Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms on Radio 3
Petroc Trelawny broadcasting from the Proms for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms are broadcast live exclusively on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3. For the first time, in 2011 all Proms will be broadcast in HD Sound via bbc.co.uk/radio3. All Proms are available to hear online for seven days after broadcast.
Radio 3 provides extensive context around the festival's concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall as well as accompanying events at the Royal College of Music with related programming featured across the schedule. This includes interviews and performances by Proms artists on In Tune, a Proms focus in Classical Collection, Summer CD Review and Composer Of The Week, regular Proms updates from presenters in Breakfast and full relays of the four Proms Plus Portraits, which, in conversation with the composers themselves, explore the music of leading contemporary figures. Norman Lebrecht also interviews leading musicians about their lives and careers on Monday evenings during the season.
Twenty Minutes (concert interval programmes) features selections from the Proms Plus pre-concert events including discussions around this year's featured composers and a series of literary talks to complement the wider Proms season.
This literary offering also includes a new competition to find the best poetry inspired by music in this year's concerts. Writers involved include Ian McMillan, Kate Mosse, Michael Rosen, Ali Smith and Sarah Dunant. The series will also include a new strand exploring musicians' literary passions, in which Proms musicians introduce a personal choice of readings from their favourite authors.
Radio 3 listings
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms are broadcast live exclusively on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 and streamed online. Related events are as follows:
- Proms Preview Evening (14 July, 7.30pm-10.00pm) Petroc Trelawny looks forward to the season with live music and guests
- Breakfast (daily, from 7.00am) Rob Cowan, Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Martin Handley present music and updates on the season
- Classical Collection (weekdays, 10.00am-12 noon) Sarah Walker and James Jolly provide recommendations of music and recordings to complement Proms listening
- Summer CD Review (Saturdays, 9.00am-12.15pm) Andrew McGregor features new releases and reissues from artists and orchestras appearing at the Proms
- Composer Of The Week (weekdays, 12noon-1.00pm) Donald Macleod explores the lives and music of some of the main composers featured in this year's Proms
- Afternoon On 3 (weekdays 2.00pm-5.00pm) Repeat broadcasts of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms concerts
- In Tune (weekdays, 5.00pm-start of Prom) Interviews, performances and news surrounding the Proms season. On the First Night In Tune presents a live festival edition featuring artists and musicians from the season. A selection of interviews will be available in a weekly podcast.
- Twenty Minutes Talks, interviews and features broadcast in the intervals of evening Proms, some of which feature highlights from the Proms Plus pre-concert events
- Proms Plus Portraits broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 immediately after that evening's Prom (see page 34 for details of Proms Plus Portraits)
- The winners' concert of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition will be broadcast on Friday 12 August at 9.15pm
- Proms Plus Live (Sundays, 5.15pm-6.00pm) New weekly series of music talks exploring each of the works in the Proms Choral Sundays. Live from the Royal College of Music
