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10 episodes · 17th July 2026

The BBC Proms 2026 run from July 17 to September 12, 2026, featuring over 80 concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and venues across the UK. Key Themes for the year include Celebrations of voice, international orchestras (including visits from the LA Philharmonic), and special genre-blending concerts like Prog Rock, Disney, and Paul Simon's Graceland.

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01 First Night of the Proms 2026 still First Night of the Proms 2026 Episode 117th July 2026 Piano superstar Yunchan Lim joins Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Ravel’s bluesy Concerto in G major. We also hear music by Copland, Gershwin and Finzi, alongside a world premiere from French-British composer Josephine Stephenson 02 Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms still Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms Episode 219th July 2026 A specially curated night of musical gems, from the Royal Albert Hall. Alongside Beethoven's famous symphony are Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss' Don Juan. Presented by Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann and featuring performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop and Elim Chan. 03 Prog Rock at the Proms still Prog Rock at the Proms Episode 323rd July 2026 Dazzling new classical arrangements of ELP, Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Yes and more, with performances from Guy Garvey, Gruff Rhys and Jane Weaver. Performing alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Robert Ames, more is more in this ultimate rock-classical crossover. Expect synthesisers and tubular bells in a specially curated evening presented by Stuart Maconie. 04 John Wilson at the Proms still John Wilson at the Proms Episode 426th July 2026 John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London return to the Proms for the first of two concerts, performing Respighi’s trilogy of Rome-inspired tone-poems alongside the Walton’s rhapsodic Cello Concerto. Norwegian cellist Jonathan Aasgaard makes his Proms debut 05 Elgar at the Proms still Elgar at the Proms Episode 531st July 2026 A night celebrating the treasured British composer with two of his most majestic works. Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra who take to the stage for the sweeping First Symphony. Plus a delve into the archives to look back to Sheku Kanneh-Mason's Cello Concerto performance, standing the test of time for its brilliance. Petroc Trelawny presents from the Royal Albert Hall. 06 Bolero at the Proms still Bolero at the Proms Episode 61st August 2026 The Spanish National Orchestra makes its Proms debut with a set of heat-soaked musical postcards that includes Ravel’s hypnotic Boléro and Rodrigo’s much-loved Concierto de Aranjuez with guitar phenomenon Rafael Aguirre as soloist 07 Great Violinists at the Proms still Great Violinists at the Proms Episode 72nd August 2026 Rising star Sueye Park dazzles with her Proms debut, playing the Sibelius Violin Concerto. / / Joined by John Storgards and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, a wildly virtuosic exploration of the Nordic landscape clearly demonstrates how Park won the prestigious 13th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition last year. / / The programme continues with two celebrated violinists from Proms past: Liya Petrova playing the much-loved Lark Ascending and Nicola Benedetti performing the playful, lyrical second movement of Wynton Marsalis's Fiddle Dance Suite. / / Katie Derham presents a look at some of the great performances on the violin that have graced the Royal Albert Hall stage. 08 Also Sprach Zarathustra at the Proms still Also Sprach Zarathustra at the Proms Episode 87th August 2026 John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra perform Strauss’s monumental tone-poem alongside Betsy Jolas’s evocative Tales of a Summer Sea. Sueye Park joins them for Sibelius’s Nordic-tinged Violin Concerto 09 Space Soundtracks at the Proms still Space Soundtracks at the Proms Episode 98th August 2026 10 NYO at the Proms still NYO at the Proms Episode 109th August 2026
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