Proms Encore - Season 4 / Year 2018

Season 4 / Year 2018

Episodes

Episode 1
Highlights from week one of the BBC Proms. In the spotlight are Five Telegrams from the First Night of the Proms, the Young Musicians Prom and one-man-sensation Jacob Collier.

Episode 2
Joining Katie Derham for Proms Extra tonight are violinist Tai Murray and Director of Music for the Southbank Centre, Gillian Moore.
The works of Lili Boulanger, Vaughan Williams and the legendary women of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop are this week's music picks, while David Owen Norris‘ Chord Of The week focuses on Parry's 5th Symphony.

Episode 3
Katie Derham is joined by composer Kerry Andrew, soprano Golda Schultz and violinist Pekka Kuusisto. In this episode, the focus is on the BBC Symphony Orchestra tackling Shostakovich.

Episode 4
Katie Derham presents the weekly companion guide to the Proms season. This week's sofa guests are violinist Joshua Bell, ahead of his Prom performance, soprano Nadine Benjamin and cellist/singer Ayanna Witter-Johnson, who take on Brahms and New York disco.

Episode 5
Katie Derham presents the weekly companion guide to the Proms season. Katie is joined by three guests to discuss Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand, Debussy's La Mer and Grieg's Piano Concerto. Current Young Musician winner Lauren Zhang performs.

Episode 6
Proms Extra moves into the Royal Albert Hall for one night as an expectant audience gather to hear Bernstein's spectacular On the Town. Katie Derham and guests discuss Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies and a world premiere by singer-songwriter Laura Mvula. David Owen Norris offers another Chord of the Week and there is an exclusive performance by Chineke! quartet.

Episode 7
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