BBC Music June 2024

Highlights from our special Proms issue include BBC Symphony chief conductor Sakari Oramo, on his decade at the helm of the orchestra so indelibly associated with the festival. Elsewhere, Clare Stevens catches up with former Proms director Roger Wright; Richard Morrison shares his favourite moments from 60 years of Proms-going; and we have the complete 2024 BBC Proms listings for you to peruse.

Our most poignant piece of Proms content, however, is an interview with the legendary Proms conductor Sir Andrew Davis. Shortly before he died, and looking forward to a Proms appearance on 30 August, Davis spoke to Amanda Holloway about the work that shaped his life and career: you can read his typically engaging and humane responses on the inside back cover of our July issue.

Watch: Sir Andrew Davis wraps up the 1992 Proms in style
Away from the Proms, there's plenty more to enjoy this issue. This month also sees the start of the 2024 Olympics, and so in honour of this sporting smorgasbord Jeremy Pound charts a history of music at the Olympics, from a sulking Strauss to an Elgar-inspired horse. Continuing with a colourful summer, Classical Pride returns in expanded form this year, and founder Oliver Zeffman tells Claire Jackson about this summer's colourful event.