The Proms from the show. The 2012 Proms was the 118th season, began on 13 July 2012 and ran until 8 September 2012. Notable aspects of the season included the first Beethoven symphony cycle by a single orchestra at The Proms since 1942, with Daniel Barenboim conducting the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, and various works and concerts that highlighted the 2012 London Olympic Games. Composer anniversaries included: The season also noted the 70th anniversary of the BBC programme "Desert Island Discs". The season also featured the Proms debut of the São Paulo Symphony, the first South American orchestra ever to perform at The
The Proms Proms. The 2013 season celebrated several composer anniversaries: The season featured concert performances of seven of his thirteen operas, including "Der Ring des Nibelungen" performed over the course of one week by the Staatskapelle Berlin, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, the first time the complete "Ring" cycle had been performed at The Proms in a single season. BBC Radio 3 also collaborated with BBC Radio 2 and Radio 6. The 2014 season had a number of pieces in commemoration of the 100 year anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, including the premier of the first violin concerto "1914" by