BBC Proms

BBC Proms 2019: Episode Guide & Ratings

2019 Episodes

1. First Night of the Proms (Part One)

July 19th, 20193 hr

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karina Canellakis, perform Dvorak’s The Golden Spinning Wheel and a commission commemorating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.

2. First Night of the Proms (Part Two)

July 19th, 20193 hr

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus, conducted by Karina Canellakis, perform Janácek’s Glagolitic Mass in the second half of First Night of the Proms 2019.

3. Joshua Bell plays Dvořák

July 21st, 20193 hr

Join Katie Derham and Jess Gillam at the Royal Albert Hall for a Proms Bohemian rhapsody. The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jakob Hrusa, perform Smetana’s legendary Ma Vlast and, with American superstar violinist Joshua Bell, Dvorak’s Violin Concerto.

4. Schumann, Schoenberg and Mozart

July 26th, 20193 hr

Suzy Klein introduces the BBC Philharmonic and Omer Meir Wellber in a performance of works by Ben-Haim, Schumann, Schoenberg and, with Yeol Eum Son, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 15 in B flat, K450.

5. Public Service Broadcasting

July 26th, 20193 hr

Cult band Public Service Broadcasting join the Multi-Story Orchestra and London Contemporary Voices to perform a specially commissioned new arrangement of their 2015 album The Race for Space.

6. Nicola Benedetti with the NYO

July 28th, 20193 hr

Mark Wigglesworth conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in Auerbach, Prokofiev and, with Nicola Benedetti, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

7. Britten and Mahler

August 2nd, 20193 hr

Katie Derham introduces two pieces originally premiered by Proms founder Sir Henry Wood. Leif Ove Andsnes performs Britten’s Piano Concerto while Claudia Mahnke and Stuart Skelton sing Mahler’s poignant Das Lied von der Erde. Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

8. Rachmaninov and Shostakovich

August 4th, 20193 hr

The BBC Philharmonic, conducted by John Storgårds, performs Rachmaninov's The Isle of the Dead, Shostakovich’s Symphony No 11 and the world premiere of Outi Tarkiainen’s Midnight Sun Variations.

9. Angélique Kidjo

August 4th, 20193 hr

Three-time Grammy Award-winner Angélique Kidjo makes her Proms debut together with her nine-piece band in a late-night tribute to salsa legend Celia Cruz.

10. John Wilson Orchestra

August 9th, 20193 hr

John Wilson's virtuoso orchestra celebrates the music of one of the world's most famous film studios, Warner Brothers, including works by Max Steiner and Erich Korngold.

11. The Sound of Space

August 9th, 20193 hr

Cerys Matthews introduces the London Contemporary Orchestra in a late-night Prom featuring sci-fi film music including excerpts from Alien: Covenant, Interstellar, Under the Skin and Gravity.

12. Mozart's Requiem

August 11th, 20193 hr

The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann, with Fatma Said, Kathryn Rudge, Sunnyboy Dladla and David Shipley in Mozart's Requiem.

13. Pappano and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA

August 16th, 20193 hr

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the National Youth Orchestra of the USA in Benjamin Beckman's Occidentalis, Strauss's Alpine Symphony and, with mezzo Joyce DiDonato, Berlioz's Les nuits d'été.

14. Queen Victoria's Playlist

August 18th, 20193 hr

An evening of music to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth including Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony and First Piano Concerto, performed by Stephen Hough on Victoria's piano.

15. Rattle conducts Belshazzar's Feast

August 23rd, 20193 hr

The London Symphony Orchestra, LSO Chorus, Orfeó Català and the Orfeó Català Youth Choir, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, perform works by Koechlin, Varèse and Walton's cantata, Belshazzar's Feast.

16. Sheku Plays Elgar

August 25th, 20193 hr

BBC 2016 Young Musician winner and superstar Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Elgar's passionate Cello Concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and their music director Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla. Introduced by Tom Service and Sheku's sister, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason.

17. Strauss, Sibelius and Prokofiev

August 30th, 20193 hr

Katie Derham presents flavours of Finland, Russia and Germany from three 20th-century favourites, featuring Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

18. Homage to Nina Simone

August 30th, 20193 hr

First transmitted in 2019. Clara Amfo introduces a celebration of jazz and blues legend Nina Simone with The Metropole Orkest led by Jules Buckley, Ledisi, Lisa Fisher and more.

19. Happy Birthday Henry Wood!

September 1st, 20193 hr

A 150th anniversary tribute to Sir Henry Wood, founder-conductor of the Proms, featuring many of the works he both premiered and arranged across nearly 50 years of the festival.

20. Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

September 6th, 20193 hr

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Long Yu, makes its Proms debut in a programme including works by Qigang Chen, Rachmaninov and, with Eric Lu, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 23 in A major.

21. Ellington's Sacred Music

September 6th, 20193 hr

Cerys Matthews introduces an evening of jazz, gospel and Broadway-style music inspired by Duke Ellington's three sacred concerts. In a Proms premiere, Peter Edwards conducts the Nu Civilisation Orchestra in a new version of these landmark works, written originally between 1965 and 1973.

22. Elgar's Enigma

September 8th, 20193 hr

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms and a new work - a birthday tribute to conductor Martyn Brabbins - inspired by Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations.

23. Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

September 13th, 20193 hr

Mathew Baynton, Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra present Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique from memory, in a specially devised production incorporating elements of theatre, spectacular lighting and choreography as well as Berlioz’s own words about his music.

24. Jonny Greenwood Curates

September 13th, 20193 hr

Radiohead lead guitarist and award-winning film composer Jonny Greenwood curates a late-night Prom culminating in the world premiere of his work Horror vacui, written for solo violin and 68 strings.

25. Last Night of the Proms, Part 1

September 14th, 20193 hr

Katie Derham hosts the climax of the world's greatest classical music festival live from London's Royal Albert Hall.

26. Last Night of the Proms, part 2

September 14th, 20193 hr

Katie Derham introduces live coverage from the Royal Albert Hall of the climax of the world’s greatest classical music festival, including the traditional Last Night classics.

27. CBeebies Prom: Off to the Moon

September 14th, 20191 hr

To celebrate 50 years since the first astronauts walked on the moon, join the CBeebies Prommers for this third CBeebies Prom, which sees them taking a musical journey to the moon. Featuring music performed by the orchestra Chineke! conducted by Kwamé Ryan, with additional performances by the Chineke! Junior Orchestra and the first ever CBeebies Proms Choir, the preschool audience can hear pieces by composers such as Handel, Puccini, John Adams, Benjamin Britten and Jessie Montgomery as well as the world premiere of Hans Zimmer's new work, Earth. With specially made pieces of animation from some of CBeebies' most popular shows such as Clangers, Go Jetters and Moon and Me, an interactive song inspired by Neil Armstrong and special Nasa archive footage from the moon landing itself, join some of CBeebies's favourite presenters as they take you on a musical voyage to the stars.

28. Episode 28

August 11th, 2025

All Seasons

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