First Night of The Proms 2025 - How to watch on TV and BBC iPlayer and listen on Radio and BBC Sounds
It opens with the First Night of The Proms at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 18 July and you can watch and listen along on TV, BBC iPlayer, Radio and BBC Sounds.
Prom 1: First Night of The Proms on TV, iPlayer, Radio and BBC Sounds
The world's greatest classical music festival gets under way live from the Royal Albert Hall with Sakari Oramo conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Music this year includes Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, Bliss's Birthday Fanfare and Sibelius's majestic Violin Concerto performed by world-class soloist Lisa Batiashvili. A world premiere by Errollyn Wallen - The Elements - starts the second half, followed by Vaughan Williams's powerful Sancta Civitas with tenor Caspar Singh, baritone Gerald Finley, and the BBC Singers and Symphony Chorus.
The world's greatest classical music festival gets under way on iPlayer and BBC Two from 6.45pm with Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann presenting the spectacular concert which kicks off the summer's Proms season.
Radio 3's Countdown to The Proms begins at 6.30am on Friday 18 July with Tom McKinney kicking a day of celebrations off live from the Royal Albert Hall. Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann are joined by comedian and actor Nick Mohammed for Prom 1 from 6.45pm.
Watch The First Night of The Proms on BBC iPlayer from 6.45pm
Listen to The First Night of The Proms on BBC Sounds from 6.45pm
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