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A live Proms edition of 大象传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 In Tune, presented by Sean Rafferty and Suzy Klein 鈥� with interviews and live performances from artists appearing this season.

Sakari Oramo conducts this year鈥檚 opening concert, in a programme that includes Walton鈥檚 pithy choral masterpiece 'Belshazzar鈥檚 Feast' and Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 20 with soloist Lars Vogt. Broadcast live on 大象传媒 Two on Friday 17 July.

鈥楿nlocking the Mysteries of Music in Your Brain鈥�: Neuroscientist and author Daniel Levitin explores the fascinating relationship between music and the mind.

Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to this evening鈥檚 Prom.

Join C大象传媒 presenters Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom for an introduction to some of the greatest pieces of classical music and a celebration of children鈥檚 creative responses to them. Broadcast on C大象传媒 on Sunday 2 August.

Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom join the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales to celebrate some of the best pieces to introduce children to classical music 鈥� and to inspire a life-long love of it. Filmed for future broadcast on C大象传媒.

Join Mary King and members of the 大象传媒 Singers to sing excerpts from Beethoven鈥檚 Symphony No. 9.

Sir Nicholas Kenyon, Managing Director of the Barbican and former Director of the Proms, discusses the history of the festival.

Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楥horal鈥� Symphony returns to the Proms in the hands of Andris Nelsons and the massed forces of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the CBSO Chorus. Selected pieces will be broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Sunday 19 July.

Meet music producer Naughty Boy and learn about his music production techniques and approach to song-writing.

The Cardinall鈥檚 Musick performs Tallis鈥檚 extravagant 40-part motet 鈥楽pem in alium鈥� alongside other sumptuous sacred music in the first of this year鈥檚 Proms Chamber Music concerts.

HK Gruber discusses the world premiere of his percussion concerto 'into the open 鈥�', with Christopher Cook

The 大象传媒 Philharmonic鈥檚 programme spans more than two centuries, opening with Haydn鈥檚 鈥楲a reine鈥� Symphony and closing with Stravinsky鈥檚 fairy-tale ballet 'Petrushka'. Selected pieces will be broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Thursday 6 August.

Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to this evening鈥檚 Prom.

Poulenc鈥檚 Organ Concerto raises the curtain on this 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales Prom which also includes Stravinsky鈥檚 'Symphony of Psalms' and Mozart鈥檚 Symphony No. 41. Selected pieces will be broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Sunday 26 July.

Observe world-class musician Colin Currie coaching four aspiring young percussionists in a percussion masterclass.

Hugh Wood, in conversation with Andrew McGregor, discusses the world premiere of 'Epithalamion' and introduces performances of his chamber works, with musicians from the Royal Academy of Music.

Mark Simpson performs the Clarinet Concerto by Carl Nielsen, whose 150th anniversary falls this year, in a programme which also includes an alluring suite from Ravel鈥檚 'Daphnis and Chloe'. Selected pieces will be broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Thursday 30 July.

大象传媒 Asian Network鈥檚 Bobby Friction is joined by music producer Naughty Boy and singers including Benny Dayal, Palak Muchhal and special guests Emeli Sand茅 and Kanika Kapoor for a night of Bollywood and bhangra music 鈥� with the 大象传媒 Philharmonic.

Tom Service explores Beethoven's writing for the piano, with Misha Donat and David Owen Norris.

The Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes kicks off his cycle of Beethoven piano concertos with Nos. 1 & 4 鈥� along with Stravinsky鈥檚 ballet 'Apollon musag猫te'.

Informal late-night music and poetry, featuring young talent.

German culture experts Professor Karen Leeder and Professor Robert Vilain on the great German Romantic poetry that inspired Beethoven throughout his life, from Schiller鈥檚 'Ode to Joy' to Goethe鈥檚 'Egmont' and Treitschke鈥檚 'Fidelio'.

Leif Ove Andsnes continues his survey of Beethoven鈥檚 works for piano and orchestra with the Piano Concerto No. 3 and the 鈥楥horal Fantasy鈥�. Selected pieces will be broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Friday 24 July.

Join professional musicians and create a piece of music inspired by this evening鈥檚 Prom.

Join Mary King and members of the 大象传媒 Singers to sing excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof.

The world-famous contemporary music ensemble celebrates the 90th-birthday year of one of the most important figures in contemporary music, Pierre Boulez.

Award-winning actor Henry Goodman and director and designer Antony McDonald discuss the enduring appeal of the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof - one of the most successful in Broadway history.

Baritone Bryn Terfel leads the cast in Grange Park Opera鈥檚 lively production of the popular Broadway classic. The iconic score includes 鈥業f I were a rich man鈥�, 鈥楳atchmaker鈥� and 鈥楽unrise, sunset鈥�.

