BBC Proms
BBC Proms Calendar
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Sat 1 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Proms favourites Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra lift the bonnet on Mahler’s First Symphony. A dramatised first half featuring mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis introduces the piece, before a complete performance after the interval
Proms favourites Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra lift the bonnet on Mahler’s First Symphony. A dramatised first half featuring mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis introduces the piece, before a complete performance after the interval
Programme
- A musical and dramatic exploration of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1(45 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in D major(53 mins)performed from memory
Performers
- Natalie Lewismezzo-soprano
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Sun 2 Aug 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Proms favourites Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra lift the bonnet on Mahler’s First Symphony. A dramatised first half featuring mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis introduces the piece, before a complete performance after the interval
Proms favourites Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra lift the bonnet on Mahler’s First Symphony. A dramatised first half featuring mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis introduces the piece, before a complete performance after the interval
Programme
- A musical and dramatic exploration of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1(45 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in D major(53 mins)performed from memory
Performers
- Natalie Lewismezzo-soprano
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee) - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos joins Paavo Järvi and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Bookending the evening are Scriabin’s iconoclastic Symphony No. 2 and the world premiere of Dani Howard’s Concerto for Brass
Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos joins Paavo Järvi and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Bookending the evening are Scriabin’s iconoclastic Symphony No. 2 and the world premiere of Dani Howard’s Concerto for Brass
Programme
- Concerto for Brass, ‘SIGNAL’(18 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- Violin Concerto in D major(33 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in C major(41 mins)
Performers
- Leonidas Kavakosviolin
- Paavo Järviconductor
Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Mon 3 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Kirill Gerstein is soloist in Rachmaninov’s glittering Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. He joins Thomas Søndergård and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, who also perform Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 and Knussen’s Flourish with Fireworks
Kirill Gerstein is soloist in Rachmaninov’s glittering Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. He joins Thomas Søndergård and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, who also perform Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 and Knussen’s Flourish with Fireworks
Programme
- Flourish with Fireworks(4 mins)
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini(22 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 11 in G minor, ‘The Year 1905’(55 mins)
Performers
- Kirill Gersteinpiano
- Thomas Søndergårdconductor
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Tue 4 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Elena Schwarz and the BBC National Orchestral of Wales perform Dvořák’s passionate Symphony No. 7 alongside Zimmermann’s 1950 Fairy-Tale Suite and Mendelssohn’s famous Violin Concerto, with Proms regular Alina Ibragimova as soloist
Elena Schwarz and the BBC National Orchestral of Wales perform Dvořák’s passionate Symphony No. 7 alongside Zimmermann’s 1950 Fairy-Tale Suite and Mendelssohn’s famous Violin Concerto, with Proms regular Alina Ibragimova as soloist
Programme
- Märchen-Suite (Fairy-Tale Suite)(19 mins)
- Violin Concerto in E minor(26 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in D minor(35 mins)
Performers
- Alina Ibragimovaviolin
- Elena Schwarzconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Wed 5 Aug 2026
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
Manchester’s Hallé orchestra and its Principal Conductor Kahchun Wong return to the Proms for Rachmaninov’s lush, expansive Symphony No. 2. We also hear French masterpieces by Nadia Boulanger and Ravel
Manchester’s Hallé orchestra and its Principal Conductor Kahchun Wong return to the Proms for Rachmaninov’s lush, expansive Symphony No. 2. We also hear French masterpieces by Nadia Boulanger and Ravel
Programme
- La vallée des cloches (orch. C. Matthews)(6 mins)
- Fantasy for piano and orchestra(20 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in E minor(60 mins)
Performers
- Alexandra Dariescupiano
- Kahchun Wongconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee) - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo make their Proms debut 40 years since the release of Paul Simon’s era-defining album Graceland, which brought the group to international attention
