Proms on TV Events
Wed 5 Aug 2026
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo make their Proms debut 40 years since the release of Paul Simon’s era-defining album Graceland, which brought the group to international attention
South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo make their Proms debut 40 years since the release of Paul Simon’s era-defining album Graceland, which brought the group to international attention
Programme
- Nomathemba (Mother of Hope)
- The Boy in the Bubblearr. Peter Edwards
- Gumbootsarr. Peter Edwards
- Gracelandarr. Peter Edwards
- All Around the World – That Was Your Motherarr. Peter Edwards
- Halala South Africa (Long Walk to Freedom)
- I Know What I Knowarr. Peter Edwards/Laura Mvula
- Crazy Love, Vol. IIarr. Peter Edwards
- Under African Skiesarr. Peter Edwards
- Homelessarr. Peter Edwards/Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoesarr. Peter Edwards
- You Can Call Me Alarr. Peter Edwards
Performers
- Will Taylor & Nick Hill (Flyte)
- Peter Edwardsdirector
Seats from £14.24 to £39.74 (including booking fee)
Sat 8 Aug 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Thomas Adès conducts The National Youth Orchestra in a thrilling musical journey to Hell and back, featuring Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Purgatorio, the central panel of Adès’s own Dante-inspired ballet
Thomas Adès conducts The National Youth Orchestra in a thrilling musical journey to Hell and back, featuring Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Purgatorio, the central panel of Adès’s own Dante-inspired ballet
Programme
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1(11 mins)
- Dante – Part 2: Purgatorio(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique(49 mins)
Performers
- Thomas Adèsconductor
Composers
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Tue 11 Aug 2026
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
The Los Angeles Philharmonic returns to the Proms for the first time in over two decades, led by Music Director Gustavo Dudamel. Together they perform Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony and Inferno, the first panel from Thomas Adès’s Dante ballet
The Los Angeles Philharmonic returns to the Proms for the first time in over two decades, led by Music Director Gustavo Dudamel. Together they perform Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony and Inferno, the first panel from Thomas Adès’s Dante ballet
Programme
- Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’(39 mins)
- interval
- Dante – Part 1: Inferno(45 mins)
Performers
- Gustavo Dudamelconductor
Composers
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Thu 20 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The Proms marks Miles Davis’s centenary with a concert combining his influences – works by Rodrigo and Gershwin – with his own hits. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and Miho Hazama for a celebration of a jazz legend
The Proms marks Miles Davis’s centenary with a concert combining his influences – works by Rodrigo and Gershwin – with his own hits. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and Miho Hazama for a celebration of a jazz legend
Programme
- Porgy and Bess – ‘Bess, you is my woman now’(5 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
- Porgy and Bess: – ‘Gone, gone, gone’(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
- Porgy and Bess – ‘Summertime’(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
- Porgy and Bess – ‘I loves you, Porgy’(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
- El amor brujo – Song of the Will-o’-the-Wisp(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
- En Aranjuez con tu amor (after the Adagio of ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’)(17 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
- Boplicity(3 mins)
- My Ship(5 mins)arr. Gil Evans, orch. Miho Hazama
- Miles Aheadorch, Miho Hazama
- Once Upon a Summertime (La Valse des lilas)(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch, Miho Hazama
Performers
- Ambrose Akinmusiretrumpet
- Sam Harrispiano
- Harish Raghavanbass
- Kendrick Scottdrums
- Miho Hazamaconductor
Also part ofProms 2026Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Sun 23 Aug 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields spotlights the French horn and bassoon in concertos by Mozart and Thea Musgrave. Britten’s playful Simple Symphony and Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony bookend the concert.
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields spotlights the French horn and bassoon in concertos by Mozart and Thea Musgrave. Britten’s playful Simple Symphony and Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony bookend the concert.
Programme
- Simple Symphony(17 mins)
- Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major(16 mins)
- interval
- Bassoon Concerto, ‘Out of the Darkness’(12 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Romance for bassoon and orchestra(5 mins)
- Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’(18 mins)
Performers
- Felix Klieserhorn
- Amy Harmanbassoon
- Benjamin Marquise Gilmoredirector/leader
Also part ofProms 2026Seats 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
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
Fri 24 Jul 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
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
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
Programme
- The Force of Destiny – overture(8 mins)
- Cello Concerto(28 mins)
- interval
- Roman Festivals(25 mins)
- Fountains of Rome(15 mins)
- Pines of Rome(21 mins)
Performers
- Jonathan Aasgaardcello
- John Wilsonconductor
Also part ofProms 2026
Tue 21 Jul 2026
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
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
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
Programme
- Tales of a Summer Sea(15 mins)UK premiere
- Violin Concerto in D minor(35 mins)
- interval
- Also sprach Zarathustra(33 mins)
Performers
- Sueye Parkviolin
- John Storgårdsconductor
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