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Proms 2019

From the Oklahoma! Prom to Malcolm Sargent's 500th celebration the breadth of this season has been vast. Here are some of the highlights from the season...

Prom 1: First Night of the Proms

From the First night of the Proms watch John Adams' Harmonium, award-winning pianist Igor Levit play Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, and the world premiere of St John’s Dance by British composer Tom Coult.

Prom 8: Celebrating John Williams

Featuring scores from Star Wars, Harry Potter, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Indiana Jones. Keith Lockhart – a long-time colleague of Williams at the Boston Pops Orchestra – conducts the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra.

Prom 13: Malcolm Sargent's 500th Prom

Marking 50 years since the death of Malcolm Sargent, Sir Andrew Davis and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ SO recreate Sargent’s 500th Prom. With music by Elgar, Holst, Walton and Berlioz, as well as Schumann’s mercurial Piano Concerto, with Beatrice Rana as soloist.

Prom 15: The Songs of Scott Walker (1967–70)

Watch Jarvis Cocker, John Grant, Susanne Sundfør and Richard Hawley pay tribute to the extraordinary career of Scott Walker.

Prom 27: Ella and Dizzy: A Centenary Tribute

Celebrating the centenary of jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie. Grammy Award-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves and trumpeter James Morrison perform their greatest hits.

Prom 28: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

The UK’s finest young musical talent in a vibrant programme conducted by Thomas Adès featuring Stravinsky’s thrilling The Rite of Spring.

Prom 35: John Wilson conducts Oklahoma!

Watch Proms favourite John Wilson and his orchestra bring their signature energy and swagger to this much-loved classic.

Prom 53: Beneath the Underdog: Charles Mingus Revisited

Jules Buckley and his Metropole Orkest celebrate the legendary composer, bandleader and bass player Charles Mingus, featuring artists Shabaka Hutchings, Christian Scott and Kandace Springs.

Prom 55: Classical Music of India and Pakistan

The Proms marked the 70th anniversary of partition and independence on the Indian subcontinent with a concert curated by by Darbar Trust, producers of the [?] Darbar Festival, representing the classical music of India and Pakistan with Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee and Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal & Brothers.

Prom 57: Swing No End

Relive the irrepressible big band music of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie and more.

Prom 62: Chineke!

Watch the critically acclaimed Chieneke! with Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, winner of the 2016 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Young Musician competition, soprano Jeanine De Bique and conductor Kevin John Edusei all making their Proms debut here.

Prom 65: Stax Records: 50 Years of Soul

Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra pay tribute to this pioneering label in a concert featuring hits from Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and Johnnie Taylor with special guests Tom Jones, Nadia Rose, Booker T. Jones, Beverley Knight and Eddie Floyd.

Now take a look back on the full season...