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The biggest night in classical music is back! After eight weeks and over 80 concerts, the 2025 BBC Proms celebrates with a Last Night spectacular, packed with musical surprises and star turns. Elim Chan conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in all the traditional favourites – anthems, folk songs and singalongs – with solo performances by ‘captivating’ soprano Louise Alder and ‘sensational’ trumpeter Alison Balsom. There’s a nod to this season’s Bernard Herrmann celebration, a mischevous sorcerer’s apprentice from Dukas, and premieres by Camille Pépin and Rachel Portman.

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Last Night of the Proms 2025

Royal Albert Hall

Under the title »Stars for the climate and the future!«, ARD prizewinner Christian Kunert and Opus Klassik prizewinner Niklas Liepe invite you to a special concert with the Hamburg Chamber Orchestra – in cooperation with BUND Hamburg and for climate protection. They will be joined by Oscar winner Rachel Portman, saxophonist Jess Gillam, composer Florian Christl, pianist Nils Liepe and other surprise guests. The evening will be hosted by presenter and actress Janin Ullmann.

Hamburg Chamber Orchestra / Niklas Liepe

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Join the amazing 12 and 13 year olds of NCO (National Children’s Orchestras) as they present to you their There’s No Planet B programme, featuring orchestral greats like Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia and Gustav Holst’s Jupiter from The Planets, alongside stirring new music from Debbie Wiseman (Carnival of the Endangered Animals) and Rachel Portman’s (Endangered).

National Children's Orchestra

The Bridgewater Hall

Has climate change reached a tipping point? So asks Oscar-winning film and TV composer Rachel Portman’s new concerto for violin, narrator and orchestra. Featuring poems by Nick Drake, it forms the centrepiece of Grammy Award-winning maestro Ludovic Morlot’s nature-themed programme, poised between Sibelius’s orchestral hymn to the Finnish forests and American eco-activist composer John Luther Adams’s choral prayers to Mother Earth and her endangered species.

Tipping Points with Brighton Festival Chorus

Brighton Dome

Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman’s The Little Prince opera brings Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved worldwide literary classic to life with enchanting melodies and heartfelt storytelling. Set against the backdrop of a whimsical yet emotional adventure, Portman’s music weaves a captivating tapestry of emotions, mirroring the wonder and innocence of the original story.

The Little Prince

Royal Theatre

### Event Description: The Snowman - The Hallé

**Event Dates and Times:**
- **Saturday, 21st December 2024:** 4:00 PM
- **Sunday, 22nd December 2024:** 11:00 AM and 1:30 PM

**Venue:**
- **The Bridgewater Hall**, Manchester’s premier international concert venue, designed to provide the best possible space for music.

**Event Overview:**
Experience the captivating blend of music and storytelling with The Hallé’s presentation of "The Snowman." This enchanting event is perfect for audiences of all ages, offering a magical journey through music and animation.

**Programme:**
1. **Rachel Portman - Mimi and the Mountain Dragon:**
   - Join Mimi on a perilous journey to return a baby dragon to its mother. This story will unfold on the Hallé big screen, accompanied by members of the Hallé Choir and Hallé Youth Training Choir.
2. **Howard Blake - The Snowman (Cert U):**
   - Be transported to a world of fantasy as Raymond Briggs’ timeless tale, "The Snowman," is brought to life with Howard Blake’s wonderful score. The performance will include the iconic song "Walking in the Air."

**Conductor:**
- **Olivia Clarke**

**Featuring:**
- **Hallé Choir**
- **Hallé Youth Training Choir**

**Runtime:**
- 90 minutes

**Ticket Information:**
- **Adult Full Price:** £28
- **Child (aged 17 and under):** £18
- **Family Ticket (4 people, minimum 1 child):** £70
- Concessions and discounts are available.

**Additional Information:**
Under the guidance of Olivia Clarke, prepare to be transported to a world of fantasy and adventure. This event promises to be a memorable experience, combining the magic of live music with the charm of classic storytelling.

**Booking:**
- Tickets are available for purchase online. Secure your seats for this enchanting holiday event and create lasting memories with your family and friends.

Don't miss out on this festive celebration of music and storytelling at The Bridgewater Hall. Book your tickets now and immerse yourself in the magical world of "The Snowman."