Seats from £14.24 to £39.74 (including booking fee)
Thu 6 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir and star soloists in Weber’s final opera, featuring a new narration that brings fresh life and wit to this chivalric fantasy of shipwrecks and magic horns
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir and star soloists in Weber’s final opera, featuring a new narration that brings fresh life and wit to this chivalric fantasy of shipwrecks and magic horns
Programme
- Oberon(120 mins)(semi-staged; sung in English, with English surtitles)
Performers
- Nicky SpenceOberon
- Jennifer DavisReiza
- Charles CastronovoSir Huon of Bordeaux
- Yannick DebusSherasmin
- Rachael WilsonFatima
- Jasmin WhitePuck
- Charlotte BowdenMermaid
- Jessica CaleMermaid
- Sir Mark Elderconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Fri 7 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus join forces with the Epiphoni Consort and a quartet of star soloists for Rossini’s operatic Stabat mater. Nil Venditti also conducts the Proms premiere of Respighi’s Church Windows
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus join forces with the Epiphoni Consort and a quartet of star soloists for Rossini’s operatic Stabat mater. Nil Venditti also conducts the Proms premiere of Respighi’s Church Windows
Programme
- Church Windows(27 mins)
- interval
- Stabat mater(61 mins)
Performers
- Federica Lombardisoprano
- Chiara Amarùmezzo-soprano
- René Barberatenor
- Nicola Ulivieribass
- Nil Venditticonductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee) - 19:30Bristol Beacon
The Paraorchestra brings an immersive take on Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, presenting this seminal work with the players distributed across Beacon Hall
The Paraorchestra brings an immersive take on Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, presenting this seminal work with the players distributed across Beacon Hall
Programme
- Music for 18 Musicians(65 mins)
Performers
- Charles Hazlewooddirector
- Faye Stoeserchoroegrapher
Composers
Seats £25 (+ booking fee)
Sat 8 Aug 2026
- 10:30Bristol Beacon
BBC Young Composer workshops offer 12- to 18-year-olds the opportunity to create, collaborate and hone their music making skills together with support from experienced composers and musicians.
Part ofProms 2026 - 17:00Bristol Beacon
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Russian programme that includes Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 and Gubaidulina’s Fairy-Tale Poem
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Russian programme that includes Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 and Gubaidulina’s Fairy-Tale Poem
Programme
- Festive Overture(7 mins)
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major(30 mins)
- interval
- Fairy-Tale Poem(12 mins)
- Symphonic Dances(35 mins)
Performers
- Maximilian Hornungcello
- Adam Hickoxconductor
Standing £15-57 (+ booking fee) - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Thomas Adès conducts the National Youth Orchestra in a thrilling musical journey to Hell and back, featuring Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Purgatorio, the central panel of Adès’s own Dante-inspired ballet
Thomas Adès conducts the National Youth Orchestra in a thrilling musical journey to Hell and back, featuring Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Purgatorio, the central panel of Adès’s own Dante-inspired ballet
Programme
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1(11 mins)
- Dante – Part 2: Purgatorio(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique(49 mins)
Performers
- Thomas Adèsconductor
Composers
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee) - 20:00Bristol Beacon
A special live edition of the acclaimed late-night Radio 3 jazz show ’Round Midnight, this year with a focus on centenary artist John Coltrane and his 1965 album A Love Supreme
Seats £22 (+ booking fee)
Sun 9 Aug 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
An informal, Transatlantic-themed matinee in the year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence
An informal, Transatlantic-themed matinee in the year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence
Programme
- Serenade to Music(14 mins)arr. R. Douglas
- Pyramid Song(5 mins)arr. Simon Hale
- Panda Chant II(2 mins)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (if it Ain't Got That Swing)(5 mins)arr. Harry Baker
Performers
- Tom Fetherstonhaughconductor
Seats from £13.24 to £33.64 (including booking fee) - 14:30Bristol Beacon
The National Open Youth Orchestra – the world’s first disabled-led national youth ensemble – and members of BBC NOW perform music by Vivaldi, Florence Price and Michael Betteridge
The National Open Youth Orchestra – the world’s first disabled-led national youth ensemble – and members of BBC NOW perform music by Vivaldi, Florence Price and Michael Betteridge
Programme
- Symphony No. 1 – Juba Dance (3rd mvt)(3 mins)arr. Rhian Davies
- Barriers(7 mins)arr. Liam Taylor-West
- The Four Seasons(14 mins)excerpts; arr. Rhian Davies and Ellen O'Brien
- Soaring Through Sparks (Clarion Concerto)(3 mins)arr. Julia Koelmans
- The Orchestra: A Young Person’s Guide(12 mins)arr. Liam Taylor-West; BBC commission
Performers
- Alessandro VazzanaClarion
- Alice Farnhamconductor
Seats £12 (+ booking fee) - 16:00St George's Bristol
