orchestra of WalesMark Wigglesworth conductor

Tippet broadcast on BBC Four. Watch Wagner on BBC iPlayer and online at bbc.co.uk/proms

SUNDAY 24 JULYPROM 12, TEN PIECES II PROMNaomi Wilkinson presenterLemn Sissay presenterDJ Mr Switch turntablesMatilda Lloyd trumpetEsther Yoo violinWayne Marshall organTen Pieces ChoirBBC PhilharmonicAlpesh Chauhan conductor

BBC iPlayer and online at bbc.co.uk/promsRecorded for future broadcast on CBBC

FRIDAY 29 JULY PROM 18Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D minorSarah Connolly mezzo-sopranoEltham College Boys’ ChoirLondon Symphony Chorus (women’s voices)London Symphony OrchestraBernard Haitink conductor

BBC Four

FRIDAY 29 JULY PROM 19, DAVID BOWIE PROMs t a r g a z eAndre de Ridder conductor

BBC Four

SATURDAY 30 JULYPROMS EXTRA (EPISODE 2)BBC Two

SUNDAY 31 JULY PROM 20Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet (sung in French)

Julie Boulianne mezzo-sopranoJean-Paul Fouchecourt tenorLaurent Naouri bassMonteverdi ChoirNational Youth Choir of ScotlandOrchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueSir John Eliot Gardiner conductor

BBC Four

FRIDAY 5 AUGUSTPROM 27Helen Grime: Two Eardley Pictures – 1: Catterline in Winter BBC commission: world premiere

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major Stravinsky: Petrushka Pekka Kuusisto violinBBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraThomas Dausgaard conductor

BBC Four

SATURDAY 6 AUGUSTPROMS EXTRA (EPISODE 3)BBC Two

SATURDAY 6 AUGUSTPROM 29Iris ter Schiphorst: Gravitational Waves BBC co-commission: London premiere

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Holst: The Planets includingColin Matthews: Pluto, the RenewerCity of Birmingham SymphonyYouth Chorus (women’s voices)National Youth Orchestra of Great BritainEdward Gardner conductor



SATURDAY 13 AUGUSTPROM 38, GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN REDISCOVEREDJohn Wilson OrchestraJohn Wilson conductor

BBC Two


SATURDAY 20 AUGUSTPROM 4Ravel: Boléro Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Ustvolskaya: Symphony No. 3, ‘Jesus Messiah, Save Us!’ R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier – suite Behzod Abduraimov pianoMunich Philharmonic OrchestraValery Gergiev conductor

BBC Two

MONDAY 22 AUGUSTPROM 49, QUINCY JONES PROMQuincy JonesRichard Bona voice/bass guitarJacob Collier voice/piano/synthJames Morrison trumpetAlfredo Rodriguez pianoMetropole OrkestJules Buckley conductor

BBC Four

TUESDAY 23 AUGUSTPROM 21Wolfgang Rihm Gejagte Form (revised version, 2002) R. Strauss Oboe Concerto Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 ‘Jupiter’ (performed from memory)Tom Service presenterFrancois Leleux oboeAurora OrchestraNicholas Collon conductor Mozart broadcast on BBC Four. Watch Rihm and Strauss on BBC iPlayer and online at bbc.co.uk/proms

WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUSTPROM 51Marlos Nobre: Kabbalah UK premiereGrieg: Piano Concerto in A minorVilla-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 4 – PreludeRachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Gabriela Montero pianoSão Paulo Symphony OrchestraMarin Alsop conductor

BBC Four

THURSDAY 25 AUGUSTPROM 41Berlioz: Overture ‘King Lear’Colin Matthews: Berceuse for Dresden London premiereMahler: Das Lied von der Erde Leonard Elschenbroich celloAlice Coote mezzo-sopranoGregory Kunde tenorHalléSir Mark Elder conductor

BBC Four

THURSDAY 25 AUGUSTPROM 52A celebration of Brazilian popular music from the past 100 years Strings of the São Paulo Symphony OrchestraSão Paulo Jazz Symphony OrchestraMarin Alsop conductor


FRIDAY 26 AUGUSTPROM 54Mozart: Aria, ‘Per questa bella mano’, K612, Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622 and Requiem (compl. Sussmayr)Akos Acs clarinetLucy Crowe sopranoBarbara Kozelj mezzo-sopranoJeremy Ovenden tenorNeal Davies bassCollegium Vocale GentBudapest Festival OrchestraIván Fischer conductor

BBC Four

FRIDAY 26 AUGUSTPROM 36, JAMIE CULLUM PROMwith special guests, including emerging talent from BBC Music IntroducingJamie Cullum piano/vocalsRoundhouse ChoirHeritage OrchestraJules Buckley conductor

BBC Four


SUNDAY 28 AUGUSTPROM 43 Jorg Widmann: Con brioLiszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat majorWagner: Tannhauser – overture, Gotterdammerung – Dawn, Siegfried’s, Rhine Journey and Funeral March and The Mastersingers of Nuremberg – overture Martha Argerich pianoWest–Eastern Divan OrchestraDaniel Barenboim conductor

BBC Four

FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBERPROM 64Boulez: Eclat Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Berlin PhilharmonicSir Simon Rattle conductor

BBC Four

SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBERPROMS EXTRA (EPISODE 7)BBC Two

SUNDAY 4 SEPTEMBERPROM 55Mozart: The Magic Flute – overture Hans Abrahamsen: let me tell you London premiereTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor Barbara Hannigan sopranoCity of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraMirga Gražinyte-Tyla conductor

BBC Four

FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBERPROM 74Verdi: Requiem Tamara Wilson sopranoAlisa Kolosova mezzo-sopranoMichael Fabiano tenorMorris Robinson bassBBC Proms Youth Choir Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentMarin Alsop conductor

BBC Four

SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBERPROM 75, LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMSBBC Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo

First half on BBC Two, second half on BBC One

WATCH THE 2016 PROMS

PROM 56, CBEEBIES PROMPresenters to include:Andy Day (from ‘Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures’)Ben Faulks (Mr Bloom)Gemma Hunt (from ‘Swashbuckle’)Chris Jarvis (from ‘Show Me, Show Me’ and ‘Stargazing’)Rebecca Keatley (from ‘Let’s Play’)Steven Kynman (Robert the Robot)Cat Sandion (CBeebies presenter)BBC Concert OrchestraJessica Cottis conductor

Recorded for future broadcast on CBeebies

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