Proms 2025
Proms 2025 Calendar
By Date
Fri 8 Aug 2025
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
Josep Pons conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bartók’s ‘grotesque pantomime’ The Miraculous Mandarin, and Italian pianist Beatrice Rana is soloist in Rachmaninov’s thrilling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Josep Pons conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bartók’s ‘grotesque pantomime’ The Miraculous Mandarin, and Italian pianist Beatrice Rana is soloist in Rachmaninov’s thrilling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Programme
- La Péri – Poème dansé(18 mins)
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini(25 mins)
- interval
- The Miraculous Mandarin(32 mins)
Performers
- Beatrice Ranapiano
- Josep Ponsconductor
Composers
- 21:00Ulster Hall
The Proms celebrates the centenary of the Shipping Forecast with presenters from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR
The Proms celebrates the centenary of the Shipping Forecast with presenters from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR
Programme
- Sailing By(3 mins)
- Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’ – Storm(5 mins)
- Oceans(9 mins)
- Pórt na bPúcaí(5 mins)arr. Neil Martin
- YonderlandBBC commission: world premiere
- Restless Oceans(4 mins)
- Miroirs – Une barque sur l’océan(8 mins)
- The Padstow Lifeboat(5 mins)
Performers
- Caroline Nichollspresenter
- Al Ryanpresenter
- Chloé van Soeterstèdeconductor
Also part ofProms Across the UK - 8 – 9 Aug 2025Royal Albert Hall
Experience the Royal Albert Hall at its most magical and intimate: Anna Lapwood joins cellist Anastasia Kobekina, pianist Hayato Sumino and Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene for this all-night Prom (11pm - 7am)
Experience the Royal Albert Hall at its most magical and intimate: Anna Lapwood joins cellist Anastasia Kobekina, pianist Hayato Sumino and Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene for this all-night Prom (11pm - 7am)
Programme
- Toccata in B minor from ‘10 Pieces for Organ’(4 mins)
- Limina Luminis(6 mins)
- Pirates of the Caribbean – suite(18 mins)Klaus Nadelt/Hans Zimmer arr. Anna Lapwood
- interval
- The Old Bachelor – Hornpipe(3 mins)
- The Three Ravens (Arr. for Ensemble by Bjarte Eike)(4 mins)
- The Dancing Master – The Virgin Queen; Stingo; Bobbing Joe(4 mins)John Playford/Trad., arr. B. Eike/Barroksolistene
- Pass around the grog (sea shanty)(2 mins)John Playford/Trad., arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Da skeklers(4 mins)trad., Shetlands, arr. Christ Stout
- Three Wedding Tunes from Fanø(5 mins)trad., Denmark, arr. B. Eike
- Dance Collection from Uhrovec – Slovak Dance No. 328arr. Miloš Valent
- Old Norse(3 mins)trad., Shetlands, arr. B. Eike
- Hopp sa halta(6 mins)
- La traverséetrad., Canada, arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Tabhair dom do lámh (Give me your hand)(4 mins)arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Wild Mountain Thyme (Will ye go, lassie?)(4 mins)trad., Scotland, arr. Barokksolistene
- The Dancing Master – Beggar Boy; Scots Rant; Scotch Cap; All in a garden green; Newcastle(6 mins)arr. B. Eike
- Haul away!(4 mins)trad., English sea shanty arr. Barokksolistene/Thomas Guthrie
- The Dancing Master – Wallom Green (plus improvisations)(8 mins)arr. B. Eike
- interval
- All things are quite silent(4 mins)
- Arise, shine(5 mins)
- O nata lux(3 mins)
- Seek Him That Make the Seven Stars(6 mins)
- Grandmother Moon(4 mins)
- Sleep(6 mins)
- Come to me(6 mins)
- Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine(9 mins)
- Make You Feel My Love(4 mins)arr. Anna Lapwood
- interval
- Waltz in E flat major 'Grande valse brillante', Op 18(6 mins)
- Polonaise in A flat major 'Heroic', Op 53(7 mins)
- Nocturne II: After Dawn(3 mins)
- Danse macabre(8 mins)arr. Franz Liszt/H. Sumino
- Boléro(9 mins)arr. H. Sumino
- Everything in Its Right Place(3 mins)
- Like Spinning Plates(3 mins)with Anastasia Kobekina (cello)
- interval
- O frondens virga(3 mins)
- Cello Suite No 1 in G majorPrelude; Menuets I & II
- Postcard(1 mins)
- Cello Suite No 2 in D minor(3 mins)Courante
- Prelude II(2 mins)
- Cello Suite No 2 in D minor(3 mins)Sarabande
- Narrenschiff [Ship of Fools](5 mins)
- Grāmata čellam [The Book] – Pianissimo(4 mins)
- Suite for Solo Cello No. 3, Op 87(2 mins)Barcarolla
- Song for Ainola(2 mins)
- Cello Suite No 3 in C major(4 mins)Prelude
- Fandango(5 mins)arr. Giovanni Sollima
- interval
- Hymn (after Byrd)(5 mins)
- Many Fruited Dog Tooth(12 mins)
- Full like drips from ‘Honey Siren’(3 mins)
- One Without from ‘Aftersun’(5 mins)
- Prière du Christ montant vers son Père [Prayer of Christ Ascending Towards His Father] from ‘L’Ascension’(9 mins)
- interval
- Distance(5 mins)
- Tamala/If Only I Knew(5 mins)
- Bimo(5 mins)
- Bamba, the Light of Touba(5 mins)arr. David Mantovani
- Future Strings(5 mins)
- interval
- Turning Page(4 mins)
- You Are Enough(3 mins)
- Touch(4 mins)
- Sight(4 mins)
- North(5 mins)
- Nine(5 mins)
- Saturn(5 mins)
Performers
- Anna Lapwoodorgan/conductor
- Bjarte Eikeviolin/director
- Anastasia Kobekinacello
- Hayato Suminopiano
- 12 Ensembleensemble
- Seckou Keitakora/voice
- Sleeping At Lastensemble
Composers
