BBC Proms: Season 2024, Episode 1

2024 - 1: First Night of the Proms

Clive Myrie and special guests launch the 2024 BBC Proms season from the Royal Albert Hall, with Beethoven's famous Fifth Symphony. A dazzling all-female line-up features pianist extraordinaire Isata Kanneh-Mason, superstar soprano Sophie Bevan and acclaimed conductor Elim Chan, conducting her First Night debut. This show kicks off eight weeks of glorious music with an electrifying programme that also includes Handel's Music for Royal Fireworks and a world premiere from 27-year-old composer Ben Nobuto. Sophie Bevan makes a triumphant return to the Proms with Bruckner's jubilant Psalm 150, and Isata Kanneh-Mason performs a tender and lyrical piano concerto by Clara Schumann, a composer she has championed tirelessly. They're joined by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Singers.