BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms
The BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms was an October pop music festival in London run by the BBC for five years, 2006–2010. On 31 January 2011, the BBC announced that the event would be discontinued with immediate effect due to financial cutbacks.
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The BBC Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in central London. Robert Newman founded The Proms in 1895. Since 1927, the BBC has organised and broadcast The Proms. Each season consists of concerts in the Royal Albert Hall, chamber music concerts at Cadogan Hall, additional Proms in the Park events across the UK on the Last Night of the Proms, and associated educational and children's events. The season is a significant event in British culture and in classical music. Czech conductor Jiří Bělohlávek described the Proms as "the world's largest and most democratic musical festival".
Outside the Royal Albert Hall during the BBC Proms season of 2008
A promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2022.
The Proms in 2022. Most people sit, while Promenaders stand in front of the orchestra. The bust of Sir Henry Wood can be seen in front of the organ.
The Last Night of the Proms celebrates British tradition with patriotic music of the United Kingdom.
