The Proms today contains over 70 main Prom concerts at the Albert Hall and additional Proms Chamber Music performances at the Victoria and Albert Museum. There is at least one Prom concert every evening, and a large number of these are preceded by a pre-Prom talk. Every Prom concert is broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and a number of Proms are now broadcast on the web and on BBC4 -- a digital television channel. The Last Night of the Proms is always shown on BBC television.
Each Prom term now has themes, and the works mirror one of the themes. The performance is still a mix of old and new and includes music, conductors, performers and orchestras from around the world. The themes for 2004 were "Back to Bohemia" and "East meets West and England in 1934." This year's proms include concerts marking 200 years since the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Hans Christian Andersen and the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Thus the themes for the 2005 season will be "Fairy Tales," "The Sea," and "Composer Anniversaries." Placido Domingo will make his Proms debut this year, performing in Die Walkure on 18 July. Ravi Shankar, 85,is also making his debut and will perform his sitar Concerto No 1 with daughter Anoushka in August. Also for the first time ever, 100 young musicians aged between 15 and 18 will join the BBC Symphony Orchestra on stage at the proms. Half-price tickets are being offered to all under-16's.
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