Tom Service meets the composer and accordionist Howard Skempton as he turns 70, and the conductor Martyn Brabbins as he starts his tenure at English National Opera. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
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. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Petroc Trelawny presents a Prom featuring Hubert Parry's Symphony No 5, Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and Pastoral Symphony, and Gustav Holst's Ode to Death. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
The 118th BBC Proms season gets under way with a programme of English music, including Elgar, Delius, Tippett and Mark-Anthony Turnage, and four conductors in action. Show more