Bbc Proms

Twenty of the most entertaining live classical music performances from the United Kingdom are being broadcast on RNZ Concert this month, and millions of people overseas have heard our music over the… Video

Here at RNZ Concert we are in the middle of our BBC Proms season, so we decided to get the inside scoop from BBC Proms Director David Pickard on why the Proms is so special. Video, Audio

You might not realise it here in little old New Zealand, the other side of the world is in the throes of a CLASSICAL MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA. Audio

As RNZ Concert broadcasts highlights from the 2019 BBC Proms, here's our beginner's guide to what is billed as 'The Greatest Classical Music Festival in the World'. Video

16-year-old Russian pianist wins the Eurovision Young Musicians competition playing Tchaikovsky and we continue our 2018 Proms series with the BBC.

In this Prom special the London Contemporary Orchestra leads a late-night tribute to the legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop – pioneers of experimental electronic music – which includes Daphne… Video

RNZ Concert's selection from the final week of the 2017 BBC Proms

Love and ambition collide in Mozart’s politically charged opera which is among the finest of his mature works. Video

Chineke! Orchestra is challenging the stereotypes associated with classical music. The orchestra recently made their Proms debut, which was described by the Guardian as “… arguably one of the most… Audio

This week's concerts from the BBC Proms 2017

RNZ Concert presents recent performances from the BBC Proms

Week Three of our selections from BBC Proms 2017

Week Two of our selections from BBC Proms 2017

A concert performance of Beethoven's only opera at BBC Proms 2017

The Proms is underway in the UK, with RNZ Concert broadcasting many concerts over the next six weeks. BBC Proms Director David Pickard talks to us during a rehearsal from the Royal Albert Hall about… Audio

German violinist Isabelle Faust plays a 1704 Stradivarius violin nicknamed "Sleeping Beauty" because it slept for 150 years in an attic before being played again. Video

Week One of our selections from BBC Proms 2017