BBC Proms 2013 Draws Music Lovers to London with Daniel Barenboim, Nigel Kennedy and Cerys Matthews

    LONDON, ENGLAND, April 29, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Details of the 2013 BBC Proms announced last week reveal an exciting programme of world class music including Daniel Barenboim conducting Wagner's Ring Cycle and for those who want to attend the 119th BBC Proms season this summer, opening at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 12th July 2013, now is the time to book a London hotel to ensure you don't miss out on the famous festival which brings 92 concerts over the course of two months to London.

In a series of firsts, this will be Barenboim's first time conducting Wagner and it's the first time the complete Wagner Ring Cycle will have been played at the Proms in one summer, with four concerts performed in the week beginning Monday 22nd July. Barenboim's concerts are not the only Proms events marking the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner's birth, and there are also significant anniversaries for bicentenarian Giuseppe Verdi, and the centenary of Benjamin Britten.

The 2013 festival will be the first in Proms history to have the last night conducted by a woman. Marin Alsop, a New Yorker who has spent time in the UK including a stint as chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, is joined by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, violinist Nigel Kennedy and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the rousing Last Night of the Proms on Saturday 7th September 2013.

It was also be the first Proms to include an 'Urban Classic Prom', to be broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, which will combine music by the German modernist Hans Werner Henze and the Soviet futurist Alexander Mosolov with performances by singers Faser, Laura Mvula and Maverick Sabre. The first BBC Radio 6 Music Prom, on Monday 12th August, will also appeal to a younger audience with Cerys Matthews, Laura Marling and The Stranglers all performing live at the Royal Albert Hall.

The 2013 season brings the first ever free main evening Prom with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and youth choirs from the UK and Ireland performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, also known as the 'Choral' Symphony, on Sunday 11th August 2013.

Many well-loved Proms favourites return to the festival in 2013 including the Doctor Who Proms which makes a third visit to the Proms in the year that the BBC television celebrates 50 years on our screens. Nigel Kennedy returns and not only plays on the Last Night of the Proms for the first time but also plays at the Proms in the Park on the same night as well as playing in a Late Night performance of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons on Thursday 8th August.

Leading concert pianist Stephen Hough performs on the First Night of the Proms, on Friday 12th July, when the festival opens with a 450-strong choir, and the premiere of Julian Anderson's Harmony performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Every Prom is broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 but with tickets starting from GBP5, and with such a huge variety of music to choose from, the best way to enjoy the events is by going in person to experience the unique atmosphere of the Royal Albert Hall.

Tickets go on sale from 9am on Saturday 11th May 2013 and the season opens on Friday 12th July 2013. To find out the best events in London this summer go to LondonTown.com where a host of useful information is given including the latest listings for opera, classical music, dance and ballet. With over 18 years of experience, the website is the place to go to for informative and unbiased reviews on everything you need to know about the UK's capital city.

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