Prom like a pro
Always wanted to ‘Prom’, but terrified of clapping at the wrong moment? Casually drop these nine facts into conversation and you'll sound like a proper expert on the BBC Proms
In addition to the regular homegrown British orchestras and world class soloists (Sol Gabetta, Juan Diego Flórez), this season the BBC proms hosts memorial tributes to David Bowie and serialist composer Pierre Boulez. There is also a celebration of the cello with performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Berlioz’s ‘Romeo et Juliet’, plus world class ensembles like the Berlin Philharmonic (conducted by Simon Rattle).
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