The greatest classical music festival on earth returns to London's Royal Albert Hall.
Around 170 events featuring the world's best artists and composers are packed into the 8-week BBC Proms's schedule for 2009.
For the first time this year, the number of concerts has reached 100.
What are the Proms?
"Proms" is short for Promenade concert: informal and inexpensive concerts where Promenaders ("Prommers") pay just £5 for a ticket.
Up to 900 Prommers can stand in the central Arena at London's Royal Albert Hall, and a further 500 can stand, sit or recline in the Gallery.
Proms 09 Highlights
The 2009 BBC Proms season features fantastic major festival days and big weekends.
Among the highlights are:
Indian Voices Day, culminating in the first Bollywood Prom
Multiple Pianos Day
10th anniversary weekend celebrations for BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists and Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
A weekend of concerts celebrating Delius, Elgar and Holst who died 75 years ago
Large-scale performances of Handel's Messiah and Haydn's The Creation
Beethoven's opera Fidelio conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Purcell's The Fairy Queen from Glyndebourne
Sir Charles Mackerras conducting Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience
A Late Night Prom featuring The Silk Road Ensemble and Yo-Yo Ma
A 75th birthday celebration of classic MGM musicals
A debut for the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, his first Prom with a symphony orchestra
Proms Plus Events
But of course, there's more to the world-famous BBC Proms than just the amazing range of classical music concerts!
There are a further 70 Proms Plus events as part of the festival.
That's talks, workshops, films, free performances and activities – offering extra context and insight to audiences on every one of the 58 days of the season.
Around 170 events featuring the world's best artists and composers are packed into the 8-week BBC Proms's schedule for 2009.
For the first time this year, the number of concerts has reached 100.
What are the Proms?
"Proms" is short for Promenade concert: informal and inexpensive concerts where Promenaders ("Prommers") pay just £5 for a ticket.
Up to 900 Prommers can stand in the central Arena at London's Royal Albert Hall, and a further 500 can stand, sit or recline in the Gallery.
Proms 09 Highlights
The 2009 BBC Proms season features fantastic major festival days and big weekends.
Among the highlights are:
Indian Voices Day, culminating in the first Bollywood Prom
Multiple Pianos Day
10th anniversary weekend celebrations for BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists and Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
A weekend of concerts celebrating Delius, Elgar and Holst who died 75 years ago
Large-scale performances of Handel's Messiah and Haydn's The Creation
Beethoven's opera Fidelio conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Purcell's The Fairy Queen from Glyndebourne
Sir Charles Mackerras conducting Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience
A Late Night Prom featuring The Silk Road Ensemble and Yo-Yo Ma
A 75th birthday celebration of classic MGM musicals
A debut for the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, his first Prom with a symphony orchestra
Proms Plus Events
But of course, there's more to the world-famous BBC Proms than just the amazing range of classical music concerts!
There are a further 70 Proms Plus events as part of the festival.
That's talks, workshops, films, free performances and activities – offering extra context and insight to audiences on every one of the 58 days of the season.
Website : BBC Proms 2009
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