The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska kick off the 2021 Proms with a programme featuring Vaughan Williams, Poulenc and a world premiere by Sir James MacMillan.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska kick off the 2021 Proms with a programme featuring Vaughan Williams, Poulenc and a world premiere by Sir James MacMillan.
Let the BBC Concert Orchestra whisk you away for a night of classic Broadway musicals.
Let the BBC Concert Orchestra whisk you away for a night of classic Broadway musicals.
Organist Martin Baker marks the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th-anniversary year with an organ recital showcasing the power and range of an instrument whose 9,999 pipes would stretch nine miles if laid end to end!
Organist Martin Baker marks the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th-anniversary year with an organ recital showcasing the power and range of an instrument whose 9,999 pipes would stretch nine miles if laid end to end!
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their young Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev showcase Mozart’s final three symphonies – composed over a period of just two months in the summer of 1788.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their young Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev showcase Mozart’s final three symphonies – composed over a period of just two months in the summer of 1788.
Travel back to the turn of the 20th century with Michael Collins, Adrian Brendel and Michael McHale, who give a fresh take on anniversary composer Alexander von Zemlinsky’s Clarinet Trio.
Travel back to the turn of the 20th century with Michael Collins, Adrian Brendel and Michael McHale, who give a fresh take on anniversary composer Alexander von Zemlinsky’s Clarinet Trio.
Travel back to the turn of the 20th century with Michael Collins, Adrian Brendel and Michael McHale, who give a fresh take on anniversary composer Alexander von Zemlinsky’s Clarinet Trio.
Travel back to the turn of the 20th century with Michael Collins, Adrian Brendel and Michael McHale, who give a fresh take on anniversary composer Alexander von Zemlinsky’s Clarinet Trio.
Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales reveal how composers as varied as Purcell, Brahms and Elizabeth Ogonek have turned to the hypnotic repeated pattern of the ‘chaconne’.
Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales reveal how composers as varied as Purcell, Brahms and Elizabeth Ogonek have turned to the hypnotic repeated pattern of the ‘chaconne’.
Led by conductor Ben Gernon, this BBC Philharmonic Prom explores music by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
Led by conductor Ben Gernon, this BBC Philharmonic Prom explores music by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji teams up with Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for Respighi’s vivacious Concerto gregoriano, whose plainsong-inspired melodies hark back to an ancient musical tradition.
Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji teams up with Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for Respighi’s vivacious Concerto gregoriano, whose plainsong-inspired melodies hark back to an ancient musical tradition.
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra champion the music of neglected British composer Ruth Gipps.
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra champion the music of neglected British composer Ruth Gipps.
Can a composer look forwards while also dipping into the past? That’s the question at the heart of Igor Stravinsky’s 'Pulcinella', performed here by Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Can a composer look forwards while also dipping into the past? That’s the question at the heart of Igor Stravinsky’s 'Pulcinella', performed here by Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Nicola Benedetti teams up with rising star Jonathon Heyward and the talented teenagers of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for a Prom featuring one of the all-time symphonic greats: Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony.
Nicola Benedetti teams up with rising star Jonathon Heyward and the talented teenagers of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for a Prom featuring one of the all-time symphonic greats: Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony.
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and its Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft sail to the New World with performances of Dvořák’s much-loved Ninth Symphony, Ives’s Three Places in New England and a brand-new work by American composer Augusta Read Thomas.
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and its Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft sail to the New World with performances of Dvořák’s much-loved Ninth Symphony, Ives’s Three Places in New England and a brand-new work by American composer Augusta Read Thomas.
500 years after his death, Renaissance prince of polyphony Josquin des Prez goes centre stage at this Cadogan Hall Prom, given by British vocal ensemble the Marian Consort.
500 years after his death, Renaissance prince of polyphony Josquin des Prez goes centre stage at this Cadogan Hall Prom, given by British vocal ensemble the Marian Consort.
500 years after his death, Renaissance prince of polyphony Josquin des Prez takes the spotlight in this Cadogan Hall Prom given by British vocal ensemble the Marian Consort.
500 years after his death, Renaissance prince of polyphony Josquin des Prez takes the spotlight in this Cadogan Hall Prom given by British vocal ensemble the Marian Consort.
Johannes Moser is the soloist in the most beloved of all cello concertos. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kirill Karabits are ‘possessed’ by a ghostly Baroque ancestor in Mason Bates’s Auditorium and bring Janáček’s Taras Bulba to life.
Johannes Moser is the soloist in the most beloved of all cello concertos. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kirill Karabits are ‘possessed’ by a ghostly Baroque ancestor in Mason Bates’s Auditorium and bring Janáček’s Taras Bulba to life.
