The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.
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Jul 20, 1963
(Prom 1) BBC Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent Jose Luis Garcia (violin), Roy Malan (violin), Kenneth Sillito (violin), Ronald Thomas (violin), Moura Lympany (piano) Introduced by Robert Hudson.
Jul 25, 1963
(Prom 3) Leopold Stokowski conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Recording of part of Tuesday's concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Jul 14, 1963
(Prom 49) Monica Sinclair (contralto) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent The National Anthem Introduced by Robert Hudson from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
BBC Proms Season 17 premiered on July 20, 1963.
BBC Proms Season 17 has 3 episodes.
The season opens with Season 17 Episode 1, "First Night of the Proms". It aired on July 20, 1963.
Go to Season 17 Episode 1