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BBC Proms: 2005

29 episodes · first aired Jul 15, 2005

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  1. 1 First Night of the Proms Part One Jul 15, 2005 BBC1 kicks off this centrepiece of the classical calendar for the first time, as Promenaders don their finery for the start of the 111th season of Henry Wood concerts at the Royal Albert…
  2. 2 First Night of the Proms Part Two Jul 15, 2005 Michael Tippett's powerful oratorio A Child of Our Time features in continuing live coverage from the Royal Albert Hall, London. The piece marks its composer's centenary as well as the…
  3. 3 Prom 4: Richard Wagner - Die Walküre Jul 18, 2005 Tenor Placido Domingo makes his long-awaited Proms debut in the Royal Opera House's new production of Wagner's epic Die Walkure, the second opera in the Ring cycle. The cast also includes…
  4. 4 Prom 5: Michael Berkeley, Benjamin Britten and Vaughan Williams Jul 19, 2005 · 2h 25m BBC National Orchestra of Wales - conducted by Richard Hickox - performs a new concerto by Michael Berkeley. Soprano Susan Gritton sings four songs by Benjamin Britten, and there is a…
  5. 5 Prom 6: Musgrave, Rachmaninov and Nielson Jul 20, 2005 Conductor Osma Vanska returns to the Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a concert in which elemental forces are at play. Thea Musgrave's Turbulent Landscapes was inspired by six…
  6. 6 Prom 8: Stravinsky, MacMillan and Ravel Jul 21, 2005 A performance of Stravinsky's musical fairytale The Nightingale and an extraordinary new commission for organ and orchestra by James MacMillan, A Scotch Bestiary, mark the BBC…
  7. 7 Prom 9: Mozart and Mahler Jul 22, 2005 The conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi is renowned for his insightful interpretations of the great German Romantic repertoire - tonight, he conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Mahler's…
  8. 8 Prom 11: Mendelssohn, Bruch and Vaughan Williams Jul 23, 2005 Mendelssohn's Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony (Symphony No 1) and Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, performed by Proms favourite Leila…
  9. 9 Prom 13: Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius Jul 24, 2005 Elgar's great vision of a spiritual journey - The Dream of Gerontius - is performed by the Halle Choir, London Philharmonic Choir and Halle Orchestra, conducted by Mark Elder. The soloists…
  10. 10 Prom 14: Tippett and Shostakovich Jul 25, 2005 Michael Tippett 's mystical The Vision of St Augustine is followed by Shostakovich's Symphony No 10. Soprano Elizabeth Atherton and baritone Roderick Williams join the BBC Symphony Chorus…
  11. 11 Prom15: Fairy Tales Jul 26, 2005 This season's theme of fairy tales is represented by Russian composer Liadov's tone-poem trilogy - Baba-Yaga, The Enchanted Lake and Kikimora - taken from old folk tales, and Stravinsky's…
  12. 12 Prom 16: Ravel, Dutilleux, Stravinsky and Mussorgsky Jul 27, 2005 The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra play Ravel's popular Mother Goose suite. There's also a new work - Correspondences - by France's most eminent composer Henri Dutilleux, featuring…
  13. 13 Prom 18: Adams, Corigliano and Prokofiev Jul 28, 2005 Conductor Marin Alsop and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra bring American composer John Corigliano's new concerto The Red Violin to the Proms following its successful world premiere in…
  14. 14 Prom 19: Russia Night Jul 29, 2005 An all-Russian line-up, with excerpts from Tchaikovsky's The Snow Maiden, followed by Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1 played by the 20-year-old Armenian virtuoso Sergey Khachatryan…
  15. 15 Prom 21: Violins!! - Part 2 Jul 30, 2005 Viktoria Mullova is the soloist for the world premiere of Fraser Trainer's violin concerto For the Living, in the second of today's three Violins!! concerts at the Royal Albert Hall…
  16. 16 Prom 23: Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet Jul 31, 2005 Shakespeare's tale of doomed young love is brought to life in Berlioz's dramatic symphony Romeo et Juliette Nan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO and the London Symphony Chorus, with soloists…
  17. 17 Prom 41: Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Aug 14, 2005 Following last year's sell-out success, celebrated conductor Daniel Barenboim returns to the Royal Albert Hall with his young orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians - the West-Eastern…
  18. 18 Prom 2: Arthur Sullivan's HMS Pinafore Aug 18, 2005 WS Gilbert's libretto on ignorant sea lords combines with Arthur Sullivan 's memorable melodies in one of the duo's most enduring creations, HMS Pinafore. Charles Mackerras is at the helm…
  19. 19 Prom 49: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’ Aug 20, 2005 Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Kurt Masur conducts the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, as well as a cast of international soloists, in the annual Proms rendition of Beethoven's…
  20. 20 Prom 57: Valery Gergiev conducts the World Orchestra for Peace Aug 27, 2005 Live from the Royal Albert Hall, dynamic conductor Valery Gergiev leads the World Orchestra for Peace in a concert of opera and fantasy. Founded by the late Georg Solti for the 50th…
  21. 21 Prom 59: David Zinman conducts the Tonhalle Orchestra Sep 1, 2005 Zurich's Tonhalle Orchestra makes a welcome return for a programme which includes music by Wagner, Beethoven and Richard Strauss. With David Zinman wielding the baton, the orchestra begins…
  22. 22 Prom 66: Sir Colin Davies conductions the Juilliard Orchestra Sep 3, 2005 Colin Davis conducts students from London's Royal Academy of Music and New York's Juilliard School in tonight's live concert at the Royal Albert Hall, which begins with two wartime works…
  23. 23 Prom 67: Zemlinsky and Brahms Sep 4, 2005 Zemlinsky's Die Seejungfrau, based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is followed by Brahms's German Requiem, written in memory of his mother and his friend and supporter…
  24. 24 Prom 68: Britten, Rawsthorne and Tchaikovsky Sep 5, 2005 Britten's Four Sea Interludes are performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under conductor Rumon Gamba. Howard Shelley is the soloist in Alan Rawsthorne 's Piano Concerto No 2, and…
  25. 25 Prom 69: Thomas Adès and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe Sep 6, 2005 Thomas Ades. the British composer and conductor. premieres his Violin Concerto with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and soloist Anthony Marwood. The concert also includes Beethoven's…
  26. 26 Prom 71: Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Sep 7, 2005 A rare London appearance for acclaimed conductor Zubin Mehta who leads the Vienna Philharmonic as they perform Haydn's Drumroll Symphony and Alban Berg's Three Fragments from his opera…
  27. 27 Prom 72: Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor Sep 8, 2005 In its second Proms appearance this season, the Vienna Philharmonic performs Bruckner's immense Symphony No 8 in C minor under conductor Christoph Eschenbach. Presented by Verity Sharp.
  28. 28 Prom 73: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra Sep 9, 2005 The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Two French orchestral classics frame the programme, Debussy's "La Mer" and Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe". Also on the…
  29. 29 Prom 74: Last Night of the Proms Sep 10, 2005 Live at London's Royal Albert Hall, Alan Titchmarsh introduces the final concert in the Proms season. A nautical theme is reflected with Walton's Overture: Portsmouth Point and Lambert's…