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BBC Proms: Proms Extra 2014

Katie Derham

Alison Balsom

David Owen Norris

Haochen Zhang

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Proms Extra 2014

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, Proms Extra 2014, Episode 1

Katie Derham returns for a new season of Proms Extra.

Katie Derham returns for a new season of Proms. Haochen Zhang gives an exclusive performance and Alison Balsom prepares for her performance with the China Philharmonic Orchestra.

Katie Derham returns for a new season of Proms Extra, the weekly Proms magazine show. 

Featuring special highlights and exclusive previews from the upcoming concerts, including Elgar's The Kingdom and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. The show also visits China with trumpeter Alison Balsom as she prepares for her Proms appearance with the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and David Owen Norris returns with 'Chord of the Week'. Plus young Chinese superstar pianist Haochen Zhang gives an exclusive performance in the Proms Extra studio.

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

A review of the top performances, artists and stories from this year's Proms season.

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