but sometimes facial expressions can speak louder than words. Just have a look at these 10 conductors having the time of their lives at past Proms.

Classical music fans will have heard of The Last Night of the Proms, but there is so much more to The Proms - or the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Presented by the BBC, to give them their full name.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Petroc Trelawny presents the First Night of the Proms. Four British conductors pass the baton in an all-English programme for the diamond jubilee year ...

CD Review (Saturdays, 9.00am–12.15pm) Andrew McGregor features new releases and reissues from soloists, conductors and orchestras appearing at the Proms. Composer of the Week (weekdays ...

Stretching over eight weeks this summer, the BBC Proms will feature 90 concerts – 73 at London's Royal Albert Hall and 17 at venues across the UK, including in Bristol, Gateshead, Aberdeen ...