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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 5 days

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 1 day

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: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 5 months

Petroc Trelawny and Josie d’Arby host the first round of the prestigious international competition for young classical performers. Featuring special guest bass Jonathan Lemalu. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for years

First transmitted in 2005, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs works by Michael Berkeley, Benjamin Britten and Vaughan Williams. (2005) Show more

BBC Proms

2023

Beethoven’s Fifth at the Proms

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 4 months

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and their conductor laureate, Tadaaki Otaka, perform perhaps the most famous classical symphony ever written, Beethoven’s Fifth. Show more

BBC Proms

2023

Beethoven’s Ninth at the Proms

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 4 months

Beethoven’s monumental Choral Symphony, with its famous Ode to Joy finale, takes centre stage at the Royal Albert Hall. Show more

BBC Proms

2023

Bollywood at the Proms

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 4 months

Celebrating the musical legacy of Bollywood, the Proms pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar, the voice behind the hit songs that defined Indian cinema’s greatest films. Show more

BBC Proms

2023

Mozart’s Great Mass at the Proms

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Classical Music Channel

Available for 3 months

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 3 months

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

BBC Classical Music Channel

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