Nigel Short conducts his award-winning choir Tenebrae in the Proms premiere of Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, a 500-mile musical pilgrimage whose Minimalist patterns meet the beauty of plainchant and bell chimes
Nigel Short conducts his award-winning choir Tenebrae in the Proms premiere of Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, a 500-mile musical pilgrimage whose Minimalist patterns meet the beauty of plainchant and bell chimes
Seats £20-30 (+ booking fee) - 18:00Bristol Beacon
Celebrated Finnish musicians Anu Komsi and Sakari Oramo perform György Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments – an armful of fragile and hauntingly lyrical miniatures – as part of the composer’s 100th-birthday celebrations
Celebrated Finnish musicians Anu Komsi and Sakari Oramo perform György Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments – an armful of fragile and hauntingly lyrical miniatures – as part of the composer’s 100th-birthday celebrations
Seats £25 (+ booking fee) - 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Peter Whelan leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and massed forces in a musical postcard from 18th-century Vienna, featuring Haydn’s choral tour de force the ‘Nelson Mass’ as well as works by Mozart and Zelenka
Peter Whelan leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and massed forces in a musical postcard from 18th-century Vienna, featuring Haydn’s choral tour de force the ‘Nelson Mass’ as well as works by Mozart and Zelenka
Programme
- Miserere in C minor(14 mins)
- Masonic Funeral Music(5 mins)
- Aria ‘Schon lacht der holde Frühling’(8 mins)
- Aria ‘Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!’(6 mins)
- interval
- Mass in D minor, ‘Nelson Mass’(42 mins)
Performers
- Erin Morleysoprano
- Helen Charlstonmezzo-soprano
- Guy Cuttingtenor
- William Thomasbass
- Peter Whelanconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Mon 10 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the combined orchestras of London’s Royal Academy of Music and New York’s Juilliard School in three 20th-century masterworks by Bartók, Stravinsky and Berg
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the combined orchestras of London’s Royal Academy of Music and New York’s Juilliard School in three 20th-century masterworks by Bartók, Stravinsky and Berg
Programme
- Symphony in Three Movements(22 mins)
- Violin Concerto(22 mins)
- interval
- Concerto for Orchestra(36 mins)
Performers
- Vilde Frangviolin
- Esa‐Pekka Salonenconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Tue 11 Aug 2026
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
The Los Angeles Philharmonic returns to the Proms for the first time in over two decades, led by Music Director Gustavo Dudamel. Together they perform Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony and Purgatorio, the first panel from Thomas Adès’s Dante ballet
The Los Angeles Philharmonic returns to the Proms for the first time in over two decades, led by Music Director Gustavo Dudamel. Together they perform Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony and Purgatorio, the first panel from Thomas Adès’s Dante ballet
Programme
- Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’(39 mins)
- interval
- Dante – Part 1: Inferno(45 mins)
Performers
- Gustavo Dudamelconductor
Composers
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee) - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Grammy Award-winning percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie joins the Fantasia Orchestra and BBC Singers for a genre-busting programme that features music by Vaughan Williams, Radiohead, John Coltrane and Caroline Shaw
Grammy Award-winning percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie joins the Fantasia Orchestra and BBC Singers for a genre-busting programme that features music by Vaughan Williams, Radiohead, John Coltrane and Caroline Shaw
Programme
- Partita – Sarabande(5 mins)
- The Wood Pigeon(5 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Serenade to Music(14 mins)arr. R. Douglas
- Pyramid Song(5 mins)arr. Simon Hale
Performers
- Evelyn Glenniepercussion
- Tom Fetherstonhaughconductor
Seats from £14.24 to £39.74 (including booking fee)
Wed 12 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
In the second of their two Proms, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its Music Director Gustavo Dudamel pair Beethoven’s dance-infused Symphony No. 7 with a contemporary ballet by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz
In the second of their two Proms, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its Music Director Gustavo Dudamel pair Beethoven’s dance-infused Symphony No. 7 with a contemporary ballet by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz
Programme
- Symphony No. 7 in A major(36 mins)
- interval
- Revolución diamantina(42 mins)UK premiere
Performers
- Los Angeles Master Chorale(upper voices)
- Gustavo Dudamelconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Thu 13 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with an all-American programme featuring works by George Gerswhin, Samuel Barber and Wynton Marsalis
James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with an all-American programme featuring works by George Gerswhin, Samuel Barber and Wynton Marsalis
Programme
- Concerto for Orchestra(36 mins)BBC co-commission: UK premiere
