David Pickard
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My last day
@bbcproms
today. I reckon this is a pretty good summary of the past 9 years of my life.
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Time for somebody else to take on this amazing festival - and for me to take my first summer holiday for 24 years…. But not before one more season.
📢 After leading the world’s greatest classical music festival for nearly a decade, David Pickard has decided to step down as the Director of the BBC Proms
Read more ➡️
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Have you ever seen the
@RoyalAlbertHall
looking so full and magical for a late night organ recital? Thank you
@annalapwood
!
@bbcproms
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Lucky enough to have known
@SirSimonRattle
for over 30 years.
@theoae
@glyndebourne
@bbcproms
This week’s 2 concerts with
@BRSO
were stunning.
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Many reasons to love
@auroraorchestra
@bbcproms
over the years. But an abiding image is the players hugging each other after another astonishing feat of memory.
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Doubt whether you will ever see an encore quite like this
@auroraorchestra
@bbcproms
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Think this may be the first Proms performance of Happy Birthday on period instruments
@bbcproms
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With
@MaestroFilm_
up for a few awards tonight I thought it time to share my programme from THAT concert in Ely Cathedral. Sadly not asked to re-create my 13 year old self for the film.
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So inspiring to see
@RoyalAlbertHall
packed like this night after night
@bbcproms
#war
requiem
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The view from front of house
What a fantastically ‘Orrible Opera! So many laughs and a huge round of applause for tonight’s Horrible Histories: Orrible Opera!
#bbcproms
@bbcproms
@birminghamstage
@cbbc
@E_N_O
@HHLiveOnStage
@LionTelevision
@scholasticuk
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A picture doesn’t even begin to say how astonishing ‘The Trojans’ was tonight
@bbcproms
. Thank you
@dinispsousa
@mco_london
and a sensational cast
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Great to see that Henry Wood’s vision lives on over 100 years later. ‘The best of classical music for the widest possible audience’
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A rare year when I can actually eat in the garden the day after the Last Night of the Proms
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Massive ‘bravo’ to the Live Events team
@bbcproms
who have almost completed the noughts and crosses puzzle.
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Well this is sounding pretty thrilling.
@auroraorchestra
@bbcproms
@BBCSingers
@natyouthchoir
#Beethoven
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I cannot quite believe that the amazing Isabelle Demers just played a brilliant 90 minute recital without a note of music in front of her!
@bbcproms
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Huge thanks to the brilliant
@oramsa
@BBCSO
and
@DandyJessica
for bringing Holst’s The Cloud Messenger to
@bbcproms
for the first time.
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Vivaldi as you have never heard it before. Get ready to be astonished tonight
@DKAMbremen
@bbcproms
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Welcoming the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra to the Proms for the first time in their 100 year history. And so thrilled to see my dear friend Vladimir Jurowski again.
@bbcproms
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That’s so kind of you David. Thank you!
Superb finale to
#bbcproms
tonight. Director
@davidpickard23
has done a great job over the past 9 years, steering it through Covid, Brexit and other unexpected hurdles spreading the joy of music to millions more and ensuring our cherished festival emerged as strong as ever.
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So sad to hear the news about Sir Andrew Davis. Such a lovely man - his enthusiasm for music knew no bounds. Lucky enough to work with him
@theoae
@glyndebourne
@bbcproms
All performances to cherish.
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Whilst waiting for my
@bbcproms
interview on
@BBCr4today
I find myself looking at the (unheated) garrett I rented 40 years ago when working
@ROH_London
#La
Boheme
#serendipity
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Great to hear a stirring speech by
@RhonddaBryant
@UK_Music
summer party. He explained how seeing Peter Grimes changed his life. It changed mine too.
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A personal dream fulfilled tonight. The first ever performance
@bbcproms
of Schumann’s ‘Das Paradies und Die Peri’. Brilliantly performed by
@SirSimonRattle
@londonsymphony
@LSChorus
and an amazing line up of soloists
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My head is still buzzing after an amazing Prom with the incomparable
@YujaWang
and
@klausmakela
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So proud of the projects we have developed with
@auroraorchestra
@bbcproms
. Beethoven 9 tonight a total thrill.
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Wonderful singing and playing at this afternoon’s rehearsal from the massed forces
@the_halle
. And a stunning new piece from
@jamesmacm
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Stunning Prom by
@stileantico
in the beautiful Derry Guildhall this afternoon. William Byrd has never sounded lovelier.
