How better to welcome the London Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor to this year’s Proms than with an opera-themed programme? Sir Antonio Pappano is a vibrant character in the world of classical ...

Never to shy away from embracing new genres, BBC Proms introduced its first ever Disco Prom at a glitter ball-bedecked Royal Albert Hall. Everybody Dance! The Sound of Disco was a heady mix of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Proms has to be the greatest classical music festival on Earth, as welcoming to the nervous classical novice as it is to the ...

The oldest orchestra in Europe, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, made its first appearance at the Proms under its new musical director, Riccardo Chailly. It beguiled and dazzled in a programme by ...

Still, if ever an opera were going to work in the cavernous Royal Albert Hall then it would be Les Troyens. First, there are the sheer forces involved, with its huge orchestra requiring three harps, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the Proms heads into its final weeks, the procession of visiting orchestras and soloists becomes truly stellar. Over the ...

Claudia Winkleman, presenter of the hit BBC show The Traitors, is set to host a Prom concert as part of the 2025 season. The eight-week festival, running from July to September, will feature 86 Proms ...