In conversation with Sara Mohr-Pietsch, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes looks back over his four-year project with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and discusses Beethoven's piano concertos.

Leif Ove Andsnes brings his cycle of Beethoven piano concertos to a close with the dramatic Fifth 鈥� the 鈥楨mperor鈥�. But first he treats the Proms audience to a performance of the Second.

The winds of the Royal Northern Sinfonia mark Nielsen鈥檚 150th anniversary with his Wind Quintet before pianist Christian Blackshaw joins them for Mozart鈥檚 elegant Quintet for piano and winds.

Composer Steven Price, who won an Oscar for 'Gravity', discusses the ways in which Holst's Planets Suite is still inspiring film composers to make an 'other-worldly' sound. New Generation Thinker Sarah Dillon presents.

Susanna M盲lkki conducts Holst鈥檚 masterpiece in a programme which also includes the UK premiere of a new violin concerto by Luca Francesconi, written for and performed by Leila Josefowicz. Selected pieces broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Friday 31 July.

David Nice and Fiona Noble delve into the life of Prokofiev and his five piano concertos with Petroc Trelawny.

Valery Gergiev conducts a monumental programme of all five piano concertos by Prokofiev. Three of today鈥檚 leading Russian pianists 鈥� Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Babayan and Alexei Volodin 鈥� share the challenge.

In 1915 Ezra Pound published 'Cathay', a collection of poems translated from classical Chinese. The poets Jo Shapcott and Sean O'Brien discuss what have been called poems of 'a supreme beauty' with Rana Mitter.

Prokofiev鈥檚 鈥楥lassical鈥� Symphony opens this 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales Prom conducted by Xian Zhang and another Russian masterpiece closes the programme 鈥� Rachmaninov鈥檚 Symphony No. 2.

Radio 1 presenter Pete Tong transforms the RAH to a dance music destination in the first ever Radio 1 Prom. He introduces a line-up of artists, who are joined by conductor Jules Buckley and the Heritage Orchestra.

150 years after 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' became a publishing sensation the writer Lynne Truss and children's novelist Philip Ardagh discuss its enduring appeal with, Anne McElvoy.

Sir Mark Elder conducts the 贬补濒濒茅 in music they have made their own 鈥� Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Opening the programme is Debussy鈥檚 luscious 'Pr茅lude 脿 l鈥檃pr猫s-midi d鈥檜n faune'. Selected pieces broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Sunday 2 August.

Informal late-night music and poetry, featuring young talent.

Tom Service explores the historical context of Shostakovich鈥檚 鈥楲eningrad鈥� Symphony, with Marina Frolova-Walker and David Fanning.

The world-famous Lab猫que sisters perform Mozart鈥檚 Concerto for Two Pianos with the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra before a performance of Shostakovich鈥檚 visceral 鈥楲eningrad鈥� Symphony.

Virtuoso violinist Alina Ibragimova has the stage to herself for an evening of solo works by Bach. Broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Thursday 20 AUgust.

Observe jazz vocalist Clare Teal and composer, trumpeter, and band leader Guy Barker create a pop-up Big Band.

Erik Levi discusses the relationship between Bruckner鈥檚 Mass in F minor and the Viennese tradition of sacred music, with Xabier Armend谩riz and Tom Service.

Schubert鈥檚 鈥楾ragic鈥� Symphony opens this 大象传媒 Philharmonic Prom, which also includes the world premiere of a work by Luke Bedford and Bruckner鈥檚 Mass No. 3. Juanjo Mena conducts.

Violinist Alina Ibragimova concludes her performance of Bach鈥檚 complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in the second of her two Late Night Proms. Broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Thursday 27 August.

As Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楶astoral鈥� Symphony is played from memory, actress Lisa Dwan, who has performed Samuel Beckett鈥檚 monologues, and musician soprano Susan Bullock, discuss the role of memory in performance.

Join Mary King and members of the 大象传媒 Singers to sing excerpts from Verdi鈥檚 Requiem.

The ever innovative Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms with two 鈥楶astoral鈥� Symphonies 鈥� the first by Brett Dean, the second by Beethoven 鈥� and a world premiere by Anna Meredith. Selected pieces broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Sunday 9 August.

Donald Runnicles conducts this most operatic of Requiems with the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra and singers from the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

One of today鈥檚 most exciting young string ensembles, the Apollon Musag猫te Quartet, performs a varied programme including music by Beethoven and a UK premiere by Colin Matthews.

1895 was a critical year for Oscar Wilde. New Generation Thinker Shahidha Bari explores this tumultuous year with Philip Hoare, the author of 'Oscar Wilde's Last Stand' and Merlin Holland, Wilde's grandson and co-editor of his Complete Letters.

