BBC Proms
BBC Proms Calendar
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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 2026
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Wed 2 Sep 2026
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
The Berlin Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko return to the Proms with two works filled with musical secrets and concealed identities: Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4
The Berlin Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko return to the Proms with two works filled with musical secrets and concealed identities: Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4
Programme
- ‘Enigma’ Variations(31 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in F minor(44 mins)
Performers
- Kirill Petrenkoconductor
Composers
Seats from £35.66 to £114.20 (including booking fee) - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
The Gesualdo Six and the Colin Currie Group appear in a Late-Night Prom that combines choral works by Renaissance composers including Hildegard of Bingen, Josquin and Pérotin with Steve Reich’s take on traditional Hebrew Psalms, Tehillim
The Gesualdo Six and the Colin Currie Group appear in a Late-Night Prom that combines choral works by Renaissance composers including Hildegard of Bingen, Josquin and Pérotin with Steve Reich’s take on traditional Hebrew Psalms, Tehillim
Programme
- Messe de Nostre Dame – Kyrie(4 mins)
- Beata viscera(2 mins)
- Motet ‘Intemerata Dei mater’(7 mins)
- Symphony of the Harmony of Heavenly Revelations – O orzchis Ecclesia(2 mins)
- Veni sancte spiritus/Veni creator spiritus(6 mins)
- Phos hilaron ('Hail, gladdening light’)(2 mins)
- O virgo prudentissima(6 mins)
- Tehillim(30 mins)
Performers
- Owain Parkdirector
- Colin Currieconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £14.24 to £39.74 (including booking fee)
Thu 3 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The Berlin Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko return for their second Prom of the season, joining forces with Augustin Hadelich for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto before a performance Scriabin’s intoxicating Third Symphony
The Berlin Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko return for their second Prom of the season, joining forces with Augustin Hadelich for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto before a performance Scriabin’s intoxicating Third Symphony
Programme
- Violin Concerto in D major(42 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘The Divine Poem’(50 mins)
Performers
- Augustin Hadelichviolin
- Kirill Petrenkoconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £35.66 to £114.20 (including booking fee)
Fri 4 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Andrew Manze conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in a celebration of English music, featuring works by Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten
Andrew Manze conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in a celebration of English music, featuring works by Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten
Programme
- Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis(15 mins)
- Violin Concerto(32 mins)
- interval
- A Brick Thrown with Love(10 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor(33 mins)
Performers
- Simone Lamsmaviolin
- Andrew Manzeconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Sat 5 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Legendary pianist Martha Argerich returns to the Proms, joining Lahav Shani and the Munich Philharmonic for Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. We also hear Louise Farrenc’s dramatic Overture No. 2 and the final symphony by Brahms
Legendary pianist Martha Argerich returns to the Proms, joining Lahav Shani and the Munich Philharmonic for Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. We also hear Louise Farrenc’s dramatic Overture No. 2 and the final symphony by Brahms
Programme
- Overture No. 2(7 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major(28 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in E minor(46 mins)
Performers
- Martha Argerichpiano
- Lahav Shaniconductor
Seats from £28.52 to £89.72 (including booking fee)
Sun 6 Sep 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London present a concert of English music, pairing two works by Britten – the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge and orchestral song-cycle Les illuminations – with music by Berkeley, Bridge and Imogen Holst
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London present a concert of English music, pairing two works by Britten – the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge and orchestral song-cycle Les illuminations – with music by Berkeley, Bridge and Imogen Holst
Programme
- Serenade for strings(13 mins)
- Lament(4 mins)
- Les illuminations(22 mins)
- interval
- Suite for String Orchestra(16 mins)
- Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge(26 mins)
Performers
- Julie Rosetsoprano
- Sinfonia of London(strings)
- John Wilsonconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee) - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo perform Dvořák’s famous ‘New World’ Symphony alongside a new Triple Concerto by Gwilym Simcock featuring three former BBC Young Musician finalists: Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo perform Dvořák’s famous ‘New World’ Symphony alongside a new Triple Concerto by Gwilym Simcock featuring three former BBC Young Musician finalists: Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Programme
