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A special Proms event showcasing the Royal Albert Hall as it has never been seen before!

A live Proms edition of 大象传媒 Radio 3's In Tune, presented by Sean Rafferty.

Tim Whitmarsh and Judith Mackrell discuss Longus, author of Daphnis and Chloe, and the premiere production of Ravel's ballet given by the Ballet Russes in 1912.

Ahead of tonight鈥檚 大象传媒 Young Musician anniversary celebration, a special screening of a new film marking 40 years of the competition.

Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to this evening's Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!

An introduction to Shostakovich鈥檚 鈥楲eningrad' Symphony with musicologists Anastasia Belina and David Nice. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

Musicologist Richard Langham Smith and specialist in 19th century French music and poetry Helen Abbott introduce Debussy's only completed opera.

In the centenary year of Leonard Bernstein's birth, the first in a series of talks exploring his life and work. Nigel Simeone, editor of 'The Leonard Bernstein Letters', discusses Bernstein as a champion of contemporary music.

Musicians from the Metropole Orkest talk about the life and work of the orchestra.

Rhian Davies, Artistic Director of the Gregynog Festival, and composer Steph Power discuss the life and music of Morfydd Owen.

An exploration of the narrative voice with Sarah Dillon and Richard Beard.

A special Proms edition of 大象传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 'The Listening Service'. Tom Service investigates the grip of the Faust legend over the imaginations of composers and musicians ever since the early 19th century.

Composer Andrew Norman introduces his new work 'Spiral' ahead of its UK premiere tonight, and talks to Louise Fryer about his inspiration and ideas.

Lauren Elkin and Se谩n Williams talk about the inspiration that a wandering life brought to composers and writers of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Composer Tansy Davies introduces her new work 'What Did We See?' and talks about her ideas and inspiration.

An exploration of the relationships between birds and humans, with prize-winning authors Tim Birkhead and Helen Macdonald. Hosted by 大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Thinker Lucy Powell.

Writer Melissa Harrison and archaeologist Francis Pryor contemplate contemporary British landscapes and the challenges of rural life today.

Shahidha Bari introduces a series of the best comic readings from literature to tie in with Beethoven鈥檚 penchant for 鈥榤usical jokes鈥�.

Bring all the family along to sing Kerry Andrew鈥檚 Ten Pieces song 'No Place Like'. No experience of singing required.

A chance for children to pose questions to leading musicians from across the Proms season and to find out more about what it takes to make it in music!

大象传媒 Proms Session with Milo拧 Karadagli膰 open to young musicians aged 14-25.

Abbie Garrington and Dan Richards discuss the appeal of the mountains and how wild landscapes have inspired creativity.

Novelists John Lanchester and Diana Evans discuss depicting contemporary London in their fiction.

大象传媒 Proms Session with British folk group The Unthanks open to young musicians aged 14-21.

Ahead of tonight鈥檚 performance of Dvo艡谩k's Cello Concerto, Sir John Tusa and Marina Frolova-Walker discuss the cultural repercussions started by the upheaval across the Iron Curtain 50 years ago.

Composer Joby Talbot discusses his new guitar concerto which is receiving its world premiere this evening and is joined by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon to look at the relationship between music and dance,

Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to this evening's Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!

Join us for a rousing session of folk songs from across Britain and Ireland. No experience of singing is required.

Poets Gillian Clarke and Peter Mackay discuss the folk tales of Britain and Ireland.

Join musicians from the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at this unique and friendly event for teenagers hosted by the NYO鈥檚 Young Promoters 鈥� a great chance to find out about the music in this evening鈥檚 Prom.

Join professional musicians to create your own music inspired by this afternoon's Prom.

Poets Sandeep Parmar and Sean O鈥橞rien talk to Catherine Fletcher about contemporary re-workings of classical stories and what it means to take on part of the canon 鈥� as the Prom concert creates a new way to hear Bach鈥檚 Brandenburg Concertos.

An introduction to Ives' Symphony No. 2 with musicologist J.P.E. Harper Scott.

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The Revd Lucy Winkett and writer Katy Hamilton introduce Brahms' A German Requiem.

Film-maker and biographer Humphrey Burton explores Aaron Copland's influence on Benjamin Britten and Leonard Bernstein, in conversation with musicologist Heather Wiebe.

Stephen Fry and John Deathridge introduce Wagner's 'Die Walk眉re'.

Chaos and doom as featured in the Old Testament are examined by Joe Moshenska and novelist Salley Vickers. They look at the 鈥渨eeping prophet鈥� Jeremiah ahead of tonight's Bernstein Symphony, which sets texts from the Book of Lamentations.

Join us to explore the songs and story of Bernstein's West Side Story. For ages 12-18. Booking required.

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Critic and broadcaster David Benedict and musicologist Sophie Redfern introduce Bernstein's West Side Story.

Historians Saul David and Laura Rowe talk about the causes and effects of the First World War and the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, ahead of a performance of the Lament written by Frank Bridge as a memorial.

