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BBC Proms•Season 74•Episode 1

First Night of the Proms

7.0/10 · 1 votesAug 28, 2020180 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 74•−0.2 vs season avg

Katie Derham presents the first night of the world’s greatest live classical music festival, with a feast of music including Beethoven’s Third Symphony, Aaron Copland’s Quiet City and a new work by young British composer Hannah Kendall, all brought to you by the BBC Symphony

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Season 74 Episodes15

E1 7.0Now viewing

First Night of the Proms

The Symphonic Organ

Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO

Viennese Night

London Sinfonietta

Proms @ MediaCityUK, Salford with the BBC Philharmonic

Nicola Benedetti and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Anoushka Shankar and Gold Panda

Proms @ City Halls, Glasgow, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Laura Marling and the 12 Ensemble

KOKOROKO

Exploring Beethoven’s Seventh

Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason

Proms at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

Last Night of the Proms

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Episode Summary

"First Night of the Proms" is episode 1 of BBC Proms season 74. It scored 7.0/10 from 1 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.2). It aired on August 28, 2020.

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