- The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra(18 mins)
- Triple Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello(20 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’(40 mins)
Performers
- Jess Gillamsaxophone
- Ben Goldscheiderhorn
- Sheku Kanneh‐Masoncello
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Mon 7 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Robert Schumann is in the spotlight for Sir Simon Rattle and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, who present the overture to Genoveva, his much-loved Second Symphony and – with soloist Isabelle Faust – his enigmatic Violin Concerto
Robert Schumann is in the spotlight for Sir Simon Rattle and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, who present the overture to Genoveva, his much-loved Second Symphony and – with soloist Isabelle Faust – his enigmatic Violin Concerto
Programme
- Genoveva – overture(10 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D minor(33 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in C major(38 mins)
Performers
- Isabelle Faustviolin
- Sir Simon Rattleconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £28.52 to £89.72 (including booking fee)
Tue 8 Sep 2026
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth celebrate the orchestra’s 90th anniversary with a snapshot of a golden year in musical history, performing works written in 1936 by Bartók, Rachmaninov and Varèse
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth celebrate the orchestra’s 90th anniversary with a snapshot of a golden year in musical history, performing works written in 1936 by Bartók, Rachmaninov and Varèse
Programme
- Density 21.5(3 mins)
- Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta(28 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor(39 mins)
Performers
- Matthew Highamflute
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee) - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Jules Buckley returns with his own ensemble in a new collaboration with American singer-songwriter Weyes Blood – a typically imaginative meeting of musical minds in an intimate late-night setting
Seats from £14.24 to £39.74 (including booking fee)
Wed 9 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Paweł Kapuła conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss’s famous musical farewell
Paweł Kapuła conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss’s famous musical farewell
Programme
- Erlkönig – orchestral fantasy(6 mins)
- Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’(25 mins)
- interval
- What the Wild Flowers Tell Me (arr. Benjamin Britten)(10 mins)
- Four Last Songs(24 mins)
Performers
- Natalya Romaniwsoprano
- Paweł Kapułaconductor
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Thu 10 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Continuing their Proms performances of sacred Baroque masterpieces, Arcangelo and Music Director Jonathan Cohen return with an exciting team of soloists to perform J. S. Bach’s Mass in B minor, one of the most powerful and universal statements in art
Continuing their Proms performances of sacred Baroque masterpieces, Arcangelo and Music Director Jonathan Cohen return with an exciting team of soloists to perform J. S. Bach’s Mass in B minor, one of the most powerful and universal statements in art
Programme
- Mass in B minor(115 mins)
Performers
- Jeanine De Biquesoprano
- Eva Zaïciksoprano
- Hugh Cuttingcounter-tenor
- Nick Pritchardtenor
- Florian Störtzbass-baritone
- Jonathan Cohendirector/harpsichord
Composers
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £28.52 to £89.72 (including booking fee)
Fri 11 Sep 2026
- 20:00Royal Albert Hall
Musicians from across Europe come together under Philipp von Steinaecker in the Mahler Academy Orchestra’s Proms debut. They perform Mahler’s monumental Ninth Symphony, journeying from the first movement’s brooding farewell to the radiant finale
Musicians from across Europe come together under Philipp von Steinaecker in the Mahler Academy Orchestra’s Proms debut. They perform Mahler’s monumental Ninth Symphony, journeying from the first movement’s brooding farewell to the radiant finale
Part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Sat 12 Sep 2026
- 19:15Royal Albert Hall
Classical music’s greatest international party draws the 2026 Proms to a close. Superstar pianist Yuja Wang is joined by Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and massed BBC forces, all marshalled by Sakari Oramo
Classical music’s greatest international party draws the 2026 Proms to a close. Superstar pianist Yuja Wang is joined by Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and massed BBC forces, all marshalled by Sakari Oramo
Programme
- Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(13 mins)arr. Wood
- Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)(3 mins)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)(8 mins)
- Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(2 mins)
- The National Anthem (arr. Britten)(2 mins)
- Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)(arr. P. Campbell)
Performers
- Nicky Spencetenor
- Yuja Wangpiano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