- interval
- Piano Concerto in F major(31 mins)
- Symphony No. 1 in One movement(21 mins)
Performers
- Yeol Eum Sonpiano
- James Gaffiganconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Fri 14 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Following past collaborations with the likes of Cynthia Erivo and celebrations of music by Henry Mancini and Bernard Herrmann, Edwin Outwater and the BBC Concert Orchestra bring another genre-bending symphonic adventure to Proms
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Sat 15 Aug 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in one of the repertoire’s most monumental musical statements: Berlioz’s Requiem, a sonic portrait of ‘mankind gathered together on the last day’
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in one of the repertoire’s most monumental musical statements: Berlioz’s Requiem, a sonic portrait of ‘mankind gathered together on the last day’
Programme
- Requiem (Grande messe des morts)(82 mins)
Performers
- Julien Henrictenor
- Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £28.52 to £89.72 (including booking fee)
Sun 16 Aug 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Together with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Maverick clarinet virtuoso Martin Fröst explores the evolution of dance in a wide-ranging programme that climaxes – via Rameau, Hans Ek, Handel and Bach – in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7
Together with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Maverick clarinet virtuoso Martin Fröst explores the evolution of dance in a wide-ranging programme that climaxes – via Rameau, Hans Ek, Handel and Bach – in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7
Programme
- Helix(5 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- DNA Suite(20 mins)orchestrations of pieces by Rameau, J. S. Bach and Handel, plus transitions; UK premiere
- Nomadic Dances(5 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in A major(38 mins)
Performers
- Martin Fröstconductor/clarinetcomposer
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee) - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández makes his Proms debut with Elgar’s famous concerto. He joins Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert that opens with Webern’s lush Passacaglia and closes with Walton’s Symphony No. 2
Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández makes his Proms debut with Elgar’s famous concerto. He joins Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert that opens with Webern’s lush Passacaglia and closes with Walton’s Symphony No. 2
Programme
- Passacaglia(11 mins)
- Cello Concerto in E minor(30 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2(28 mins)
Performers
- Pablo Ferrándezcello
- Vasily Petrenkoconductor
Composers
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Mon 17 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform two 20th-century ballets – Copland’s Billy the Kid and Stravinsky’s Petrushka – alongside a new Clarinet Concerto by Portland-based composer and songwriter Gabriel Kahane
Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform two 20th-century ballets – Copland’s Billy the Kid and Stravinsky’s Petrushka – alongside a new Clarinet Concerto by Portland-based composer and songwriter Gabriel Kahane
Programme
- Billy the Kid – suite(22 mins)
- Clarinet Concerto, ‘If love will not swing wide the gates’(22 mins)BBC co-commission: European premiere
- interval
- Petrushka (1947 version)(34 mins)
Performers
- Anthony McGillclarinet
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £14.24 to £48.92 (including booking fee)
Tue 18 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Cristian Măcelaru leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in one of the great masterpieces of the 20th century, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10. The concert opens with the UK premiere of Édith Canat de Chizy’s intricately textured Skyline
Cristian Măcelaru leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in one of the great masterpieces of the 20th century, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10. The concert opens with the UK premiere of Édith Canat de Chizy’s intricately textured Skyline
Programme
- Skyline (Concerto for three percussionists, timpani and orchestra)(20 mins)BBC co-commission: UK premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 10 in E minor(55 mins)
Performers
- Cristian Măcelaruconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £14.24 to £48.92 (including booking fee)
Wed 19 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Fresh from the Glyndebourne Festival, the Proms presents Strauss’s opera-within-an-opera Ariadne auf Naxos, performed complete at the festival for the first time in nearly half a century
Fresh from the Glyndebourne Festival, the Proms presents Strauss’s opera-within-an-opera Ariadne auf Naxos, performed complete at the festival for the first time in nearly half a century
Programme
- Ariadne auf Naxos(120 mins)semi-staged; sung in German, with English surtitles
Performers
- Rachel Willis-SørensenAriadne
- David Butt PhilipBacchus
- Alina WunderlinZerbinetta
- Mikhail TimoshenkoHarlequin
- Caspar SinghScaramuccio
- Liam James KaraiTruffaldino
- Liam BonthroneBrighella
- Samantha HankeyComposer
- Michael KrausMusic Master
- Ru CharlesworthDancing Master
- Anna DenisovaNaiad
