TV BBC Proms - Season 66 Episode 5 : Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 5 and 6 BBC Proms - Season 66 Episode 5 : Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 5 and 6 7.7/10 by 3 users Daniel Barenboim's complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies reaches its mid-point, as he conducts his ensemble of young Arab and Israeli musicians, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, in a programme that includes both the Pastoral Symphony and that most iconic of all orchestral masterpieces, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Alongside, Barenboim programmes two short works by Pierre Boulez - Memoriale for flute and ensemble, and Messagesquisse, which showcases the virtuosity of the orchestra's cello section. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 66 Episode 5 : Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 5 and 6 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. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 66 :Episode 4 Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 3 and 4 2012-07-21 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 66 :Episode 5 Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 5 and 6 2012-07-26 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 66 :Episode 6 Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 7 and 8 2012-07-27 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 66 :Episode 7 Beethoven's 9th Symphony 2010-07-28 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 66 :Episode 8 Bach's Mass in B minor 2012-08-02 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 66 :Episode 9 Bruckner's 8th Symphony 2012-08-03 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 66 :Episode 10 Handel's Water Music 2012-08-04 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 11 A Fantasia of English Music 2012-08-09 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 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. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 66 :Episode 17 National Youth Jazz Orchestra 2012-08-23 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 66 :Episode 18 The Romantics 2015-08-24 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 66 :Episode 19 Gilbert and Sullivan 2012-08-25 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 20 Wallace and Gromit at the Proms 2012-08-27 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 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. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 66 :Episode 30 Episode 30 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...