Proms 2026 Calendar
Proms 2026 Events
Mon 27 Jul 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Step into the great outdoors with Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, as they perform nature-inspired works by Kristine Tjøgersen and Joseph Canteloube before Richard Strauss’s epic An Alpine Symphony
Step into the great outdoors with Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, as they perform nature-inspired works by Kristine Tjøgersen and Joseph Canteloube before Richard Strauss’s epic An Alpine Symphony
Programme
- Between Trees(15 mins)
- Songs of the Auvergne(15 mins)La pastoura als camps; La delaïssádo; Deux bourrées; Baïlèro
- interval
- An Alpine Symphony(47 mins)
Performers
- Louise Aldersoprano
- Edward Gardnerconductor
Also part ofChoral music and opera
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Tue 28 Jul 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Guy Johnston is the soloist in Benjamin Britten’s Cello Symphony. He joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo, who also perform Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 and the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Festen Suite
Guy Johnston is the soloist in Benjamin Britten’s Cello Symphony. He joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo, who also perform Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 and the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Festen Suite
Programme
- Festen Suite(21 mins)BBC co-commission: UK premiere
- Cello Symphony(34 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in D major(40 mins)
Performers
- Guy Johnstoncello
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Wed 29 Jul 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair Elgar’s sweeping First Symphony with two contemporary works: Judith Weir’s Moon and Star and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s The World’s Wife, setting words by Carol Ann Duffy
Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair Elgar’s sweeping First Symphony with two contemporary works: Judith Weir’s Moon and Star and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s The World’s Wife, setting words by Carol Ann Duffy
Programme
- Moon and Star(15 mins)
- The World’s Wife(20 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in A flat major(50 mins)
Performers
- Claire Boothsoprano
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Composers
Seats from £14.24 to £48.92 (including booking fee)
Thu 30 Jul 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as the soloist in Korngold’s filmic Violin Concerto. Bookending the concert are Dobrinka Tabakova’s exhilarating fanfare Orpheus’ Comet and Prokofiev’s lyrical Symphony No. 5
Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as the soloist in Korngold’s filmic Violin Concerto. Bookending the concert are Dobrinka Tabakova’s exhilarating fanfare Orpheus’ Comet and Prokofiev’s lyrical Symphony No. 5
Programme
- Orpheus’ Comet(5 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in B flat major(46 mins)
Performers
- Alena Baevaviolin
- Delyana Lazarovaconductor
Also part ofBBC SSO at the Proms 2026Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Fri 31 Jul 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Omer Meir Wellber and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen perform symphonies by Haydn and Schumann. At the heart of the programme is Bruch’s lush, ever-popular Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring Swedish soloist Daniel Lozakovich
Omer Meir Wellber and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen perform symphonies by Haydn and Schumann. At the heart of the programme is Bruch’s lush, ever-popular Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring Swedish soloist Daniel Lozakovich
Programme
- Symphony No. 44 in E minor, ‘Trauer’(22 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in D minor(29 mins)rev. version, 1851
Performers
- Daniel Lozakovichviolin
- Omer Meir Wellberconductor
Composers
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Sun 26 Jul 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Titular Organist of the Grand Organ at Notre-Dame in Paris, Olivier Latry returns for an all-Bach programme including an improvisation on Bach’s musical signature
Titular Organist of the Grand Organ at Notre-Dame in Paris, Olivier Latry returns for an all-Bach programme including an improvisation on Bach’s musical signature
Programme
- Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – Chaconne(17 mins)arr. Messerer
- Cantata No. 147 – Chorale ‘Jesus bleibet meine Freude’(4 mins)transcr. Duruflé
- Bach’s Memento – Mattheus-Final(6 mins)arr. Widor
- Cantata No. 68 – Aria ‘Mein gläubiges Herze’(3 mins)transcr. Gigout
- Concerto in A minor, BWV 593(12 mins)
- Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539(8 mins)
- Chorale ‘Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter’, BWV 650(4 mins)
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565(10 mins)
- Improvisation on B-A-C-H(10 mins)
Performers
- Olivier Latryorgan
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Lucas and Arthur Jussen make their Proms debut in Poulenc’s Concerto for two pianos. They join the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada, who also perform two 20th-century classics: John Adams’s Harmonium and Poulenc’s Sinfonietta
Lucas and Arthur Jussen make their Proms debut in Poulenc’s Concerto for two pianos. They join the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada, who also perform two 20th-century classics: John Adams’s Harmonium and Poulenc’s Sinfonietta
Programme
- Sinfonietta(29 mins)
- Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor(20 mins)
- interval
- Harmonium(33 mins)
Performers
- Lucas and Arthur Jussenpianos
- Kazuki Yamadaconductor
Composers
Also part ofChoral music and opera
Sat 25 Jul 2026
- 14:00Royal Albert Hall
Join Albert Einstein and Marie Curie as they present CBBC’s hit sketch show Horrible Science live at the Royal Albert Hall with some scientifically proven bangers from the classical canon, including Holst’s The Planets and John Williams’s Star Wars
Join Albert Einstein and Marie Curie as they present CBBC’s hit sketch show Horrible Science live at the Royal Albert Hall with some scientifically proven bangers from the classical canon, including Holst’s The Planets and John Williams’s Star Wars
Programme
- Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dancesexcerpts
- The Planetsexcerpts
- Star Warsexcerpts
Performers
- Richard David-Caine
- Harrie Hayes
- James McNicholas
- Timmika Ramsay
- Jessica Ransom
- Luke Rollason
- Inel Tomlinson
- Karen Ní Bhroinconductor
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
Join Albert Einstein and Marie Curie as they present CBBC’s hit sketch show Horrible Science live at the Royal Albert Hall with some scientifically proven bangers from the classical canon, including Holst’s The Planets and John Williams’s Star Wars
Join Albert Einstein and Marie Curie as they present CBBC’s hit sketch show Horrible Science live at the Royal Albert Hall with some scientifically proven bangers from the classical canon, including Holst’s The Planets and John Williams’s Star Wars
Programme
- Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dancesexcerpts
- The Planetsexcerpts
- Star Warsexcerpts
- The Elements
Performers
- Richard David-Caine
- Harrie Hayes
- James McNicholas
- Timmika Ramsay
- Jessica Ransom
- Luke Rollason
- Inel Tomlinson
- Karen Ní Bhroinconductor
- 19:30The Fire Station, Sunderland
Polish violinist Maria Włoszczowska directs the Royal Northern Sinfonia in a programme of musical innovations and provocations, featuring works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Mozart and a 14-year-old Mendelssohn
Polish violinist Maria Włoszczowska directs the Royal Northern Sinfonia in a programme of musical innovations and provocations, featuring works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Mozart and a 14-year-old Mendelssohn
Programme
- Divertimento(7 mins)
- Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D minor(37 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 39 in E flat major(29 mins)
Performers
- Maria Włoszczowskadirector/violin
Also part ofProms Across the UK