- Eirin RognerudEcho
- Robin Ticciaticonductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £28.52 to £89.72 (including booking fee)
Thu 20 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The Proms marks Miles Davis’s centenary with a concert combining his influences – works by Rodrigo and Gershwin – with his own hits. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and Miho Hazama for a celebration of a jazz legend
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Fri 21 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Star mezzo Jamie Barton joins Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler’s epic collision of symphony and song. The first half sees the witty musical parting of Haydn’s ‘Farewell’ Symphony and Bushra El-Turk’s meditative Mosaic
Star mezzo Jamie Barton joins Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler’s epic collision of symphony and song. The first half sees the witty musical parting of Haydn’s ‘Farewell’ Symphony and Bushra El-Turk’s meditative Mosaic
Programme
- Mosaic(8 mins)
- Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor, ‘Farewell’(28 mins)
- interval
- Das Lied von der Erde(68 mins)
Performers
- Jamie Bartonmezzo-soprano
- Clay Hilleytenor
- Anja Bihlmaierconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Sat 22 Aug 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms under Jonathon Heyward, bringing with it Dvořák’s ecstatic hymn to nature, the Symphony No. 8, and Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with star American soprano Angel Blue
The Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms under Jonathon Heyward, bringing with it Dvořák’s ecstatic hymn to nature, the Symphony No. 8, and Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with star American soprano Angel Blue
Programme
- Dance Suite(15 mins)reconstr. & arr. Tuffus Zimbabwe; world premiere
- Knoxville: Summer of 1915(15 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 8 in G major(34 mins)
Performers
- Angel Bluesoprano
- Jonathon Heywardconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Sun 23 Aug 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields spotlights the French horn and bassoon in concertos by Mozart and Thea Musgrave. Britten’s playful Simple Symphony and Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony bookend the concert.
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields spotlights the French horn and bassoon in concertos by Mozart and Thea Musgrave. Britten’s playful Simple Symphony and Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony bookend the concert.
Programme
- Simple Symphony(17 mins)
- Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major(16 mins)
- interval
- Bassoon Concerto, ‘Out of the Darkness’(12 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Romance for bassoon and orchestra(5 mins)
- Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’(18 mins)
Performers
- Felix Klieserhorn
- Amy Harmanbassoon
- Benjamin Marquise Gilmoredirector/leader
Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee) - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
French cellist Gautier Capuçon is the soloist in Dvořák’s nostalgic homage to his Bohemian roots. He joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Alain Altinoglu for a programme that bridges Paris and New York
French cellist Gautier Capuçon is the soloist in Dvořák’s nostalgic homage to his Bohemian roots. He joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Alain Altinoglu for a programme that bridges Paris and New York
Programme
- Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto in B minor(40 mins)
- interval
- Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune(10 mins)
- Amériques(26 mins)
Performers
- Gautier Capuçoncello
- Alain Altinogluconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Mon 24 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Marin Alsop leads the Philharmonia Orchestra in a barn-storming celebration of American music, with works including Bernstein’s West Side Story, Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue and Copland’s Appalachian Spring
Marin Alsop leads the Philharmonia Orchestra in a barn-storming celebration of American music, with works including Bernstein’s West Side Story, Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue and Copland’s Appalachian Spring
Programme
- Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman(3 mins)
- Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’(24 mins)
- Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé)(16 mins)
- interval
- The Big Country – prelude(3 mins)
- Appalachian Spring – suite(23 mins)
- Three Visions – No. 2: Summerland(5 mins)
- On the Town – Three Dance Episodes(11 mins)
Performers
- Marin Alsopconductor
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Tue 25 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and the BBC Concert Orchestra train their sights on the greatest hits from Skyfall, The Spy Who Loved Me and others, promising to leave you stirred, not shaken
Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Wed 26 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The Metropolitan Opera’s Met Orchestra and Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin present a sumptuous all-Strauss programme that includes the final scene of the composer’s Salome, performed with celebrated South African soprano Elza van den Heever
