BBC Proms Season 24 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Sunday, August 9, 1970
Ended: Sunday, September 20, 1970
When does BBC Proms Season 24 come out?
BBC Proms Season 24 premiered Sunday, August 9, 1970 on BBC Two and ended Sunday, September 20, 1970. The season has 8 episodes.
The first Proms to be broadcast in colour
Last updated
BBC Proms Season 24 release schedule
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1. Omnibus at The Proms: Schubert and Britten The first in a series of five programmes from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall. The first English appearance of the Russian violinist Mark Lubotsky Britten Violin Concerto, Op 15 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Eli Goren conducted by James Loughran The programme begins with Schubert Symphony No 8, in B minor (Unfinished) Introduced by Richard Baker |
Sunday · 56 years ago |
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2. Omnibus at the Proms The second in a series of five programmes from the 1970 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Pierre Boulez conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Bela Dekany. Geza Anda (piano) Stravinsky Suite: The Firebird (1911) Bartok Piano Concerto No 2 Introduced by Richard Baker. |
Sunday · 56 years ago |
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3. Omnibus at the Proms The third in a series of five programmes from the 1970 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, leader Alan Loveday, conductor Neville Marriner, Simon Preston, Philip Ledger, Christopher Hogwood (harpsichords) Bach Concerto No 2 in C major, for three harpsichords and strings The Soft Machine Hugh Hopper (guitar), Mike Ratledge (organ/electric piano), Robert Wyatt (drums), Elton Dean (saxophones) Introduced by Richard Baker |
Sunday · 56 years ago |
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4. Omnibus at the Proms: Gilbert and Sullivan The fourth in a series of five programmes from the 1970 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Stanford Robinson conducts the BBC Choral Society, BBC Concert Orchestra in excerpts from The Yeomen of the Guard, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado with Valerie Masterton (soprano), Patricia Kern (mezzo-soprano), Jean Allister (contralto), John Mitchinson (tenor), Derek Hammond-Stroud (baritone), Donald Adams (bass) Introduced by Richard Baker |
Sunday · 56 years ago |
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5. Omnibus at the Proms: In Memoriam Sir John Barbirolli The last in a series of five programmes from the 1970 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall Halle Orchestra, leader Martin Milner, conducted by Charles Groves Jean Fonda (piano) Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 1, in C major Delius - In a Summer Garden This concert, which was to have been conducted by Sir John Barbirolli, will include the last filmed interview he gave, shortly before his death, when he talked about himself and his long association with the Henry Wood Proms. Introduced by Richard Baker |
Sunday · 56 years ago |
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6. The Last Night of The Proms Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the second half of the closing concert in the 76th season. Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Bela Dekany Elgar March: Pomp and Circumstance No 1, in D major Copland El Salon Mexico Arnold Fantasy for Audience and Orchestra (commissioned by the BBC: first performance) Parry - Elgar Jerusalem Introduced by Richard Baker |
Saturday · 56 years ago |
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7. Music on 2: From The Proms: Glinka and Rachmaninov The first of two programmes recorded from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Peter Katin (piano) with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, leader Rodney Friend, conducted by John Pritchard Glinka Overture: Ruslan and Ludmilla Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3, in D minor Introduced by Antony Hopkins |
Sunday · 56 years ago |
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8. Music on 2: From The Proms: Berlioz The last of two programmes recorded from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Berlioz - Fantastic Symphony played by the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, conducted by Bernard Haitink Introduced by Antony Hopkins |
Sunday · 56 years ago |
BBC Proms Season 24 FAQ
When does BBC Proms Season 24 come out?
BBC Proms Season 24 premiered Sunday, August 9, 1970 on BBC Two.
How many episodes are in BBC Proms Season 24?
BBC Proms Season 24 has 8 episodes.
Are new episodes of BBC Proms Season 24 released weekly?
New episodes are released weekly.
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