Bing Wallpaper Gallery

Classical music takes center stage Aug 26, 2019

Classical music takes center stage

We"re looking at the West–Eastern Divan youth orchestra rehearsing for a performance in the BBC Proms. The Proms (short for promenade concerts) is an annual music festival held in London over eight weeks from July into September. The first Proms took place on August 10, 1895 in the Queen’s Hall in Langham Place, London. After the Queen"s Hall was destroyed by a bomb during the Blitz, the Proms moved here to the Royal Albert Hall in 1941. This year marks the 125th festival and includes 150 concerts and educational events. While the focus is on classical music, the Proms in the Park event closes out the season with performances from Barry Manilow, Chrissie Hynde, and other pop artists.

© Oli Scarff/Getty Images

More desktop wallpapers:

Nov 4, 2019Stepping stones in Tollymore Forest Park, Northern Ireland
Aug 30, 2019It s fair season
Nov 12, 2019Sleep tight, little hedgehog
Mar 31, 2018Cherry blossoms at the National Mall, Washington, DC
Jan 22, 2020A horse of many colors
May 23, 2019Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
Oct 14, 2018Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
Apr 18, 2018A crested partridge
Jan 31, 2019A bohemian feline
Dec 12, 2018The story of the poinsettia
Feb 20, 2018Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Jul 12, 2018Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
Jun 28, 2019Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
Jan 19, 2018Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
Mar 9, 2018The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
Nov 28, 2019Wild turkeys in repose
May 8, 2019’Chess on ice’
Nov 20, 2019Atop the roof of Africa
Jun 4, 2019Breaking the fast for Eid
May 1, 2018The Sky Over Nine Columns in Venice, Italy