BBC Proms Season 2017 Episode 1 - First Night of the Proms

Airdate: 2017-Jul-14

Episode summary:

BBC Proms 2017 kicks off in style tonight at the Royal Albert Hall. Beethoven's dramatic Third Piano Concerto is performed by star soloist Igor Levit with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Edward Gardner. This opening concert of the world's biggest music festival also includes a raucous new work by Tom Coult, St John's Dance, the first of 13 world premieres at Proms 2017. Presented by Katie Derham.

About BBC Proms series:

BBC Proms is the world's greatest classical music festival.