The world premiere of Sir James MacMillan鈥檚 Symphony No. 4 is paired with Mahler鈥檚 monumental Fifth Symphony. Renowned Mahlerian Donald Runnicles conducts the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Selected pieces broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Sunday 6 September.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch hosts an introduction to Monteverdi's Orfeo, with guests Sarah Lenton and David Vickers.

Period-performance specialist Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the work often credited as being the world鈥檚 first opera 鈥� Monteverdi鈥檚 'Orfeo' (1607).

J. P. E. Harper-Scott and David Matthews offer some insights into Walton's Symphony No.2 in the context of twentieth century British music, with Petroc Trelawny.

A celebration of British composers of the early 20th century, featuring Walton, Vaughan Williams, Elgar and the Welsh composer Grace Williams.

Radio 6 Music returns for the second ever 6 Music Prom, this year presented by Mary Anne Hobbs. Nils Frahm and duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen are among the performers.

Marina Frolova-Walker and William Mival discuss Scriabin's *The Poem of Ecstasy* and the world of the composer. Martin Handley presents.

Oliver Knussen conducts Dukas鈥檚 much-loved 'The Sorcerer鈥檚 Apprentice' in a Prom which also includes works by Scriabin, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Knussen鈥檚 teacher Gunther Schuller.

Informal late-night music and poetry, featuring young talent.

Join Christopher Dingle and Peter Hill to explore the life and works of Olivier Messiaen with patriclar focus on the newly orchestrated *Un oiseau des arbres de Vie (Oiseau tui)*, in conversation with Christopher Cook.

Nicholas Collon conducts a programme of some of the most exciting music of the early 20th century, from Stravinsky鈥檚 'Symphony in Three Movements' to Ravel鈥檚 'La valse'.

Seth MacFarlane and other guest vocalists join the John Wilson Orchestra to celebrate the centenary of Frank Sinatra in this Late Night Prom. Broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Friday 7 August.

Explore contemporary choral writing with acclaimed composer Eric Whitacre and the 大象传媒 Singers.

This small Belgian ensemble has set out to revolutionise the world of early music: they make their Proms debut with music by Vivaldi, Caldara and Geminiani.

World-premiere performances of commissions from the 2014 大象传媒 Proms Inspire Young Composers鈥� Competition winners.

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain brings Mahler鈥檚 epic Ninth Symphony to the Proms, paired with a brand-new work by Tansy Davies. Sir Mark Elder conducts. Selected pieces broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Sunday 16 August.

Eric Whitacre, one of the biggest names in choral music, conducts a programme including his own 'Cloudburst', as well as other American Gershwin鈥檚 'Rhapsody in Blue'. Broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Friday 14 August.

Novelists Helen Dunmore and Louise Welsh discuss DH Lawrence's 'The Rainbow', first published 100 years ago, an exploration of the effect of industrialisation on pastoral life.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the ORR bring their inimitable style to two classical masterpieces: Beethoven鈥檚 Fifth Symphony and Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie Fantastique.

Celebrate the 50th birthday of percussion legend in a lunchtime concert which features two world premieres and showcases the Halo and the Aluphone 鈥� two new instruments.

Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to this evening鈥檚 Prom.

Nicola Benedetti is the soloist in Korngold鈥檚 Violin Concerto as part of a programme which also sees the Bournemouth SO perform Prokofiev鈥檚 Fifth Symphony and music from Britten鈥檚 'Peter Grimes'. Selected pieces broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on 13 and 30 August.

Jazz historian and broadcaster Alyn Shipton, explores swing music and its influences, with guests Catherine Tackley and Harvey G. Cohen.

Guy Barker and his Big Band are joined by Winston Rollins and his Big Band for an evening celebrating all things swing. Jazz singer Clare Teal presents. Broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Friday 28 August.

Marking the 90th Birthday year of the eminent composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, Julian Anderson and Nicolas Hodges survey his life and career, in conversation with Tom Service.

Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin performs Ravel鈥檚 Piano Concerto for the Left Hand before the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and conductor Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth turn to Stravinsky鈥檚 'The Firebird'.

MistaJam and Sian Anderson present a Late Night Prom from some of the UK鈥檚 best urban artists, including Wretch 32, Stormzy and Krept & Konan.

Petroc Trelwany delves into Messiaen's mammoth Turangal卯la-Symphonie with guests Nigel Simeone and Caroline Rae.

Messiaen鈥檚 monumental work is performed by the 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Plus, there鈥檚 a rare chance to hear 'Three Mantras' by the 20th-century British composer John Foulds.