Sibelius’s great Romantic Violin Concerto lies at the heart of a Prom also featuring a new commission from Britta Byström inspired by Cosmologist Max Tegmark’s notion of a ‘hierarchical multiverse’.
Sibelius’s great Romantic Violin Concerto lies at the heart of a Prom also featuring a new commission from Britta Byström inspired by Cosmologist Max Tegmark’s notion of a ‘hierarchical multiverse’.
The Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms for Stravinsky’s colourful The Firebird suite – performed from memory – joined by Pavel Kolesnikov for Rachmaninov’s popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
The Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms for Stravinsky’s colourful The Firebird suite – performed from memory – joined by Pavel Kolesnikov for Rachmaninov’s popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
The Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms for Stravinsky’s colourful The Firebird suite – performed from memory – joined by Pavel Kolesnikov for Rachmaninov’s popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
The Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms for Stravinsky’s colourful The Firebird suite – performed from memory – joined by Pavel Kolesnikov for Rachmaninov’s popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Vladimir Jurowski makes his final appearance as the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Conductor – a position he has held for 14 years – in a concert of the 20th-century repertoire he has championed so passionately during his time in London.
Vladimir Jurowski makes his final appearance as the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Conductor – a position he has held for 14 years – in a concert of the 20th-century repertoire he has championed so passionately during his time in London.
Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra for its second concert of the season, with works by Payne, Berlioz and Beethoven.
Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra for its second concert of the season, with works by Payne, Berlioz and Beethoven.
Award-winning Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his Proms debut playing Bach and Mozart under the Philharmonia Orchestra with Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi.
Award-winning Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his Proms debut playing Bach and Mozart under the Philharmonia Orchestra with Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi.
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe is redefining his instrument, blending traditional playing styles with improvisation, singing and body percussion. Get ready for a boundary-crossing concert with the BBC NOW showcasing his unique brand of musical fusion
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe is redefining his instrument, blending traditional playing styles with improvisation, singing and body percussion. Get ready for a boundary-crossing concert with the BBC NOW showcasing his unique brand of musical fusion
The prize-winning young Marmen Quartet makes its BBC Proms debut with a concert celebrating composer, BBC producer and writer Robert Simpson.
The prize-winning young Marmen Quartet makes its BBC Proms debut with a concert celebrating composer, BBC producer and writer Robert Simpson.
The prize-winning young Marmen Quartet makes its BBC Proms debut with a concert celebrating composer, BBC producer and writer Robert Simpson.
The prize-winning young Marmen Quartet makes its BBC Proms debut with a concert celebrating composer, BBC producer and writer Robert Simpson.
Pack your tissues for a night rich in emotion and drama. Conductor Ben Glassberg and the BBC Philharmonic are joined by a host of British opera stars in an evening of opera excerpts on themes of separation and reconciliation.
Pack your tissues for a night rich in emotion and drama. Conductor Ben Glassberg and the BBC Philharmonic are joined by a host of British opera stars in an evening of opera excerpts on themes of separation and reconciliation.
Fresh from the release of its debut recording, the dynamic Manchester Collective makes its Proms debut alongside genre-defying harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani.
Fresh from the release of its debut recording, the dynamic Manchester Collective makes its Proms debut alongside genre-defying harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani.
British saxophonist, composer, DJ and bandleader Nubya Garcia is one of the brightest of a new generation of UK jazz talent. Tonight’s performance marks her much-anticipated Proms debut.
Experimental composer and turntablist Shiva Feshareki joins Sofi Jeannin and the BBC Singers for a choral playlist colliding the Renaissance with the present day.
Experimental composer and turntablist Shiva Feshareki joins Sofi Jeannin and the BBC Singers for a choral playlist colliding the Renaissance with the present day.
The first of our now-revealed Mystery Proms is the Britten Sinfonia and National Youth Chamber Choir who will perform Mozart’s final choral masterpiece, his Requiem, preceded by jewel-like excerpts from stage-works by Jean-Philippe Rameau.
The first of our now-revealed Mystery Proms is the Britten Sinfonia and National Youth Chamber Choir who will perform Mozart’s final choral masterpiece, his Requiem, preceded by jewel-like excerpts from stage-works by Jean-Philippe Rameau.
Blending soul, jazz, art-pop and spoken word, Moses Sumney defies categorisation. Joined by Proms favourite Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, he takes a symphonic trip through songs from his albums Aromanticism and græ.
Legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle joins his colleagues at London Symphony Orchestra to mark the 2021 Stravinsky anniversary with a series of symphonic snapshots.
Legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle joins his colleagues at London Symphony Orchestra to mark the 2021 Stravinsky anniversary with a series of symphonic snapshots.
