Maestro
Season 1
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Network: BBC Two
Season aired: 2008-08-12
Overview
Eight famous amateurs, with a passion for classical music, do battle for the chance to conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra in front of a live audience of 30,000 at BBC Proms in the Park
Episodes · 6
Baton Camp
Jane Asher, David Soul, Goldie, Alex James, Katie Derham, Peter Snow, Sue Perkins and Bradley Walsh compete to conduct an Proms orchestra. They begin at a training camp.
Orchestral Classics
Famous amateurs who love classical music battle for the chance to conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra as Clive Anderson hosts the second round of the contest.
Choral Music
Clive Anderson with the second challenge as six amateur conductors compete. The challenge is choral music conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus.
Opera
Clive Anderson hosts as the five famous amateurs step up to the podium to conduct a programme of popular operatic arias, sung by soloists Alfie Boe and Rebecca Evans.
The Final
Clive Anderson presents the live grand final as the three remaining student conductors attempt to master a concerto with world renowned soloists.
Last Night of the Proms
The winning Maestro conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra and soloist Lesley Garrett in London’s Hyde Park in front of a live audience of thousands, with millions more watching at home.
