| type="text/javascript"> | | | | Over eight weeks, the Royal Albert Hall - one of |
| The Proms, more formally known as The BBC | | | | the capital's most majestic venues - resounds to |
| Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts | | | | the sound of over 70 great concerts, covering a |
| presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer | | | | vast range, including semi-staged operas, early |
| season of daily orchestral classical music concerts | | | | and contemporary music, chamber orchestras, |
| and other events held annually, predominantly in | | | | choral concerts and world music, all amidst a |
| the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, London. | | | | staple diet of symphony orchestra concerts. Also |
| Founded in 1895 by Sir Henry Wood, the Proms | | | | well established are the Monday lunchtime proms |
| concerts at the Royal Albert Hall take over | | | | at Cadogan Hall. A visit to London in the summer |
| London's classical musical calendar every summer | | | | months without attending a Prom is a visit |
| and, with some justification, can claim to be the | | | | wasted. |
| greatest classical music festival in the world. | | | | |