BBC Proms
Season 75 Episode 8 - Prom 14/15: Stravinsky from Memory
Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra’s from-memory performances have become a thrilling recent fixture of the Proms. Now, following symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich and Berlioz, they tackle their most audacious challenge yet: a complete performance of the colourful 1945 suite from Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird. Russian fairy tales and folk melodies collide with Stravinsky’s bold musical modernism to create a memorable score. Radio 3 presenter Tom Service introduces the work from the stage, exploring its textures and themes and dismantling its intricate musical narrative with the help of Collon and his musicians. The concert opens with another Russian classic: Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov as soloist.
Episodes in Season 75
First Night of the Proms: Part 1
180 min
First Night of the Proms: Part 2
180 min
Prom 4: An Evening of Mozart with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
180 min
Prom 8: Gražinytė-Tyla Conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
180 min
Prom 5: Ryan Bancroft Conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
180 min
Prom 2: The Golden Age of Broadway
180 min
Prom 10: Nicola Benedetti and the NYOGB
180 min
Prom 14/15: Stravinsky from Memory
180 min
Prom 17: Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Bach and Mozart
180 min
Prom 20: To Soothe the Aching Heart (A Night at the Opera)
180 min
Prom 22: Nubya Garcia
180 min
Prom 26: Sir Simon Rattle Conducts the London Symphony Orchestra
180 min
Prom 28: Chineke! Orchestra
180 min
Prom 29/30: Joshua Bell's Seasons: Vivaldi vs Piazzolla
180 min
Prom 34/35: Family Prom - The Carnival of the Animals with the Kanneh-Masons
180 min
Prom 31: George Lewis & Beethoven
180 min
Prom 25: Moses Sumney Meets Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
180 min
Prom 38: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Conducts the Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists
180 min
Prom 42: John Wilson Conducts the Sinfonia of London
180 min
Prom 47: Bach’s St Matthew Passion
180 min
Last Night of the Proms 2021 - Part 1
180 min
Last Night of the Proms - Part 2
180 min
