Jade BBC Proms Gateshead gig tickets on go on sale
JADE has been announced as one of the headline acts when the BBC Proms returns to Gateshead this summer, with tickets going on sale at lunch-time today.
The South Shields-born singer will be at the Glasshouse International Centre for BBC Music on Friday 25 July. Tickets costing between £8 and £62.50 are available here, with Jade saying: "It means the world to me to come home to the North East for this show."
"The Proms is such a huge part of British music culture, and to be performing with a full orchestra - in this iconic venue, with my hometown crowd - is a dream."
The announcement comes after JADE stole the show at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool. You can watch her full set from the festival on BBC iPlayer.
The Glasshouse said the Proms would be "a weekend of world-class music" featuring "classical heavyweights to joyful family concerts, late-night jazz to inspiring folk and ground-breaking collaborations".
Jazz saxophonist, hip-hop artist, curator and presenter Soweto Kinch will get the Proms under way as it visits Sunderland for the first time.
This season boasts an exciting array of international orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Renowned soloists featured include pianists Yunchan Lim and Sir András Schiff, violinists Hilary Hahn and Janine Jansen, and soprano Golda Schultz.
Nineteen world, European, or UK premieres will be showcased, with ten works commissioned by the BBC, highlighting an extraordinary breadth of contemporary composition.
Sir Simon Rattle will lead the Chineke! Orchestra for the first time, in celebration of their tenth anniversary.
Anna Lapwood curates the first overnight Prom since 1983, featuring pianist and YouTube star Hayato Sumino, cellist Anastasia Kobekina, the Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, and the boundary-pushing Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene.
The Proms will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich's passing with performances of eight of his works, including Aurora Orchestra’s complete memorized rendition of Symphony No. 5. Other composer anniversaries celebrated include Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Arvo Pärt.
Studio Ghibli legend Joe Hisaishi will make his Proms debut, conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in The End of the World.
Opera features prominently throughout the season, including a collaboration between the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and English National Opera in a rare complete performance of Shostakovich’s The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. Glyndebourne will present their new production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, while the London Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano perform Puccini’s Suor Angelica.
Large-scale choral works enrich the season, from Ralph Vaughan Williams’s rarely performed oratorio Sancta Civitas on the First Night to Striggio’s Mass in 40 Parts with Le Concert Spirituel. Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra and Chorus will make their Proms debut with Handel’s Alexander’s Feast.
The Proms continues its collaborative tradition with other BBC brands. Highlights include the 100 Years of the Shipping Forecast Prom in Belfast with the Ulster Orchestra and Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, and Claudia Winkleman’s The Traitors Prom at the Royal Albert Hall, which explores themes of treachery and betrayal in classical music. Family-friendly events include the new CBeebies Prom: A Magical Bedtime Story and the CBeebies Prom: Wildlife Jamboree in Gateshead.
This season also welcomes a diverse range of non-classical artists, presenting their work in innovative orchestral settings. Featured artists include multi-Grammy-winning musicians St. Vincent and Samara Joy. Trevor Nelson returns with The Soul Revolution Prom, and Anoushka Shankar will debut her new album in a world premiere performance.
Every Prom will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds, with 25 Proms available on BBC Television and BBC iPlayer. Nine Proms will be shown across BBC One and BBC Two, reflecting the BBC’s dedication to bringing classical music to the widest possible audience.