TV BBC Proms - Season 70 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms, Part One BBC Proms - Season 70 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms, Part One 7.7/10 by 3 users Katie Derham presents the launch of the world's greatest classical music festival from the Royal Albert Hall. The celebrations open with Tchaikovsky's ravishing Romeo and Juliet overture, the first in a series of musical works during the season marking 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. The 2016 BBC Proms also spotlights the cello, and tonight, the remarkable Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta makes her proms debut in Elgar's haunting Cello Concerto, the first of ten concertos for the instrument to be performed during the festival. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 70 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms, Part One 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 70 :Episode 1 First Night of the Proms, Part One 2016-07-15 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 70 :Episode 2 First Night of the Proms, Part Two 2016-07-15 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 70 :Episode 3 Prom 8: Strictly Prom 2016-07-22 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 70 :Episode 4 Prom 11: A Child of Our Time 2016-07-24 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 70 :Episode 5 Prom 27: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto 2016-08-05 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 70 :Episode 6 Prom 29: The Planets with The NYO 2016-08-06 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 70 :Episode 7 Prom 38: Gershwin Gala with the John Wilson Orchestra 2016-08-13 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 70 :Episode 8 Prom 4: Ravel and Rachmaninov 2016-08-20 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 70 :Episode 9 Prom 49: Quincy Jones Prom 2016-08-22 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 70 :Episode 10 Prom 36: Jamie Cullum Prom 2016-08-23 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 70 :Episode 13 Prom 54: Mozart Requiem 2016-08-26 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 70 :Episode 14 Prom 21: Mozart from Memory 2016-08-26 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 70 :Episode 15 Prom 43: Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra 2016-08-28 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 70 :Episode 16 Prom 64: Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 7 in E minor 2016-09-02 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 70 :Episode 17 Prom 74: Verdi – Requiem 2016-09-09 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 70 :Episode 18 Prom 56 – CBeebies Prom: A Musical Journey 2016-09-10 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 70 :Episode 19 Last Night of the Proms, Part One 2016-09-10 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 70 :Episode 20 Last Night of the Proms, Part Two 2016-09-10 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...