Star guitarist Sean Shibe makes his Proms debut with flautist Adam Walker and mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta in a colourful celebration of Argentine chamber music at Cadogan Hall.
Star guitarist Sean Shibe makes his Proms debut with flautist Adam Walker and mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta in a colourful celebration of Argentine chamber music at Cadogan Hall.
Star guitarist Sean Shibe makes his Proms debut with flautist Adam Walker and mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta in a colourful celebration of Argentine chamber music at Cadogan Hall.
Star guitarist Sean Shibe makes his Proms debut with flautist Adam Walker and mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta in a colourful celebration of Argentine chamber music at Cadogan Hall.
Wales meets Senegal as multi-award-winning duo Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita continue their inspiring cross-cultural collaboration combining classical harp and kora in the second our now-revealed Mystery Proms.
Britain’s only majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra Chineke! returns for its fourth appearance at the Proms, celebrating diversity in composers as well as performers.
Britain’s only majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra Chineke! returns for its fourth appearance at the Proms, celebrating diversity in composers as well as performers.
From an icy Italian winter to the heady, sensual warmth of a South American summer: violinist Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on a musical journey through the sights and sounds of two continents and four very different seasons.
From an icy Italian winter to the heady, sensual warmth of a South American summer: violinist Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on a musical journey through the sights and sounds of two continents and four very different seasons.
From an icy Italian winter to the heady, sensual warmth of a South American summer: violinist Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on a musical journey through the sights and sounds of two continents and four very different seasons.
From an icy Italian winter to the heady, sensual warmth of a South American summer: violinist Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on a musical journey through the sights and sounds of two continents and four very different seasons.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra returns for its second Prom of the season, pairing Beethoven’s scintillating concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’ with his multilayered Second Symphony – plus a highly charged world premiere from American composer George Lewis.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra returns for its second Prom of the season, pairing Beethoven’s scintillating concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’ with his multilayered Second Symphony – plus a highly charged world premiere from American composer George Lewis.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo whisk us away on an all-British musical adventure featuring a richly layered symphony by Arnold, a poetic concerto by Walton and a dazzling UK premiere from Charlotte Bray.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo whisk us away on an all-British musical adventure featuring a richly layered symphony by Arnold, a poetic concerto by Walton and a dazzling UK premiere from Charlotte Bray.
Fearless violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja traces the evolution of Hungarian folk song in a Prom that features Bartók’s ferocious Second Violin Concerto, performed alongside Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Fearless violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja traces the evolution of Hungarian folk song in a Prom that features Bartók’s ferocious Second Violin Concerto, performed alongside Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
This Prom is all about animal magic as author Michael Morpurgo joins the seven talented Kanneh-Mason siblings and starry musical friends for a special family performance of Saint-Saëns’s ‘zoological fantasy’, The Carnival of the Animals.
This Prom is all about animal magic as author Michael Morpurgo joins the seven talented Kanneh-Mason siblings and starry musical friends for a special family performance of Saint-Saëns’s ‘zoological fantasy’, The Carnival of the Animals.
This Prom is all about animal magic as author Michael Morpurgo joins the seven talented Kanneh-Mason siblings and starry musical friends for a special family performance of Saint-Saëns’s ‘zoological fantasy’, The Carnival of the Animals.
This Prom is all about animal magic as author Michael Morpurgo joins the seven talented Kanneh-Mason siblings and starry musical friends for a special family performance of Saint-Saëns’s ‘zoological fantasy’, The Carnival of the Animals.
A triple bill of 20th-century oboe sonatas by Saint-Saëns, Dutilleux and Poulenc forms the heart of this Anglo-French programme.
A triple bill of 20th-century oboe sonatas by Saint-Saëns, Dutilleux and Poulenc forms the heart of this Anglo-French programme.
A triple bill of 20th-century oboe sonatas by Saint-Saëns, Dutilleux and Poulenc forms the heart of this Anglo-French programme.
A triple bill of 20th-century oboe sonatas by Saint-Saëns, Dutilleux and Poulenc forms the heart of this Anglo-French programme.
Sir George Benjamin conducts Ravel’s jazz-infused Piano Concerto, an operatic ‘pot-pourri’ by Oliver Knussen and the world premiere of his own Concerto for Orchestra.
Sir George Benjamin conducts Ravel’s jazz-infused Piano Concerto, an operatic ‘pot-pourri’ by Oliver Knussen and the world premiere of his own Concerto for Orchestra.
Currents of yearning and tragedy run through Glyndebourne Festival Opera’s sumptuous production of Tristan and Isolde, led by Music Director Robin Ticciati.
