Performances of Franz Lehár at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by Franz Lehár)Sat 2 Aug 2025
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Marking 200 years since the birth of ‘Waltz King’ Johann Strauss II, Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the opulence and enchantment of Vienna’s Golden Age
Marking 200 years since the birth of ‘Waltz King’ Johann Strauss II, Anna-Maria Helsing and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the opulence and enchantment of Vienna’s Golden Age
Programme
- Die Fledermaus – overture(8 mins)
- ‘Mein Herr Marquis’ (Laughing Song)(5 mins)
- Brennende Liebe – polka-mazurka(6 mins)
- Das Veilchen vom Montmartre – ‘Ich sing mein Lied im Regen und Schne’(7 mins)
- Wiener Café – waltz(6 mins)
- Straussiana(7 mins)
- interval
- The Land of Smiles – overture(8 mins)
- Der Vogelhändler – ‘Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol’(3 mins)
- Bal masqué(5 mins)
- Fröhliches Spiel(5 mins)
- Frühlingsstimmen – waltz(8 mins)
- By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz(6 mins)
Performers
- Erin Morleysoprano
- Anna-Maria Helsingconductor
Sat 13 Sep 2025
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The biggest night in classical music is back! After eight weeks and over 80 concerts, the 2025 BBC Proms celebrates with a Last Night spectacular, packed with musical surprises, star turns and all the traditional favourites
The biggest night in classical music is back! After eight weeks and over 80 concerts, the 2025 BBC Proms celebrates with a Last Night spectacular, packed with musical surprises, star turns and all the traditional favourites
Programme
- A Night on the Bare Mountain (original version, 1867)(12 mins)
- Trumpet Concerto in E flat major(19 mins)
- Today(2 mins)
- Storm Cloud Cantata (from ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’)(8 mins)
- Faust – ‘Ah, je ris de me voir’ (Jewel Song)(5 mins)
- The Merry Widow – Vilja Song(5 mins)
- Fireworks(6 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- The Sorcerer’s Apprentice(12 mins)
- interval
- Bohemian Rhapsody(8 mins)arr. Stuart Morley
- Festive Overture(7 mins)
- Medley from My Fair Lady(8 mins)arr. Paul Campbell Wouldn't it be Loverly, Without You, On the Street Where You Live, Show Me, I Could Have Danced All Night
- Prelude, Fugue and Riffs(4 mins)arr. Simon Wright
- The Typewriter(3 mins)
- The Gathering Tree(3 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(13 mins)arr. Wood
- Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)(3 mins)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’(8 mins)
- Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(2 mins)
- The National Anthem(2 mins)(arr. Britten)
- Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)(arr. P. Campbell)
Performers
- Louise Aldersoprano
- Alison Balsomtrumpet
- Axelle Saint-Cirelmezzo-soprano
- Bill Baileytypewriter
- Sam Oladeindetenor
- BBC Singersensemble
- BBC Symphony Chorusensemble
- National Youth Choirensemble
- Elim Chanconductor
