Kate Molleson, Kate Romano and Gillian Moore explore 100 key musical moments that have shaped our culture from 1918 to the present day.
The opera written for television that opened and closed in one night.
Remembering the first ever 麻豆约拍 Young Musician competition in 1978.
On 1 July 1979, the Walkman was born.
In 1980, a 24-year-old conductor called Simon Rattle embarked on an extraordinary journey
In 1987, amid the dying embers of the Cold War, politicians are put on the opera stage.
A masterpiece of music theatre. (Warning: features swearing and extreme Britishness.)
The story of a composer and his muse - Mother Thekla, an Orthodox nun.
An historic performance on Christmas Day 1989 - after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
'Nessun dorma', the aria that launched the worldwide phenomenon of The Three Tenors.
The Nigel Kennedy recording that would become a record-breaking best-seller.
The record-breaking symphony that sets three texts about loss and grief.
One of the most instantly recognisable and most-loved film scores of the 20th century.
A new violin concerto, and a new understanding of what a concerto could be.
The chamber opera that captured the camp, sleaze and glamour of a 1950s sex scandal.
A lot of people really did panic during the premiere of this new piece in 1995.
On 14 September 1996, the 麻豆约拍 Proms took to the great outdoors for Proms in the Park.
The work performed at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales on 6 September 1997.
1998 saw the premiere of a symphony by Elgar, more than 60 years after his death.
An orchestra seeking to change hearts with music
An opera premiere, the first by its 90 year-old composer
A new eighth planet for Holst's The Planets suite.
The exhilarating, powerful sound of a youthful orchestra making its Proms debut
A premiere of chilling beauty and a very adult fairy tale
The first female conductor at the Last Night of the Proms
