BBC Proms Season 2023 Episode 18 - New Music at the Proms with Tom Service

Airdate: 2023-Sep-03

Episode summary:

The presenter of Radio 3's New Music Show chooses his standout premieres and commissions from this year's Proms, all of which Tom believes respond to the world with joy, beauty and optimism. Highlights include Andrea Tarrodi's Birds of Paradise, inspired by footage from David Attenborough's Planet Earth, Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak's Let There Be Light, and Errolyn Wallen's new work The Whole World, for the National Youth Orchestra.

About BBC Proms series:

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