The Proms different kind of authority. The personnel of the New Queen's Hall Orchestra effectively continued until 1930 as 'Sir Henry J. Wood and his Symphony Orchestra.' When the BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO) was formed in 1930, it became the main orchestra for the concerts. At this time the season consisted of nights dedicated to particular composers; Mondays were Wagner, Fridays were Beethoven, with other major composers being featured on other days. There were no Sunday performances. With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the BBC withdrew its support. However private sponsors stepped in to maintain the Proms, always
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