@bbcproms
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The ovation after the silence. Astonishing concert.
@SirSimonRattle
@londonsymphony
@BBCSingers
@bbcproms
in
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Congratulations to the amazing backstage teams
@bbcproms
and
@RoyalAlbertHall
for getting us from Verdi to Monteverdi in 90 minutes tonight
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Another capacity audience
@bbcproms
tonight. 5000 people listening to
@LeraAuerbach
@maxrichtermusic
Tippett and Corelli with the brilliant
@BrittenSinfonia
@ThomasGouldVLN
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Simply stunning Rite of Spring this afternoon
@auroraorchestra
@nicholascollon
@bbcproms
. If you don’t yet have your ticket for tonight, get one now!
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That great moment
@bbcproms
when you have the excuse to use the stage and the Gallery. Thank you Charles Ives.
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Three people who don’t get out much in the summer.
@glyndebourne
@bbcproms
@edintfest
@NickyBenedetti
. Stunning first night of Carmelites.
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The annual excitement of
@glyndebourne
coming to
@bbcproms
. 3 hours to restage the whole show for the
@RoyalAlbertHall
#Carmen
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Could be tricky organising the dressing rooms on August 31st
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Wonderful to see an audience of all ages
@bbcproms
this morning for
@fantasiaorch
@ShekuKM
. They are in for a treat.
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A full house
@RoyalNottingham
for the first ever
@bbcproms
weekend in the city. A treat to hear
@BBCCO
Anna Maria Helsing and
@clare_pianist
in this wonderful venue.
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Thrilling to see a full house
@bbcproms
tonight for a knotty evening of Brahms, Mahler and Schoenberg. Wonderfully played by
@BBCSSO
and Ryan Wigglesworth with the incandescent
@AliceCoote
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All set and ready to go. Last Night of the Proms 2023. I think it’s going to be a special one
@bbcproms
@BBCSO
@BBCSingers
@ShekuKM
@LiseDavidsen
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Jonathan Scott
@bbcproms
explaining that, prior to the restoration of the organ
@RoyalAlbertHall
he had to have a man sitting next to him with a fire extinguisher. He made it sound magnificent today.
@ScottBrosDuo
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Surprise visit tonight from Barrie Kosky for a stupendous performance of Samson
@bbcproms
Laurence Cummings
@fatboyclayton
@joelle_harvey
@jacquelynstuckr
@AAMorchestra
@Philchorus
@brinsherratt
@DandyJessica
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A premiere
@bbcproms
for both A Midsummer Night’s Dream and
@GarsingtonOpera
. Fabulous cast and gorgeous playing from
@philharmonia
@dougieboyd
.
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First Night yesterday of
@bbcproms
Now at the gorgeous Guildhall in Derry for
@stileantico
this afternoon. Back for Northern Soul with
@BBCCO
tonight.
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Amazing work from teams
@bbcproms
and
@RoyalAlbertHall
. Berlin Philharmonic orchestra to piano trio in 1 hour.
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Orchestra, soloists,dancers all taking a bow together after an amazing Fairy Queen with
@lesartsflo
@bbcproms
. A true ensemble performance
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Can’t wait for this to come to
@bbcproms
tomorrow. By all accounts it is going to be stunning.
Standing ovations für „Les Troyens“, präsentiert vom Monteverdi Choir und Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique unter der Leitung von Dinis Sousa!
#MusikfestBerlin
👏👏👏
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The wonderful
@BBCSingers
this afternoon under
@sjeannin
singing to a packed house
@Bristol_Beacon
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At last got to meet (unrelated) composer John Pickard. Listen to his brilliant Mass in Troubled Times performed last weekend
@Bristol_Beacon
@bbcproms
@BBCSingers
@BBCSounds
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Something very special about a French orchestra bringing Berlioz to the Proms
@bbcproms
@OrchestreParis
@klausmakela
🇫🇷
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Lucky enough to sit in his lectures as a student. Will never forget the brilliance of his musical analysis.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of
@schottmusic
composer Alexander Goehr at the age of 92.
Sandy (to all who knew him) passed away on August 26, 2024 at home in Cambridgeshire.
