BBC Proms First Night of the Proms (Season 1, Episode 1)
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BBC Proms

First Night of the Proms (Season 1, Episode 1)

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An all-British season launch, featuring two major figures who composed responses to the First World War. Gustav Holst's much-loved The Planets (premiered in 1918) and Vaughan Williams's choral masterpiece Toward the Unknown Region contrast...See moreAn all-British season launch, featuring two major figures who composed responses to the First World War. Gustav Holst's much-loved The Planets (premiered in 1918) and Vaughan Williams's choral masterpiece Toward the Unknown Region contrast with a new work by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions. Five Telegrams draws on communications sent by young soldiers in 1918 and features specially produced digital projections, creating a unique spectacle. A performance of Flourish with Fireworks in memory of the late composer Oliver Knussen, opens the programme of this first night. Written by BBC Television See less

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Name	Known for
BBC Symphony Chorus Themselves Themselves See fewer	A Child of Our Time (1977)
BBC Symphony Orchestra Themselves Themselves See fewer	Red Sparrow (2018)
National Youth Choir of Great Britain Themselves Themselves See fewer	BBC Proms (2019)
Katie Derham Self - presenter Self - presenter See fewer	BBC Music: God Only Knows (2014)
B.B.C. Proms Youth Ensemble Themselves Themselves See fewer	BBC Proms (2018)
Sakari Oramo Self - conductor Self - conductor See fewer	Kertomus kadonneesta saaresta (1993)
Ben Parry Self - choir director Self - choir director See fewer	Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

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