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New Generation Artists 2015!

Neilsen's Symphony No.3 continues our season cycle with Sakari Oramo.

Clapping Music workshops

Pop-up events

A free introduction to the music in the 2.00pm Guildhall Percussion Ensemble concert.

A day-long celebration of percussion instruments.

大象传媒 Radio 3's Tom Service talks to musicologist Paul Griffiths

Music for percussion from Germany, Holland and France

Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the UK premiere of his 脡迟耻诲别蝉-罢补产濒别补耻虫

Brett Dean鈥檚 The Last Days of Socrates with Beethoven鈥檚 exuberant Eighth Symphony.

Swedish mezzo Anne Sofie von Otter performs Zemlinsky songs.

Jaime Martin conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

Explore the musical world of the city of Leipzig where Bach spent over 25 years

Bach鈥檚 Jesu, meine Freude and Bruckner's Symphony No 8.

The UK premiere of Unsuk Chin's opera, directed by Netia Jones.

Fairy tales and enchanting stories with music from Ravel, Bart贸k's and Albert Schnelzer.

Thierry Fischer conducts orchestral works by Boulez.

Chamber works performed by the Guildhall New Music Ensemble

A free talk about Boulez's music in the evening concerts.

Jean-Fr茅d茅ric Neuburger performs Boulez's Piano Sonata.

Two films exploring the man and his music.

Nielsen's magnificent Fifth Symphony alongside music by Ravel and Prokofiev.

Baritone Dietrich Henschel performs songs from Mahler's 鈥楧es Knaben Wunderhorn鈥�.

Come & Play

Family Orchestra & Chorus

Beethoven Emperor Concerto

The 大象传媒 Singers conducted by Paul Brough perform works by Polish composers.

大象传媒 Symphony Chorus Concert: Rachmaninov Vespers

Find out more about Smetana and his opera Dalibor in a free Study Afternoon.

A rare opportunity to hear Smetana鈥檚 masterly tragic opera Dalibor sung by a Czech cast.

Ukrainian Violinist Valeriy Sokolov performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto with 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner. The concert also features Wagner's Overture Tannh盲user, and Elgar's Symphony No.1.

Berlioz and Arthur Bliss reflect on violence and its aftermath across the centuries.

The final instalment of our Nielsen cycle with the composer's sixth symphony.

大象传媒 New Generation Artist Benjamin Appl and pianist Richard Uttley join the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and conductor Alexander Mickelwate

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo are joined by soprano Alice Coote for Mahler's song cycle Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.

An opportunity for singers who are interested in auditioning for the Chorus to take part in a rehearsal of Walton's Belshazzar's Feast

Sakari Oramo and the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra return to the prestigious Kissinger Sommer International Music Festival in southern Germany.

Alina Ibragimova joins 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo for Mendelssohn鈥檚 Violin Concerto in E minor.

Enjoy the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock鈥檚 1929 silent movie thriller on the big screen in Saffron Hall.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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'.

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

Join Sherlock composer Michael Price for a workshop focussed on composing music for TV and film.

Osmo V盲nsk盲 conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra in the final instalment of the Proms Sibelius symphonies cycle, with performances of the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Symphonies.

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

Join Paul Griffiths to explore collaborative composition.

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

Hear the magnificent Royal Albert Hall organ in J贸n Leifs鈥檚 Organ Concerto. The programme also boasts Sibelius鈥檚 'Tapiola' and Beethoven鈥檚 Symphony No. 7.

David Hill conducts the Academy of Ancient Music and the 大象传媒 Singers in an all-Bach programme which includes his Mass in G minor and the Magnificat in D major.

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

Emily Beynon is the soloist in Nielsen鈥檚 Flute Concerto, part of a wide-ranging programme including Britten鈥檚 'Sinfonia da Requiem' and a world premiere by Raymond Yiu.