The Metropolitan Opera’s Met Orchestra and Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin present a sumptuous all-Strauss programme that includes the final scene of the composer’s Salome, performed with celebrated South African soprano Elza van den Heever
Programme
- Der Rosenkavalier – suite(26 mins)arr. attrib. A. Rodziński
- Salome(18 mins)final scene
- interval
- Ein Heldenleben(46 mins)
Performers
- Elza van den Heeversoprano
- Yannick Nézet‐Séguinconductor
Composers
Seats from £35.66 to £114.20 (including booking fee)
Thu 27 Aug 2026
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
For their second concert of the season The Met Orchestra is joined by Joyce DiDonato for Mahler’s Rückert- Lieder. We also heard the composer’s nature-loving Symphony No. 4 and Kaija Saariaho’s Lumière et pesanteur
For their second concert of the season The Met Orchestra is joined by Joyce DiDonato for Mahler’s Rückert- Lieder. We also heard the composer’s nature-loving Symphony No. 4 and Kaija Saariaho’s Lumière et pesanteur
Programme
- Lumière et pesanteur(7 mins)
- Rückert-Lieder(20 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in G major(57 mins)
Performers
- Joyce DiDonatomezzo-soprano
- Yannick Nézet‐Séguinconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £35.66 to £114.20 (including booking fee) - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Scottish composer Erland Cooper leads an intimate late-night sequence inspired by Radio 3 Unwind’s Ultimate Calm series. A serene sequence for the night hours
Seats from £12.20 to £30.56 (including booking fee)
Fri 28 Aug 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Altın Gün brings its unique blend of psychedelic folk-rock to the Proms. They join forces with special guest Derya Yıldırım, Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra to turn cool riffs and Anatolian folk textures into rich orchestral colours
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Sat 29 Aug 2026
- 10:30Theatr Clwyd, Mold
BBC Young Composer workshops offer 12 to 18 year olds the opportunity to create, collaborate and hone their music making skills together with support from experienced composers and musicians.
Part ofProms 2026 - 16:00Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Iwan Davies and Sinfonia Cymru present an afternoon sequence exploring the connections and communicative powers of words and music, inspired by the themes of legend and folklore
Seats from £8 - £22 - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the Oslo Philharmonic join maverick virtuoso Patricia Kopatchinskaja for Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto. We also hear Øyvind Torvund’s symphonic poem ‘Forest Morning’ and excerpts from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the Oslo Philharmonic join maverick virtuoso Patricia Kopatchinskaja for Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto. We also hear Øyvind Torvund’s symphonic poem ‘Forest Morning’ and excerpts from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet
Programme
- Symphonic Poem No. 1, ‘Forest Morning’(12 mins)
- Violin Concerto(22 mins)
- interval
- Romeo and Juliet(42 mins)excerpts
Performers
- Patricia Kopatchinskajaviolin
- Mirga Gražinytė‐Tylaconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Sun 30 Aug 2026
- 16:30Royal College of Music
Be first to hear pieces composed by the most recent winners of the BBC Young Composer competition, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra
Part ofProms 2026 - 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Jakob Lehmann and period-instrument group Les Siècles bring to life Berlioz’s ‘Dramatic Legend’ in a concert performance with an international cast of soloists, including American tenor John Osborn, Gerald Finley and Véronique Gens
Jakob Lehmann and period-instrument group Les Siècles bring to life Berlioz’s ‘Dramatic Legend’ in a concert performance with an international cast of soloists, including American tenor John Osborn, Gerald Finley and Véronique Gens
Programme
- The Damnation of Faust(130 mins)concert performance; sung in French with English surtitles
Performers
- John OsbornFaust
- Véronique GensMarguerite
- Gerald FinleyMéphistophélès
- Thomas DoliéBrander
- Jakob Lehmannconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Mon 31 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by performers from the National Youth Music Theatre to celebrate the music of Alan Menken, with sets from his scores to classic Disney films such as The Little Mermaid and Aladdin
Seats from £28.52 to £89.72 (including booking fee)
Tue 1 Sep 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Jakub Hrůša and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join Czech pianist Lukáš Vondráček for this Everest of Romantic piano concertos. Bookending the concert are Kaprálová’s Suita rustica and Janáček’s best-loved orchestral work, the Sinfonietta
Jakub Hrůša and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join Czech pianist Lukáš Vondráček for this Everest of Romantic piano concertos. Bookending the concert are Kaprálová’s Suita rustica and Janáček’s best-loved orchestral work, the Sinfonietta
Programme
- Suita rustica(16 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor(40 mins)
- interval
- Sinfonietta(24 mins)
Performers
- Lukáš Vondráčekpiano
- Jakub Hrůšaconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
