Programme Index

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Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 3 months

With family-sized helpings of Matthew Bourne’s wit, pathos and magical fantasy, Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from an orphanage through a shimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland. Show more

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for years

Opera North and Phoenix Dance Theatre power an epic, heart-rending journey of the soul. A contemporary dance staging of Mozart’s great choral lament, choreographed by Dane Hurst. Show more

Contributors

Conductor:
Garry Walker
Choreographer:
Dane Hurst
Executive Producer:
Natalie Woolman
Director:
Rhodri Huw

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for years

First transmitted in 2001, the BBC Symphony Orchestra performs UK premieres of three works by American composer Philip Glass at the Barbican Hall. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Philip Glass
Interviewer:
Charles Hazlewood
Performer:
Jonathan Haas
Performer:
John Chimes

Soprano Sundays

Danielle de Niese: The Birth of an Opera

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 2 months

Marking the 200th anniversary of Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Danielle de Niese provides a backstage pass to her preparations for her role in Glyndebourne's 2016 production. Show more

Soprano Sundays

The Return of Maria Callas

Duration: 55 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 2 months

Maria Callas performs at the Royal Festival Hall, London. She shares the programme with Sicilian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano, and they are accompanied by Ivor Newton on the piano. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for years

Doctor Who returns to the Proms with a new show hosted by stars Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, featuring Murray Gold's music, behind-the-scenes access and a host of monsters. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Karen Gillan
Presenter:
Arthur Darvill
Presenter:
Matt Smith
Director:
Rhodri Huw
Executive Producer:
Paul Bullock

BBC Proms

2023

Mindful Mix at the Proms

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 21 days

Musical meditation with Grammy-nominated vocal group VOCES8 and a playlist that drifts from the Renaissance to Radiohead. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Georgia Mann
Musician:
Ola Gjeilo
Musician:
Ruby Aspinall
Choir:
VOCES 8
Producer:
Jyoti Mehta
Director:
Rhodri Huw

BBC Proms

2023

Mozart’s Great Mass at the Proms

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 9 days

Scotland’s premier baroque ensemble, the Dunedin Consort, led by John Butt, unveil the musical inspiration behind Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor, a colossus of the choral repertoire. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Katie Derham
Orchestra:
Dunedin Consort
Conductor:
John Butt
Singer:
Jess Dandy
Singer:
Lucy Crowe
Producer:
Joseph Fell
Director:
Matthew Amos
Production Company:
Livewire Pictures

BBC Proms

2023

New Music at the Proms with Tom Service

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 15 days

Celebrating cutting-edge classical works, presenter of Radio 3’s New Music Show, Tom Service, chooses his standout moments of premieres and commissions from this year’s Proms. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Service
Producer:
Joseph Fell
Production Company:
Livewire Pictures

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 3 months

Petroc Trelawny and Josie d’Arby host the second round of the prestigious competition. Welsh tenor Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts is their special guest as the competition continues. Show more

Louis Theroux Specials

Mothers on the Edge

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for years

Louis Theroux visits specialist psychiatric units which treat mothers experiencing serious mental illness whilst allowing them to live alongside their babies. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Louis Theroux
Series Editor:
Arron Fellows
Executive Producer:
Peter Dale
Editor:
Anna Price
Director:
Mark Casebow

BBC Proms

2023

Last Night of the Proms, Part 1

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 8 days

In the climactic conclusion of the 2023 Proms season, superstar cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and world-renowned Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen perform a mix of favourites and a dash of the new. Show more

BBC Proms

2023

Last Night of the Proms, Part 2

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 8 days

It’s party time at the Royal Albert Hall as the 2023 BBC Proms season wraps up in rousing style at the most exhilarating classical music celebration of the year. Show more

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