A Q&A with professional composers

Sibelius's epic retelling of the Finnish 'Kalevala' saga for orchestra, chorus and soloists is conducted this year by fellow Finn, Sakari Oramo.

Your chance to perform on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall. Join professional musicians to create a celebration of 20th-century American music.

Celebrating 150 years since the birth of Sibelius, the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra gives two concerts dedicated to the works of Sibelius at the 2015 Lahti Sibelius Festival.

Continuing its celebrations of 150 years since the birth of Sibelius at the 2015 Lahti Sibelius Festival, the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra is joined by Finnish conductor Okku Kamu at the Sibelius Hall for a two of Sibelius鈥檚 most loved works: the Violin Concert

Join Rebecca Lodge and other members of the 大象传媒 Singers to explore the choral works of Bernstein.

Join Mary King, members of the 大象传媒 Singers and the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra to sing excerpts from Carl Orff鈥檚 'Carmina burana'.

Orff鈥檚 vividly coloured cantata 'Carmina burana' is the main course in this year鈥檚 free Prom. The programme also includes the world premiere of Guy Barker鈥檚 new trumpet concerto for Alison Balsom.

Andrew Litton conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra in a programme in which Nielsen鈥檚 Violin Concerto and Ives鈥檚 Fourth Symphony frame four 19th-century American hymns.

Prepare for the Last Night of the Proms singalong with Mary King and members of the 大象传媒 Singers.

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, soprano Danielle de Niese and tenor Jonas Kaufmann are the stars at this year鈥檚 Last Night.

The 大象传媒 Singers perform works from the Viennese circle surrounding Gustav and Alma Mahler

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra opens its 2015-16 season with Mahler's vast, exuberant third symphony, conducted by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo

Find out more about the life and music of Henryk G贸recki

Polish music ensemble, the Silesian String Quartet, perform seminal works by G贸recki.

Explore the man and his music in 'Please Find Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki'

大象传媒 Singers present G贸recki's church music

This Total Immersion creative project will explore the richly harmonic world of G贸recki's Totus Tuus

Antoni Wit conducts G贸recki

Ilan Volkov conducts an intriguing sea-inspired programme which frames the world premiere of a new work by Richard Ayres

Develop your vocal skills in a workshop led by Mary King, singing excerpts from Monteverdi's Vespers

Sakari Oramo conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra through a sumptuous Viennese programme

大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra joins Detroit鈥檚 legendary techno producer and DJ, Jeff Mills, as he presents the UK premiere of his latest project, blurring the line between a club and a concert hall night.

A weekend festival that releases classical music from its traditional confines at the Barbican.

The 大象传媒 SO performs the beautiful scores of Vaughan Williams, Bruch and Elgar in Eindhoven

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra performs Howell's choral masterwork Hymnus Paradisi

Martyn Brabbins conducts the 大象传媒 SO in a programme of Vaughan Williams, Bruch and Howells

大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra performs a matinee concert of Vaughan Williams, Bruch and Elgar

Join the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michael Seal and 大象传媒 New Generation Artist Lise Berthaud for an afternoon of Berlioz at 大象传媒 Maida Vale Studios.

An evening of dazzling Gallic genius, led by the charismatic Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth.

An all-star cast led by Ermonela Jaho perform this neglected jewel of an opera by Pagliacci composer, Leoncavallo

Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by Pavel Kolesnikov, and Piazzolla's tango-inspired Sinfonia Buenos Aires.

Hear contemporary choral gems by Sir James MacMillan and Judith Bingham

Marin Alsop conducts supernatural-inspired works from Tchaikovsky, Judith Bingham, and a UK premiere of James MacMillan's Woman of the Apocalypse

Join the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Rumon Gamba for a concert of contemporary music by Scandinavian composers at Maida Vale Studios.

Chief conductor Sakari Oramo leads the ascent of two great orchestral mountains by Hovhaness and Strauss, which frame a delightful new percussion concerto.