BBC Music August 2020

In our August issue, we look back over the 125-year history of the Proms and the people who made the festival what it is today, from musicians and conductors to broadcasters and controllers. There’s also a selection of Proms recordings on your cover CD this month, including a performance of Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony.

Also this month, we celebrate the work of Chi-chi Nwanoku and her Chineke! Foundation, which have shone a light on the lack of diversity within the world of classical music and helped kickstart the careers of countless BME artists. In this month’s BBC Music Magazine Interview, Kate Molleson meets the world’s leading theremin player Carolina Eyck.