BBC Proms - S68E49: Prom 49: Russian Fairy Tales
Ice-maidens, pirates and princesses form the cast of this fairy-tale concert. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by soprano Anu Komsi to perform Szymanowski’s atmospheric Songs of a Fairy Princess. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade sees the orchestra turn storyteller.
All Episodes - Season 68
01First Night of the PromsJul 18, 201402Friday Night at the Proms: Beethoven's Pastoral SymphonyJul 25, 201403The Sunday Prom: China Philharmonic OrchestraJul 27, 201404BBC Proms Masterworks: Bach's St John PassionJul 31, 201405Friday Night at the Proms: Mozart's A Major Piano ConcertoAug 01, 201406The Sunday Prom: Richard Strauss CelebrationAug 03, 201407BBC Proms Masterworks: Mozart and BeethovenAug 07, 201408Friday Night at the Proms: Ravel's Left Hand Piano ConcertoAug 08, 201409The Sunday Prom: John Tavener PremiereAug 10, 201410BBC Proms Masterworks: Strauss and MahlerAug 14, 201411Friday Night at the Proms: Beethoven's Eroica SymphonyAug 15, 201412Proms on Four: Battle of the BandsAug 17, 201414BBC Proms Masterworks: Walton and SibeliusAug 21, 201415Friday Night at the Proms: In Memoriam WWIAug 22, 201416The Sunday Prom: Elgar's Cello ConcertoAug 24, 201417CBeebies PromAug 25, 201418BBC Proms Masterworks: Stravinsky and LutoslawskiAug 28, 201419Barenboim Conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the PromsAug 29, 201420The Sunday Prom: Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic OrchestraAug 31, 201421BBC Proms Masterworks: Mahler and AdamsSep 04, 201422Friday Night at the Proms: Monteverdi Choir Birthday Prom - BeethovenSep 05, 201423Late Night Live with Paloma Faith and Guy BarkerSep 05, 201424The Sunday Prom: The Cleveland OrchestraSep 07, 201425BBC Proms Masterworks: Maxwell Davies and BirtwistleAug 11, 201426Friday Night at the Proms: Rachmaninov's Second Piano ConcertoSep 12, 201427Last Night of the Proms - Part 1Sep 13, 201428Last Night of the Proms - Part 2Sep 13, 201429Kiss Me, Kate at the PromsDec 25, 201430War Horse at the PromsAug 17, 201431Prom 31: Beethoven's Eroica SymphonyAug 15, 201432Prom 32: Beethoven, Bruch & WaltonNov 14, 202633Prom 33: BBC Proms Masterworks: Stravinsky and LutoslawskiAug 28, 201434Prom 34: R. Strauss, Mozart & NielsenNov 14, 202635Prom 35: BBC Proms Masterworks: Walton and SibeliusAug 21, 201436Prom 36: Vaughan Williams & AlwynNov 14, 202637Prom 37: Steve ReichNov 14, 202638Prom 38: Sibelius, Bridge & Sir Peter Maxwell DaviesNov 14, 202639Prom 39: R. Strauss, Rameau, Mozart and Bernard RandsNov 14, 202640Prom 40: Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony OrchestraNov 14, 202641Prom 41: Aurora OrchestraNov 14, 202642Prom 42: In Memoriam WWIAug 22, 201443Prom 43: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky & TchaikovskyNov 14, 202644Prom 44: Elgar's Cello ConcertoAug 24, 201445Prom 45: Late Night with… Laura MvulaNov 14, 202646Prom 46: Barenboim Conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the PromsAug 29, 201447Prom 47: Britten – War RequiemNov 14, 202648Prom 48: Classical TectonicsNov 14, 202649Prom 49: Russian Fairy TalesNov 14, 202650Prom 50: Dvořák, Beethoven & JanáčekNov 14, 202651Prom 51: Free Prom – Dvořák, Grieg, Bax & Bill WhelanNov 14, 202652Prom 52: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival OrchestraNov 14, 202653Prom 53: Brahms NightNov 14, 202654Prom 54: Monteverdi Choir Birthday Prom - BeethovenSep 05, 201455Prom 55: Tchaikovsky, Debussy & Unsuk ChinNov 14, 202656Prom 56: Holst – The PlanetsNov 14, 202657Prom 57: Mahler – Symphony No. 2, ‘Resurrection’Nov 14, 202658Prom 58: Strauss – SalomeNov 14, 202659Prom 59: Strauss – ElektraNov 14, 202660Prom 60: Roman HolidayNov 14, 202661Prom 61: Rachmaninov, Glinka & Zhou LongNov 14, 202662Prom 62: Beethoven, Berlioz & DvořákNov 14, 202663Prom 63: BBC Proms Masterworks: Mahler and AdamsSep 04, 201464Prom 64: Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner PhilharmonikerNov 14, 202665Prom 65: Late Night Live with Paloma Faith and Guy BarkerSep 05, 201466Prom 66: Bach – St Matthew PassionNov 14, 202667Prom 67: Friday Night at the Proms: Rachmaninov's Second Piano ConcertoSep 12, 201468Prom 68: The Sunday Prom: The Cleveland OrchestraSep 07, 201469Prom 69: Cleveland OrchestraNov 14, 202670Prom 70: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Birthday ConcertNov 14, 202671Prom 71: AmericanaNov 14, 202672Prom 72: English MusicNov 14, 202673Prom 73: Leipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraNov 14, 202674Prom 74: Late Night with… Rufus WainwrightNov 14, 202675Prom 75: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9Nov 14, 202676Proms 76: Last Night of the PromsNov 14, 2026
BBC Proms S68E49 Synopsis
Stream BBC Proms "Prom 49: Russian Fairy Tales" in HD quality on Goojara. As part of this Documentary series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. Ice-maidens, pirates and princesses form the cast of this fairy-tale concert. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is joined by soprano Anu Komsi to perform Szymanowski’s atmospheric Songs of a Fairy Princess. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade sees the orchestra...
