There are a total of five Proms In The Park regional classical music concerts and they are part of the final highlights of the BBC’s Proms 2009 classical music festival which lasts from 17th July – 12th September, 2009.

This year Buile Hill Park, Salford, will be one of only five regional concert venues that will host the BBC’s Proms in the Park concerts. These concerts, together with the Last Night of the Proms event at London’s Royal Albert Hall, mark the end of the festival, on Saturday 12 September, 2009. The other Proms in the Park events are taking place in:-

Hillsborough Castle, County Down
Glasgow Green, Glasgow
Hyde Park, London
Singleton Park, Swansea

Proms In The Park, together with the Last Night of the Proms event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, are the culmination of what is probably the UK’s most well known classical music festival. The BBC Proms 2009 includes more than 70 concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and 19 chamber music recitals at Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, London.

This is a great opportunity to see the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra which is based in Studio 7 Concert Hall, BBC Manchester, Oxford Road, in a memorable and atmospheric outdoor venue.

At the time of writing there are plans to screen Proms in the Park on the BBC Big Screens located around the country, including Manchester’s Exchange Square.

(Additionally,Manchester based chamber orchestra Manchester Camerata will be playing as part of the Proms 2009 at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday 20 July 2009, 9.30pm)

The event, supported by NS&I (National Savings & Investments).

The BBC have a very useful dedicated microsite for the Proms in the Park.

Tickets are priced at £15.00 (£10.00 for Salford residents)

Details of the BBC’s Proms 2009, including TV and radio coverage, can be found online, here.

For more details, visit Visit Salford or phone 0161 848 8601.

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