TV BBC Proms - Season 64 Episode 14 : Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony BBC Proms - Season 64 Episode 14 : Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony 7.7/10 by 3 users From the Royal Albert Hall and introduced by Suzy Klein, the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Edward Gardner perform Shostakovich's iconic Fifth Symphony (A Soviet Artist's Reply to Just Criticism) which found huge favour with the Stalinist authorities in the 1930s and has since become internationally established as one of the great popular masterpieces of the 20th century. The programme also includes the Four Sea Interludes from Britten's opera Peter Grimes, and the world premiere of a new violin concerto by young British composer Huw Watkins, performed by Alina Ibragimova. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 64 Episode 14 : Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony 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 64 :Episode 1 Mahler's Symphony No 8 - Symphony of a Thousand 2010-07-16 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 64 :Episode 2 Bryn Terfel Sings Wagner's Meistersinger 2010-07-17 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 64 :Episode 3 Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony 2010-07-22 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 64 :Episode 4 Beethoven Night with the BBC Symphony Orchestra 2010-07-23 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 64 :Episode 5 Miracle on the Mersey 2010-07-24 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 64 :Episode 6 Dvorak's New World Symphony with the CBSO 2010-07-29 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 64 :Episode 7 Mark Elder Conducts Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony 2010-07-30 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 64 :Episode 8 Sondheim's Eightieth Birthday Celebration 2010-07-31 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 64 :Episode 9 Mahler's Third Symphony with the BBC SSO 2010-08-05 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 64 :Episode 10 Paul Lewis Plays Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto 2010-08-06 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 64 :Episode 11 World Orchestra for Peace 2010-08-07 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 64 :Episode 12 Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto 2010-08-12 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 64 :Episode 13 Bach Day 2010-08-14 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 64 :Episode 14 Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony 2010-08-19 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 64 :Episode 15 The Philharmonia Play Ravel and Arvo Part 2010-08-20 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 64 :Episode 16 The National Youth Orchestra 2010-08-21 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 64 :Episode 17 Sibelius's Second Symphony 2010-08-26 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 64 :Episode 18 Jamie Cullum Night 2010-08-27 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 64 :Episode 19 Rodgers and Hammerstein 2010-08-29 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 64 :Episode 20 Pictures at an Exhibition with the BBC NOW 2010-09-02 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 64 :Episode 21 Bruckner's Ninth Symphony 2010-09-03 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 64 :Episode 22 Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic 2010-09-03 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 64 :Episode 23 Doctor Who at the Proms 2010-09-06 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 64 :Episode 24 Last Night of the Proms 1910 Style 2010-09-09 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 64 :Episode 25 Doctor Who at the Proms Extended 2010-09-10 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 64 :Episode 26 Monteverdi's Vespers 2010-09-10 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 64 :Episode 103 Episode 103 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 64 :Episode 27 Last Night of the Proms 2010-09-11 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 64 :Episode 102 Episode 102 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 64 :Episode 101 Episode 101 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 64 :Episode 28 Chopin and Ravel 2010-10-29 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 64 :Episode 105 Episode 105 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... 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