Performances of Ryan Bancroft at BBC Proms
Thu 23 Jul 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
For their first Prom of the 2026 season, Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform spiritually charged works by Lili Boulanger, Szymanowski, Messiaen and Strauss, each reflecting on death and the afterlife
For their first Prom of the 2026 season, Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform spiritually charged works by Lili Boulanger, Szymanowski, Messiaen and Strauss, each reflecting on death and the afterlife
Programme
- Vieille prière bouddhique(7 mins)
- Stabat mater(28 mins)
- interval
- L’Ascension – four symphonic meditations(27 mins)
- Death and Transfiguration(23 mins)
Performers
- Mari Eriksmoensoprano
- Paula Murrihymezzo-soprano
- James Waytenor
- Szymon Mechlińskibaritone
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
Part ofProms 2026
Seats from £14.24 to £48.92 (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)
