The world’s greatest classical music festival opens at the Royal Albert Hall, with Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Ravel’s Piano Concerto.
The world’s greatest classical music festival gets under way live from the Royal Albert Hall, with works by Copland, Gershwin and Ravel.
Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann guide us through a night of spectacular music-making to kick off the summer's Proms season. Copland’s landmark Fanfare for the Common Man opens, followed by Gershwin’s ever-popular An American in Paris, and Ravel’s bluesy Piano Concerto, performed by piano superstar Yunchan Lim. A world premiere by Josephine Stephenson starts the second half, followed by Finzi’s ode to the patron saint of music – For St Cecilia – with tenor Thomas Atkins.
Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Chorus.
On TV
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Petroc Trelawny |
| Presenter | Georgia Mann |
| Singer | Thomas Atkins |
| Musician | Yunchan Lim |
| Choir | BBC Singers |
| Choir | BBC Symphony Chorus |
| Orchestra | BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Dalia Stasevska |
| Director | Rhodri Huw |
| Producer | Hattie McCall Davies |
Broadcast
- Today 19:00
