Marin Alsop Breaks Glass Ceiling for Last Night of the Proms

Tonight at 8 pm, join us as Marin Alsop becomes the first woman to conduct the Last Night in its 118-year history.

Sep 7, 2013

Four World Premieres and Gorecki's Epic Symphony No. 3

Last week, Q2 Music presented this smorgasbord of world premieres from the BBC Proms season, plus a performance of Gorecki's popular Symphony No. 3. Hear the entire show on demand. Sep 7, 2013

BBC Proms: Brahms's A German Requiem

Listen as American conductor Marin Alsop, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and an 80-strong chorus explores Brahms’s 1868 masterpiece.

Aug 31, 2013

Antoni Wit and the Warsaw Philharmonic Plays Lutoslawski, Shostakovich & Panufnik

Tonight at 7 pm, Q2 Music at the Proms features the Antoni Wit and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra making their BBC Proms debut with music by Witold Lutoslawski, Dmitri Shostakovich... Aug 31, 2013

BBC Proms: Mitsuko Uchida Plays Beethoven

Listen to Saturday's broadcast of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with Mitsuko Uchida playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. Plus: Mariss Jansons conducts Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.

Aug 24, 2013

World Premiere of Frederic Rzewski's Piano Concerto

Q2 Music at the Proms features the premiere of Frederic Rzewski's Piano Concerto, the UK premiere of Gerald Barry's No Other People, and pieces by John White and Morton Feldman. 

Aug 24, 2013

Daniel Harding and Mahler Chamber Orchestra Play Mozart, Schumann and Sibelius

Hear conductor Daniel Harding lead the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a program exploring the subtly different properties of the keys of C major and C minor.

Aug 17, 2013

Listen: London Sinfonietta Performs Varèse, Martland...and The Stranglers

Last week, Q2 Music at the Proms presented highlights from a London Sinfonietta performance pairing Anna Meredith punk-rock arrangements with modernist masters Edgard Varèse, Iannis X... Aug 17, 2013

BBC National Orchestra of Wales Plays Elgar, Walton and Tchaikovsky

Listen to Saturday's broadcast of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales playing works by Elgar, Tchaikovsky and Walton. Plus: Hear the daily "Tea Time" pieces from last week on-demand.

Aug 10, 2013

Listen: Aurora Orchestra Presents Frank Zappa and Philip Glass Premiere

On Saturday, August 10, Q2 Music at the Proms continued with a performance by the Aurora Orchestra. The ensemble makes its BBC Proms debut with two works by Frank Zappa. Today is the ... Aug 10, 2013