Currents of yearning and tragedy run through Glyndebourne Festival Opera’s sumptuous production of Tristan and Isolde, led by Music Director Robin Ticciati.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner makes his 60th Proms appearance directing his own Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner makes his 60th Proms appearance directing his own Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists.
Spend a night at the movies with a sequence of classic British film scores, brought to life by the BBC Concert Orchestra and Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey.
Spend a night at the movies with a sequence of classic British film scores, brought to life by the BBC Concert Orchestra and Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey.
Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein returns to the Proms following his thrilling 2017 performance of Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto.
Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein returns to the Proms following his thrilling 2017 performance of Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto.
Peter Holder pays tribute to centenary composer Saint-Saëns in a programme that recreates elements of the composer’s legendary performances on the Royal Albert Hall organ in the opening season of 1871 and in 1880.
Peter Holder pays tribute to centenary composer Saint-Saëns in a programme that recreates elements of the composer’s legendary performances on the Royal Albert Hall organ in the opening season of 1871 and in 1880.
The award-winning Sinfonia of London makes its much-anticipated official concert debut under John Wilson, who re-established the ensemble in 2018.
The award-winning Sinfonia of London makes its much-anticipated official concert debut under John Wilson, who re-established the ensemble in 2018.
British cello sensation Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns to the Proms as the soloist in Dvořak’s Cello Concerto, while former BBC Young Composer winner Grace-Evangeline Mason presents a world premiere.
British cello sensation Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns to the Proms as the soloist in Dvořak’s Cello Concerto, while former BBC Young Composer winner Grace-Evangeline Mason presents a world premiere.
BBC New Generation Artist Ema Nikolovska and pianist Malcolm Martineau invite you to step into Pauline Viardot’s salon for a lunchtime recital of music by the 19th-century composer and her dazzling friends and contemporaries.
BBC New Generation Artist Ema Nikolovska and pianist Malcolm Martineau invite you to step into Pauline Viardot’s salon for a lunchtime recital of music by the 19th-century composer and her dazzling friends and contemporaries.
BBC New Generation Artist Ema Nikolovska and pianist Malcolm Martineau invite you to step into Pauline Viardot’s salon for a lunchtime recital of music by the 19th-century composer and her dazzling friends and contemporaries.
BBC New Generation Artist Ema Nikolovska and pianist Malcolm Martineau invite you to step into Pauline Viardot’s salon for a lunchtime recital of music by the 19th-century composer and her dazzling friends and contemporaries.
Organ virtuoso James McVinnie performs Philip Glass’s Mad Rush, as well as giving the UK premiere of Samy Moussa’s A Globe Itself Infolding.
Organ virtuoso James McVinnie performs Philip Glass’s Mad Rush, as well as giving the UK premiere of Samy Moussa’s A Globe Itself Infolding.
The Hallé makes a welcome return to perform Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with Proms favourite Benjamin Grosvenor. The programme also includes Saint-Saëns’s mighty ‘Organ’ Symphony, with soloist Anna Lapwood making her Proms debut.
The Hallé makes a welcome return to perform Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with Proms favourite Benjamin Grosvenor. The programme also includes Saint-Saëns’s mighty ‘Organ’ Symphony, with soloist Anna Lapwood making her Proms debut.
The third of our now-revealed Mystery Proms is a celebration of the UK’s leading freelance musicians with the specially formed Proms Festival Orchestra performing Shostakovich’s exuberant Festive Overture and Mahler’s popular Fifth Symphony.
The third of our now-revealed Mystery Proms is a celebration of the UK’s leading freelance musicians with the specially formed Proms Festival Orchestra performing Shostakovich’s exuberant Festive Overture and Mahler’s popular Fifth Symphony.
Period-instrument ensemble Arcangelo and Director Jonathan Cohen return to the Proms, joined by the Arcangelo Chorus and a glittering line-up of soloists, for Bach’s crowning masterpiece, the St Matthew Passion.
Period-instrument ensemble Arcangelo and Director Jonathan Cohen return to the Proms, joined by the Arcangelo Chorus and a glittering line-up of soloists, for Bach’s crowning masterpiece, the St Matthew Passion.
Our final now-revealed Mystery Proms is a tonic for the soul – Russian Kolesnikov performs Bach’s ‘Goldberg’ Variations for solo piano.
Our final now-revealed Mystery Proms is a tonic for the soul – Russian Kolesnikov performs Bach’s ‘Goldberg’ Variations for solo piano.
A stellar line-up brings the world’s largest classical music festival to a close. Tenor Stuart Skelton and charismatic Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo for a spectacular climax to the festival.
A stellar line-up brings the world’s largest classical music festival to a close. Tenor Stuart Skelton and charismatic Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo for a spectacular climax to the festival.