BBC Proms · SEASON 74
Proms at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Episode 14 · 2020-09-12
- Documentary
Episode overview
Ryan Bancroft joins BBC NOW as principal conductor at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay for his first official engagement, his Proms debut and the first Prom from Wales! Martinu’s quirky Jazz Suite complements John Adams’s Chamber Symphony, written in 1992. After the world premiere of a new BBC commission by British composer Gavin Higgins, there are two evocative American classics by Barber and Copland. Acclaimed soprano Natalya Romaniw from Swansea, who represented Wales in Cardiff Singer of the World, joins the orchestra for this unforgettable Prom.
180 minutes
Season 74 episodes
1. First Night of the Proms2020-08-28
2. The Symphonic Organ2020-08-29
3. Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO2020-08-30
4. Viennese Night2020-08-31
5. London Sinfonietta2020-09-01
6. Proms @ MediaCityUK, Salford with the BBC Philharmonic2020-09-02
7. Nicola Benedetti and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment2020-09-03
8. Anoushka Shankar and Gold Panda2020-09-04
9. Proms @ City Halls, Glasgow, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra2020-09-05
10. Laura Marling and the 12 Ensemble2020-09-06
11. KOKOROKO2020-09-07
12. Exploring Beethoven’s Seventh2020-09-10
13. Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason2020-09-11
14. Proms at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff2020-09-12
15. Last Night of the Proms2020-09-12
