TV BBC Proms - Season 59 Episode 21 : Prom 59: David Zinman conducts the Tonhalle Orchestra BBC Proms - Season 59 Episode 21 : Prom 59: David Zinman conducts the Tonhalle Orchestra 7.7/10 by 3 users Zurich's Tonhalle Orchestra makes a welcome return for a programme which includes music by Wagner, Beethoven and Richard Strauss. With David Zinman wielding the baton, the orchestra begins with the tempestuous overture to The Flying Dutchman by Wagner, followed by Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor, featuring pianist Emanuel Ax. Finally, the Royal Albert Hall will be filled with the rousing opening bars of Stanley Kubrick's epic 2001: a Space Odyssey, part of Richard Strauss 's lofty tone poem. Also Sprach Zarathustra. Alan Titchmarsh hosts this recording of the August Bank Holiday concert. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 59 Episode 21 : Prom 59: David Zinman conducts the Tonhalle Orchestra Alternative Titles The Proms, Proms First Air Date 1947-09-13 Last Air Date 2026-07-26 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 80 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List BBC Proms Season 59 :Episode 1 First Night of the Proms Part One First Night of the Proms Part One 2005-07-15 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 59 :Episode 2 First Night of the Proms Part Two First Night of the Proms Part Two 2005-07-15 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... 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BBC Proms Season 59 :Episode 26 Prom 71: Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Prom 71: Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2005-09-07 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 59 :Episode 27 Prom 72: Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor Prom 72: Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor 2005-09-08 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 59 :Episode 28 Prom 73: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra Prom 73: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra 2005-09-09 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 59 :Episode 29 Prom 74: Last Night of the Proms Prom 74: Last Night of the Proms 2005-09-10 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
