TV BBC Proms - Season 66 Episode 3 : Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 2 BBC Proms - Season 66 Episode 3 : Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 2 7.7/10 by 3 users A special night at the BBC Proms, as Daniel Barenboim embarks on his complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies, becoming the first conductor since Henry Wood in 1942 to perform all nine symphonies in a single Proms season. He begins the journey with Beethoven's First and Second Symphonies, performed by his acclaimed West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, which famously brings together both Arab and Israeli musicians and which he describes as 'less an orchestra for peace' than 'an orchestra against ignorance'. Throughout this symphony cycle, Barenboim pairs the revolutionary and visionary music of Beethoven with one of the great musical innovators of our time, Pierre Boulez, and here he presents the intricate and shimmering soundworlds of Boulez's Dérive 2. Introduced by Suzy Klein. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 66 Episode 3 : Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 2 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 66 :Episode 1 First Night of the Proms 2012-07-13 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 66 :Episode 2 Strauss and Sibelius 2012-07-19 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 66 :Episode 3 Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 2 2012-07-20 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. 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BBC Proms Season 66 :Episode 12 Bruckner's 6th Symphony 2012-08-10 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 66 :Episode 13 An Evening with Ivor Novello 2012-08-11 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 66 :Episode 14 Vaughan Williams Night 2012-08-16 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... BBC Proms Season 66 :Episode 15 National Youth Jazz Orchestra 2012-08-17 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 66 :Episode 16 From the New World 2012-08-18 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. 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BBC Proms Season 66 :Episode 21 Wagner and Strauss 2012-08-30 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 66 :Episode 22 Elgar's First Symphony 2012-09-01 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 66 :Episode 23 Bernstein's Mass 2012-09-06 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 66 :Episode 24 Haitink Conducts the Vienna Philharmonic 2012-09-07 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 66 :Episode 25 Last Night of the Proms - Part 1 2012-09-08 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 66 :Episode 31 Episode 31 1969-12-31 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 66 :Episode 26 Last Night of the Proms - Part 2 2012-09-08 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 66 :Episode 27 Last Night of the Proms in 3D 2012-09-08 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 66 :Episode 29 Episode 29 1969-12-31 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. 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