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Musicologist Kate Kennedy introduces Vaughan Williams鈥檚 1936 Cantata.

大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Thinker Leah Broad and musicologist Tim Howell introduce Sibelius's Fifth Symphony.

New Generation Thinker Hetta Howes and philosopher Mark Vernon compare figures from the past and present who have searched for a sense of transcendence and experienced ecstatic states, ahead of tonight's performance of Scriabin鈥檚 Poem of Ecstasy.

French music specialists Caroline Rae and Caroline Potter introduce Lili Boulanger's Du fond de l'abime and talk about the composer's life and music.

Martin Handley explores the life of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, with David Nice introducing his favourite recordings of the Orchestra with its founder, Ernest Ansermet.

Composer Philip Venables introduces his new work 'Venables Plays Bart贸k', ahead of its world premiere this evening.

Join Mary King and members of the 大象传媒 Singers to sing excerpts from Ravel's L'enfant et les sortil猫ges. Experience in sight-reading or a knowledge of the piece is an advantage but not essential. Booking required.

Composer and author Kerry Andrew and writer Katherine Langrish explore the symbolism in fairy stories.

Writer and critic Norman Lebrecht investigates Leonard Bernstein鈥檚 relationship with the music of Mahler.

Ahead of the UK premiere of Per N酶rg氓rd鈥檚 Third Symphony, broadcaster and writer Stephen Johnson and musicologist Daniel Grimley discuss the composer and his music with Tom Service.

Composer Rolf Wallin introduces his new Violin Concerto and talks to Kate Molleson about his influences and ideas.

The VR Prom experience will take place at Beit Venues Imperial College Union, in the 鈥楳etric Bar鈥� on Tuesday 21 August. Sessions will run from19.00-23.30. Minimum age to attend is 13.

The 大象传媒 Proms Inspire scheme provides a friendly environment to share ideas, participate in workshops, meet other young composers and develop your musical creativity.

Christopher Stark conducts the Aurora Orchestra in the winning pieces of the 2018 大象传媒 Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition.

Musicologists Jeremy Barham and Laura Tunbridge introduce Mahler's Fourth Symphony.

An introduction to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture and heritage with writers Louise Doughty and Damian Le Bas.

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Conductor and musicologist John Butt introduces Bruckner's Symphony No. 5.

Join Ed Price and the 大象传媒 Singers to sing music by Bernstein. No experience of singing is required. This event is now fully booked.

An introduction to Bernstein's On The Town with Broadway expert Edward Seckerson.

Play Shostakovich side by side with members of the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

Play Shostakovich side by side with members of the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

Michael Brandon and Tony Turner star in a staged reading of the last long interview with composer Leonard Bernstein, taken from the book Dinner with Lenny by Jonathan Cott.

An examination of W. H. Auden鈥檚 1947 poem The Age of Anxiety (which was set by Leonard Bernstein) with poets Glyn Maxwell and Polly Clark. Hosted by Matthew Sweet.

Award-winning author Sebastian Faulks talks to Anne McElvoy about his new novel Paris Echo.

Ahead of tonight's premiere of Iain Bell鈥檚 'Aurora', Nathan Case and Melanie Windridge discuss the latest scientific research into the aurora borealis with 大象传媒 New Generation Thinker Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough.

A special showcase of live music from 大象传媒 Music Introducing artists.

Ivan Hewett and William Mival introduce Berio's Sinfonia.

Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to music found in the Proms this year. Bring your instrument and join in!

Musicologist and broadcaster Erik Levi introduces Schmidt's Symphony No. 4.

Ahead of tonight's performance of Strauss鈥檚 'Death and Transfiguration', novelists Patricia Duncker and Belinda Bauer consider sex and death in literature. Hosted by Matthew Sweet.

The winners of the 大象传媒 Proms 2018 Poetry Competition are announced.

Paul Gambaccini chairs the Grand Final of the much-loved 大象传媒 Radio 4 music quiz, with amateur music-lovers from around the UK answering questions on a wide variety of music.

Broadcaster and classicist Bettany Hughes and presenter Alex Clarke introduce readings from contemporary fictional incarnations of the epic stories behind Berlioz鈥檚 grand opera Les Troyens.

Join Director of the 大象传媒 Proms David Pickard, Controller of Radio 3 Alan Davey and Louise Halliday, Director of External Affairs for the Royal Albert Hall as they look back over the 2018 Proms season.

Musicologist Suzanne Aspden introduces Handel's Theodora.

Poet and presenter Ian McMillan hosts a special Last Night edition of his showcase of poetry and the spoken word, 大象传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 The Verb, with guests Michael Palin, Jason Singh, Anne Dudley and Mojdeh Stoakley.

This Inspire CPD (Continuing Professional Development) day is aimed at KS3 and KS4 music teachers who are looking to expand and strengthen their skills in classroom composition teaching.