Don't know where to start with the Proms? Curious about the abundance of Brahms and Bridge? Ahead of the 2011 season's opening concert, the Proms director will be live online on Friday at 11am. Post your questions here
The world's largest annual classical music festival begins this Friday 15 July. With more than 90 concerts (74 in London's Royal Albert Hall, 12 in Cadogan Hall) and a programme that includes choral works, chamber music, concertos, 11 world premieres, family events, world music proms, the first ever Comedy prom, and a children's Horrible Histories prom, and the first ever "Audience Choice" concert courtesy of Ivan Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra, there's a mind-bogglingly enormous range of music to choose from.
Don't know where to start? Curious about the abundance of Brahms and Bridge? Lamenting the lack of your favourite performer or composer? Or do you simply want to know how to prom? Put your questions to Roger Wright, controller of BBC Radio 3 and director of the Proms who will be live online on Friday at 11am. You can post your questions now, and then log back in on Friday to join in the discussion.
Here's what the Guardian's critics picked as their proms highlights, and here's Charlotte Higgins reporting on the season's launch last April, and a video of Roger Wright launching the season.
Tweet your reviews
The Guardian's team of critics will be reviewing every prom this year and we'd love to hear your verdict too. Every prom will be broadcast live on Radio 3, or via the proms website (you can also listen again for up to seven days after each concert). Send us your thoughts on the comments thread under each review, or tweet your reviews using hashtag #gdnproms. We'll collect the best together in a weekly blog on guardian.co.uk/music.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jul/11/classicalmusicandopera-proms-2011
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