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The Best Episodes of BBC Proms Season 69

Every episode of BBC Proms Season 69 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of BBC Proms Season 69!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 1 - First Night of the Proms
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    #1 - First Night of the Proms

    S69:E1

    Sakari Oramo conducts this year’s opening concert, in a programme that includes Walton’s pithy choral masterpiece 'Belshazzar’s Feast' and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 with soloist Lars Vogt.

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  2. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 2 - Ten Pieces Prom
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    #2 - Ten Pieces Prom

    S69:E2

    Join CBBC presenters Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom for an introduction to some of the greatest pieces of classical music and a celebration of children’s creative responses to them.

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  3. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 3 - Ten Pieces Prom
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    #3 - Ten Pieces Prom

    S69:E3

    Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to celebrate some of the best pieces to introduce children to classical music – and to inspire a life-long love of it.

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  4. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 4 - Beethoven - Symphony No.9
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    #4 - Beethoven - Symphony No.9

    S69:E4

    Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony returns to the Proms in the hands of Andris Nelsons and the massed forces of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the CBSO Chorus.

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  5. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 5 - Haydn, HK Gruber & Stravinsky
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    #5 - Haydn, HK Gruber & Stravinsky

    S69:E5

    The BBC Philharmonic’s programme spans more than two centuries, opening with Haydn’s ‘La reine’ Symphony and closing with Stravinsky’s fairy-tale ballet 'Petrushka'.

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  6. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 6 - Poulenc, Stravinsky, Haydn & Mozart
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    #6 - Poulenc, Stravinsky, Haydn & Mozart

    S69:E6

    Poulenc’s Organ Concerto raises the curtain on this BBC National Orchestra of Wales Prom which also includes Stravinsky’s 'Symphony of Psalms' and Mozart’s Symphony No. 41.

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  7. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 7 - Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood & Ravel
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    #7 - Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood & Ravel

    S69:E7

    Mark Simpson performs the Clarinet Concerto by Carl Nielsen, whose 150th anniversary falls this year, in a programme which also includes an alluring suite from Ravel’s 'Daphnis and Chloe'.

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  8. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 10 - Beethoven Piano Concertos
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    #8 - Beethoven Piano Concertos

    S69:E10

    Leif Ove Andsnes continues his survey of Beethoven’s works for piano and orchestra with the Piano Concerto No. 3 and the ‘Choral Fantasy’.

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  9. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 13 - Holst - The Planets
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    #9 - Holst - The Planets

    S69:E13

    Susanna Mälkki conducts Holst’s masterpiece in a programme which also includes the UK premiere of a new violin concerto by Luca Francesconi, written for and performed by Leila Josefowicz.

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  10. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 16 - Radio 1 Ibiza Prom
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    #10 - Radio 1 Ibiza Prom

    S69:E16

    Pete Tong takes charge of the BBC Radio 1 Prom and decides to employ the Heritage Orchestra to play a selection of Ibiza classics. The Royal Albert Hall has never seen anything like it! Jules Buckley conducts the orchestra through dance masterpieces by Fatboy Slim, Eric Prydz, Shapeshifters, Robert Miles, ATB, Moby, Frankie Knuckles, Orbital, Inner City, Daft Punk, Faithless, Stardust and so many more, with the help of Ella Eyre and John Newman.

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  11. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 17 - Hallé - Debussy, Vaughan Williams & Elgar
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    #11 - Hallé - Debussy, Vaughan Williams & Elgar

    S69:E17

    Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in music they have made their own – Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Opening the programme is Debussy’s luscious 'Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune'.

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  12. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 19 - Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (1)
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    #12 - Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (1)

    S69:E19

    Virtuoso violinist Alina Ibragimova has the stage to herself for an evening of solo works by Bach.

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  13. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 21 - Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (2)
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    #13 - Alina Ibragimova plays Bach (2)

    S69:E21

    Violinist Alina Ibragimova concludes her performance of Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in the second of her two Late Night Proms.

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  14. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 22 - Aurora Orchestra
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    #14 - Aurora Orchestra

    S69:E22

    The ever innovative Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms with two ‘Pastoral’ Symphonies – the first by Brett Dean, the second by Beethoven – and a world premiere by Anna Meredith.

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  15. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 24 - James MacMillan & Mahler
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    #15 - James MacMillan & Mahler

    S69:E24

    The world premiere of James MacMillan’s Symphony No. 4 is paired with Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. Renowned Mahlerian Donald Runnicles conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

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  16. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 30 - The John Wilson Orchestra performs Frank Sinatra
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    #16 - The John Wilson Orchestra performs Frank Sinatra

    S69:E30

    Seth MacFarlane and other guest vocalists join the John Wilson Orchestra to celebrate the centenary of Frank Sinatra in this Late Night Prom.

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  17. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 31 - National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
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    #17 - National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

    S69:E31

    The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain brings Mahler’s epic Ninth Symphony to the Proms, paired with a brand-new work by Tansy Davies. Sir Mark Elder conducts.

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  18. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 32 - Eric Whitacre and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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    #18 - Eric Whitacre and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    S69:E32

    Eric Whitacre, one of the biggest names in choral music, conducts a programme including his own 'Cloudburst', as well as other American Gershwin’s 'Rhapsody in Blue'.

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  19. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 34 - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestr
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    #19 - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestr

    S69:E34

    Nicola Benedetti is the soloist in Korngold’s Violin Concerto as part of a programme which also sees the Bournemouth SO perform Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony and music from Britten’s 'Peter Grimes'.

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  20. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 37 - Prom 37: Late Night With … BBC Radio 1Xtra
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    #20 - Prom 37: Late Night With … BBC Radio 1Xtra

    S69:E37

    MistaJam and Sian Anderson present a Late Night Prom from some of the UK’s best urban artists, including Wretch 32, Stormzy and Krept & Konan.

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  21. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 44 - West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim
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    #21 - West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim

    S69:E44

    Daniel Barenboim returns to the BBC Proms to perform Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, an ensemble featuring musicians from across the Middle East.

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  22. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 46 - Danish National Symphony Orchestra
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    #22 - Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    S69:E46

    The Danish National Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 150th anniversary of Carl Nielsen, performing some of his best-loved orchestral works, alongside Brahms’s Violin Concerto.

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  23. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 50 - Bach - Goldberg Variations
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    #23 - Bach - Goldberg Variations

    S69:E50

    Sir András Schiff brings Bach’s monumental work for solo keyboard to the Royal Albert Hall. Join the great pianist on a voyage through this masterpiece.

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  24. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 57 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Bernard Haitink
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    #24 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Bernard Haitink

    S69:E57

    One of today’s greatest conductors brings Schubert's Ninth Symphony (the 'Great') to the Proms, along with Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, performed by the inimitable Maria João Pires.

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  25. BBC Proms Season 69 Episode 67 - Bernstein - Stage and Screen
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    #25 - Bernstein - Stage and Screen

    S69:E67

    Celebrate the music of Leonard Bernstein with John Wilson and his orchestra in this Prom which features highlights from 'Candide', 'Wonderful Town', 'Fancy Free', 'West Side Story' and 'Peter Pan'.

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Season 69 Ratings Summary

"First Night of the Proms" is the best rated episode of "BBC Proms" season 69. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/17/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Ten Pieces Prom".