TV BBC Proms - Season 15 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms BBC Proms - Season 15 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms 7.7/10 by 3 users (Prom 1) First Night of the Proms Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader, Paul Beard Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent Introduced by Alvar Lidell Rossini Overture: The Journey to Rheims Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102 - John Ogdon, Piano Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 15 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms Alternative Titles The Proms, Proms Subtitle Available ETC. First Air Date 1947-09-13 Last Air Date 2025-08-02 Number of Episodes 1139 Number of Seasons 79 Genres , Networks BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List BBC Proms Season 15 :Episode 1 First Night of the Proms 1961-07-22 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... BBC Proms Season 15 :Episode 2 Gilbert and Sullivan 1961-08-12 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... BBC Proms Season 15 :Episode 3 The Last Night of the Proms 1961-09-16 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...