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The brilliant
@BBCPhilharmonic
applauding the equally brilliant
@johnstorgards
after a blistering performance of Shostakovich 4
@bbcproms
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This reception from a packed
@RoyalAlbertHall
says it all. A wonderful collaboration
@bbcproms
@birminghamstage
@E_N_O
@HHTV_
@cbbc
. Opera has never been so much fun
#HorribleHistories
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Enjoyed the trigger warnings of bad language and drug abuse before
@Opera_North
#Falstaff
#. But really here for the wonderful conductor
@pickard_martin
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The future of classical music is bright when you have such stellar young talents as
@PatKopViolin
and Tarmo Peltokoski on the scene. They even did 2 encores together. Terrific night
@bbcproms
@BBCSO
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Those 15 Proms include music by Holst, Bruckner, Verdi, Beethoven, Lara Poe, Mahler, Clara Schumann, Ben Nobuto, Britten….. Classical music very much alive.
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Two amazing concerts
@bbcproms
today. Such a privilege to be in the audience and hear this astonishing music making.
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It was indeed a fantastic evening. A wonderful, invigorating performance
It’s a star-studded line up for Mendelssohn’s Elijah tonight 🤩
Don’t miss what promises to be a stunning performance from
@SampsonCarolyn
@helencharlston
@rowan_pierce
@AJRStaples
@RGCWbaritone
@SCOmusic
#SCOChorus
& Maxim Emelyanychev.
📻
@BBCRadio3
at 6.30pm
#BBCProms
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Nearly summer folks!
We're only a few months away from
#BBCProms
2024 and a summer filled with music!☀️
Some key dates for your diaries:
🎶Thu 25 Apr: 2024 programme & details announced
🎟️ Sat 18 May: General Booking opens
📅 The season runs from Fri 19 Jul - Sat 14 Sep 2024
See you there!🎉
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CBeebies
@bbcproms
done. Now speeding to Gateshead for some of the action
@glasshouseicm
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@jacobcollier
just described the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers as ‘the greatest choir on the face of the earth’. Hard to disagree after their amazing performance
@bbcproms
this afternoon.
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Big decision. Do I stay in the queue or risk the asparagus selling out at the Lewes Farmers Market
@bbcproms
#firstworldproblems
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The phenomenal
@grosvenorpiano
delivers a blistering performance of the Busoni Piano Concerto. Huge thanks to Ed Gardner and
@LPOrchestra
for bringing it to
@bbcproms
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So pleased to be able to join two celebrations last night - for
@BrittenPears
and the newly knighted
@rogerandout56
A landmark event this evening at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall with a recreation of the first-ever Aldeburgh Festival concert and the premiere of
@robinhaigh1
's trumpet concerto, LUCK, performed by
@MatildaLloydtpt
and
@BrittenSinfonia1
.
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In case you were listening to The Fairy Queen last night on
@BBCRadio3
and were puzzled by the gasps…. This was happening
@bbcproms
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A wonderful night
@bbcproms
.
@EricWhitacre
filling the
@RoyalAlbertHall
with his glorious new piece.
Tonight! Together with
@12ensemble
, Lesjamusic & pianist
@chrisglynn00
, we present the world premiere of
@EricWhitacre
's 'Eternity in an Hour'.
#BBCProms
🎧 Listen on
@BBCRadio3
from 10:30PM
There's still time to join us
@RoyalAlbertHall
!
🎟️ from £8:
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A treat to catch up with Giulio Cesare
@glyndebourne
@theoae
Wonderful cast and the production still packs a punch nearly 20 years on
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Lovely late night choral concert last night
@Sage_Gateshead
. Song recital and
@CBeebiesHQ
Prom this afternoon. Back to London for
@BBCSSO
tonight
@bbcproms
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We like to bring a bit of class to the Christmas Eve pub visit
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Today at 4pm. Just one element of
@bbcproms
Super Saturday.
@BerlinPhil
@VikingurMusic
to follow at 8pm. Both live
@BBCRadio3
.
@EmanuelAx
and
@YoYo_Ma
return to the
@bbcproms
with Leonidas Kavakos ahead of their European tour.
31 Aug:
@RoyalAlbertHall
2 Sep: Kulturpalast Dresden
4 Sep:
@Musikverein
5 Sep:
@elbphilharmonie
7 Sep:
@PhilharmonieLux
Read the full story here:
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Arena looks rather different today. Our colleagues
@RoyalAlbertHall
have done a superb job making the place so welcoming for a Relaxed Prom
@bbcproms
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