Proms Bond

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is recognised as being the UK’s most in-demand orchestra, an accolade that would have pleased Sir Thomas Beecham, who founded the RPO in 1946. His mission was to lead a vital revival of UK orchestras after World War II and form an ensemble that comprised the finest musicians in the country. The Orchestra has since attracted a glittering list of principal conductors, including Rudolf Kempe, Antal Doráti, Walter Weller, André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yuri Temirkanov, Daniele Gatti and Charles Dutoit. Performing approximately 200 concerts each season and with a worldwide audience of more than half-a-million people, the Orchestra embraces a broad repertoire that enables it to reach the most diverse audience of any British symphony orchestra.

On the occasion of the Record Store Day, Sam Smith will release the double album “BBC Proms At The Royal Albert Hall” with a recording of the impressive live concert from 2024.

Dame Shirley Bassey's special performance for the BBC Electric Proms from London's Roundhouse. The British icon performs a set packed with classic tracks like Big Spender and Goldfinger and the premieres of songs from her album The Performance, produced by Bond composer David Arnold.

"Off with Their Heads" is the third album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs, and will be released on October 20, 2008. The first single from the album will be Never Miss a Beat, released two weeks before the album. The album was originally scheduled for release on October 13, but was put back a week due to "packaging production delays".

Never Miss a Beat and You Want History premiered on the band's UK Arena Tour in the winter of 2007. Lily Allen contributes backing vocals on Never Miss A Beat (she also covered "Oh My God" on Mark Ronson's Version.) James Bond composer David Arnold (who performed with the band at 2007's BBC Electric Proms) also appears on the album. The album leaked in October 2 to several shareware programs.