Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony

Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC SO & Sakari Oramo in Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony. Plus Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh‐Mason in Gwilym Simcock's Triple Concerto.

Presented by Katie Derham, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Benjamin Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Gwilym Simcock: Triple Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello (BBC co-commission: world premiere)

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Interval: Pianist Lucy Parham, a former prize winner of the BBC Young Musician competition, talks to Katie Derham about her favourite Proms of the 2026 season and her top picks for the week ahead.

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Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’(40 mins)

Jess Gillam (saxophone)
Ben Goldscheider (horn)
Sheku Kanneh‐Mason (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

BBC Young Musician has launched many classical careers since it began in 1978. Three of its 2016 finalists – Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh-Mason – are reunited a decade on in a specially commissioned Triple Concerto by former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Gwilym Simcock, full of rhythmic energy and joy. Britten’s colourful The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and the folk-inspired warmth of Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony complete a vibrant programme.