All eyes are on the Royal Albert Hall for this year's Proms as the most popular season of classical music in England continues to go from strength to strength. A varied but accessible programme regularly draws huge audiences, concluding on the last night with seas of Union Jack-waving Brits belting out their national anthem. The aim, for the past 100 years, has been to mix the popular and familiar with the surprising and innovative, so if you go to a concert to hear some favourite piece, you may leave having discovered a whole new composer. Five hundred standing tickets for each concert are available on the door for just five pounds, so top international orchestras and soloists, programmes that mix the adventurous and the accessible, and a real sense of fun can all be had for less than the price of a cinema ticket. There are also chamber music concerts in the Royal College of Music, and outdoor events throughout the country. You should turn up early for the biggest stars - and queue overnight if you want to get into the Last Night.
What's on at
Royal Albert Hall
Classical Spectacular 18th March 2010 - 21st March 2010 This four-day visual extravaganza may be baulked at by classical...
Price: £13-£52.50
Teenage Cancer Trust concerts 22nd March 2010 - 30th March 2010 The Teenage Cancer Trust's annual programme of concerts returns to...
Price: £25-£100
The Cranberries 31st March 2010 Getting back together is all the rave nowadays so it...
Price: £30-£65
Paolo Nutini 8th April 2010 - 9th April 2010 The biggest selling male artist of 2009, Paolo Nutini, plays...
Price: £20-£50
The Proms 2010 16th July 2010 - 11th September 2010 All eyes return to the Royal Albert Hall for the...
Sara Baras
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP
12th - 14th March 2010
In the world of flamenco, Caditz-born dancer Sara Baras, is "one of the classiest, most... More
Albert Memorial
Kensington Gardens (opposite Royal Albert Hall), W2 2UH
This garish tribute to Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, was erected following his death and exists as... More
The Cranberries
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP
31st March 2010
Getting back together is all the rave nowadays so it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise... More
The Teenage Cancer Trust's annual programme of concerts returns to the Royal Albert Hall this spring with an eclectic line-up of music and a star-studded ...More
The highlight of the seniors' tennis circuit is definitely this Masters Tennis event at the Royal Albert Hall, which John McEnroe describes as "our Wimbledon". ...More
The climax of the Royal Albert Hall's Christmas carols programme is this dimly lit traditional Christmas celebration, Carols by Candlelight, mixing sing-a-long carols with readings ...More
A mellow, off-the-wall charm is the key to the success of this pleasantly eccentric boutique hotel located between the Royal Albert Hall and Harrod's, and ... More
Behind the rather splendid original period façade of NH Harrington Hall lies a new hotel with every modern convenience included. This 200-bedroom, fully air-conditioned hotel ... More
The Royal College of Art has a lively programme of exhibitions featuring the work of its postgraduate students. In a further bid to promote artistic ... More
This 180ft Victorian bronze gilt statue in Kensington Gardens is a tribute to Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, and was erected following his death through ... More
In true French style, this chic cheese shop piles its wares high and stinking, with no fridges, or glass barriers to stop customers getting in ... More
Marrying the French traditions acquired whilst studying under triple Michelin-starred Pierre Gagnaire with the best elements of Indochinese cooking, L'Etranger's Executive Chef, Jerome Tauvron, has ... More
This is one of London's most prestigious art colleges and the world's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design. You will need at least ... More
An excellent members archery club that shoots in the grounds of Kensington Palace in summer and in Pimlico in winter. Archery is a totally satisfying ... More
Richard Branson's rooftop restaurant-come-nightclub at Kensington Roof Gardens is a favourite with the glam girls of Kensington, who can be seen at all hours sipping ... More
Perhaps the last thing you would expect under South Kensington's upmarket Gainsborough Hotel is a compact cocktail bar pumping out electro house and nu-wave until ... More
Richard Branson's rooftop restaurant-come-nightclub at Kensington Roof Gardens is a favourite with the glam girls of Kensington, who can be seen at all hours sipping ... More
Private members club with a regular pack of paparazzi parked outside waiting for royals to exit after one too many vodka red bulls. Its popularity ...More
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