The Snowman

Most music lovers are familiar with the “Great B’s,” Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, but this is not the only alliterative group of brilliant composers. In our December concert, we invite listeners to celebrate the “Great P’s.” Highlights include three selections from operas by the master of drama, Giacomo Puccini, and a violin concerto by the master of orchestration, Sergei Prokofiev, featuring rising-star violin soloist Beau Henson. The concert opens with music by film score composer Rachel Portman, and includes the moving Agnus Dei from the Polish Requiem by the brilliant composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

Great P’s of Music

Ames City Hall

An aviator stranded in the desert encounters a youngster who has been traveling the universe in search of what is most important in life, learning truths about love, friendship, and the importance of seeing with the heart. This fall, Resonance Works presents the Pittsburgh premiere of Rachel Portman's modern masterpiece, The Little Prince, based on the beloved book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. This new production created by acclaimed stage director Keturah Stickann in collaboration with conductor and Artistic & General Director Maria Sensi Sellner features 12-year-old America's Got Talent phenom Victory Brinker in the title role and internationally-lauded baritone Daniel Teadt as The Pilot, alongside the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus and Resonance Chamber Orchestra.

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

Rediscover the simple charm of childhood wonder as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s fanciful storybook is transformed into a magical opera—perfect for the whole family!

A young prince travels the universe and, determined to be reunited with his beloved Rose, explores his new surroundings looking for a way back to his tiny asteroid home planet. During his journey, he meets a number of colorful, and often puzzling, characters—each, in turn, sharing their mite of wisdom and helping (and sometimes hindering) the Little Prince’s attempt to return to Asteroid B-612.

Rachel Portman & Nicholas Wright’s The Little Prince

Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre

Join the BBC Philharmonic for this special studio concert celebrating the music of British composer Rachel Portman, who became the first female composer to win an Academy Award, which she received for the score of Emma.

Sound of Cinema

MediaCityUK

Cynthia Lee Wong‘s Carnival Fever is inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Monte Cristo. The chapter “Carnival at Rome” paints exuberant atmosphere, bright colors and fun, held in tension with a sense of things going wildly out of control, an undercurrent of danger and revenge.  Alexandre Desplat won the 2018 Academy Award for his score written for the film The Shape of Water. The score gives voice to the film’s two mute characters, a cleaning woman and an amphibious creature (the latter voiced by an accordion playing in South American bandoneon style, suggesting the creature’s geographical home).  Bay Area based composer Mason Bates once again combines orchestra and electronica in his composition, The B-Sides. He writes, “[Like] the forgotten bands from the flipside of an old piece of vinyl, The B-Sides offers brief landings on a variety of peculiar planets, unified by a focus on fluorescent orchestral sonorities and the morphing rhythms of electronica.”  Rachel Portman composed the score for Cider House Rules, a 1999 Academy Award winner.  Aaron Copland mastered an assortment of musical idioms over his long career, ranging from avant-garde to popular formats. El Salon Mexico was his first work in his most popular style, representing “an uncomplicated form of American nationalism.”

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Cañada College

The most powerful soundtracks can stand alone without any visual support. They come alive, becoming characters in their own right, and hearing a few bars can instantly transport us back to a favourite scene.

Symphonic Tales of British Cinema: From Hercule Poirot to Harry Potter

Centre Leonardo Da Vinci

Place des Arts

The Little Prince was originally commissioned by Houston Grand Opera, through a generous gift made by Kathryn and David Berg in memory of Larry Pfeffer, and is a co-production with HGO, Santa Fe Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, Tulsa Opera, and Boston Lyric Opera.

AT&T Performing Arts Center

Guest Concert

The Worms Theatre

Is this a symphony or a punch to the gut? One could say that Khachaturian's music is an exaggeration, an oversized cathedral of sound, built for a world demanding heroism and sacrifice. But perhaps it's the other way around: Perhaps his music sounds so alien today because we've become accustomed to everything having a filter—even the horrific. For while Khachaturian, through direct witnessing, poured war into music, autocracies are regaining strength, eroding democracy.

Danger

Mannheimer Rosengarten

The magic of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s children’s story jumps off the page and onto the stage in this charming production created especially for young audiences. Watch the little prince and his pilot friend learn important lessons about caring and friendship from wondrous creatures including a fox, a snake, and a very chatty rose! A 50-minute family version of the full-length opera, featuring The Dallas Opera Orchestra!

The Little Prince Family Opera

The internet sensation known as “the world’s most visible organist” (The New York Times) returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall to perform a selection of music that unleashes the astounding power of 6,134 pipes.

Pianist

Rachel Portman

Events

Upcoming events

22 - 23 Jan, 2026

Symphonic Tales of British Cinema: From Hercule Poirot to Harry Potter · Orchestre Métropolitain

6 - 14 Feb, 2026

The Little Prince · Dallas Opera

Feb 13, 2026

Guest Concert · Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Feb 15, 2026

Danger · Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Feb 15, 2026

The Little Prince Family Opera · Dallas Opera

Past events

Sep 13, 2025

Last Night of the Proms 2025 · BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sep 4, 2025

Hamburg Chamber Orchestra / Niklas Liepe · Elbphilharmonie

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