BBC Proms 2021

Sunday 5th September 2021 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 22:00 (2 hours and 30 minutes long)

Sheku Kanneh-Mason Plays Dvorak's Cello Concerto.

Ian Skelly presents live from the Royal Albert Hall as Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in music by Grace-Evangeline Mason and Richard Strauss, with Sheku Kanneh-Mason joining for Dvorak's Cello Concerto. The orchestra makes its first Proms appearance under its new chief conductor Hindoyan, while former BBC Young Musician winner Kanneh-Mason returns to the Proms as the soloist in Dvorak's Cello Concerto. A new Proms commission written for the Royal Albert Hall's 150th anniversary by former BBC Young Composer winner Grace-Evangeline Mason contrasts with two scintillating orchestral showpieces - Hindemith's jovial reworking of themes by Weber for what was initially intended as a ballet, and Richard Strauss's colourful take on the Spanish lothario Don Juan. Grace-Evangeline Mason: The Imagined Forest (BBC co-commission with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra: world premiere). Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor. c 8.25 Interval: Pianist David Owen Norris explores musical reworkings through the centuries. c 8.45 R Strauss: Don Juan. Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber. Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan (conductor).
(Live)

Monday 6th September 2021 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 22:00 (2 hours and 30 minutes long)

BBC Concert Orchestra & James McVinnie.

Georgia Mann presents live from the Royal Albert Hall as Anna-Maria Helsing conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and organist James McVinnie in music by Rautavaara, Arvo Part, Philip Glass and Samy Moussa. McVinnie is a chameleon among organists who has held titles at Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral, yet also worked with Philip Glass and the National's Bryce Dessner. In a Prom that explores the organ in a contemporary light, he navigates the time-warping oscillations of Philip Glass's Minimalist Mad Rush, before giving the UK premiere of Samy Moussa's A Globe Itself Infolding with the BBC Concert Orchestra and principal guest conductor Anna-Maria Helsing. Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus Op 61 for orchestra & taped bird song. Judith Weir: Still, Glowing. Philip Glass: Mad Rush. Arvo Part: Festina Lente for string orchestra and harp. Johann Johannsson: Good Night Day. Messiaen: La Joie de la grâce from Livre du Saint Sacrement. Johann Johannsson: A Sparrow Alighted on Our Shoulder. Samy Moussa: A Globe Itself Infolding. James McVinnie (organ), BBC Concert Orchestra, Anna-Maria Helsing (conductor).
(Live)

Tuesday 7th September 2021 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 22:00 (2 hours and 30 minutes long)

Benjamin Grosvenor Performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4.

Live at BBC Proms from the Royal Albert Hall, Sir Mark Elder conducts the Halle with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and organist Anna Lapwood. Plus, music by Unsuk Chin, Beethoven and Saint-Saens. Presented by Martin Handley. Unsuk Chin: Subito con forza. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G major (cadenzas: Saint-Saens). 8.15 Interval: From Beethoven to Saint-Saens - Martin Handley in conversation with 19th century music expert Katy Hamilton. 8.40 Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3 in C minor, 'Organ'. Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Anna Lapwood (organ), Halle, Sir Mark Elder (conductor).
(Live)

Wednesday 8th September 2021 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 22:00 (2 hours and 30 minutes long)

Proms Festival Orchestra Conducted by Mark Wigglesworth.

Live from BBC Proms, Proms Festival Orchestra, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth, perform Shostakovich and Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Presented by Ian Skelly, live from the Royal Albert Hall. Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op 96. Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor. Proms Festival Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth (conductor).
(Live)

Thursday 9th September 2021 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:00 to 22:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes long)

Bach's St Matthew Passion.

Arcangelo and Jonathan Cohen join a stellar cast of soloists to perform Bach's St Matthew Passion, one of the greatest sacred masterworks of the Baroque, live from the Royal Albert Hall. Presented by Andrew McGregor. Bach: St Matthew Passion, Part I. 8.10 Live Interval: Andrew is joined by Lucy Winkett, the Rector of St James's Church, Piccadilly. 8.35 Bach: St Matthew Passion, Part II. Louise Alder (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Stuart Jackson (Evangelist), Hugo Hymas (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Matthew Rose (Christ), Arcangelo Chorus, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (harpsichord/director).
(Live)

Friday 10th September 2021 (starting this evening)
Time: 19:30 to 22:00 (2 hours and 30 minutes long)

Pavel Kolesnikov plays Bach: Goldberg Variations.

Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov performs JS Bach's 'Goldberg' Variations for solo piano, live from the Royal Albert Hall. Presented by Georgia Mann. 'Is it a coded message, an exercise in numerology. Is it a glorious attempt to marry old and new, or is it a nocturnal, private, fanciful tale?' Kolesnikov asked these questions and more when he took up the challenge of deciphering one of the undeniable peaks of the piano repertoire, Bach's 'Goldberg' Variations. Bach's beguiling sequence of a gentle aria followed by 30 miniature variations was designed 'for the refreshment of the spirits', a mindful mix from the 18th century. Bach: Goldberg Variations. Pavel Kolesnikov (piano).
(Live)