Proms 2026 Calendar
Proms 2026 Events
Fri 11 Sep 2026
- 20:00Royal Albert Hall
Musicians from across Europe come together under Philipp von Steinaecker in the Mahler Academy Orchestra’s Proms debut. They perform Mahler’s monumental Ninth Symphony, journeying from the first movement’s brooding farewell to the radiant finale
Musicians from across Europe come together under Philipp von Steinaecker in the Mahler Academy Orchestra’s Proms debut. They perform Mahler’s monumental Ninth Symphony, journeying from the first movement’s brooding farewell to the radiant finale
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Sat 12 Sep 2026
- 19:15Royal Albert Hall
Classical music’s greatest international party draws the 2026 Proms to a close. Superstar pianist Yuja Wang is joined by Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and massed BBC forces, all marshalled by Sakari Oramo
Classical music’s greatest international party draws the 2026 Proms to a close. Superstar pianist Yuja Wang is joined by Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and massed BBC forces, all marshalled by Sakari Oramo
Programme
- Candide – overture(5 mins)
- Keltic Suite – Lament(5 mins)ii. ‘Lament’
- Rusalka – ‘Vidino divná, přesladká’ (Prince’s Aria)(7 mins)
- Má vlast – Vltava(12 mins)
- DithyrambBBC commission: world premiere
- Piano Concerto(26 mins)
- interval
- 'Jupiter' from The Planets(8 mins)
- Suite for Piano and Orchestra (Jazz Suite)(15 mins)
- Scotch SnapBBC commission: world premiere arr. Stuart Calvert
- Iris of Life(3 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Guys and Dolls – ‘Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat’(5 mins)arr. Mark Cumberland
- Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(13 mins)arr. Wood
- Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)(3 mins)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)(8 mins)
- Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(2 mins)
- The National Anthem (arr. Britten)(2 mins)
- Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)(arr. P. Campbell)
Performers
- Nicky Spencetenor
- Yuja Wangpiano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Sun 13 Sep 2026
- 18:00Holy Sepulchre London
Come and be a part of the traditional end-of-season service from the National Musicians’ Church, Holy Sepulchre, the final resting place of Sir Henry Wood, founder of the Promenade concerts.
Thu 10 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Continuing their Proms performances of sacred Baroque masterpieces, Arcangelo and Music Director Jonathan Cohen return with an exciting team of soloists to perform J. S. Bach’s Mass in B minor, one of the most powerful and universal statements in art
Continuing their Proms performances of sacred Baroque masterpieces, Arcangelo and Music Director Jonathan Cohen return with an exciting team of soloists to perform J. S. Bach’s Mass in B minor, one of the most powerful and universal statements in art
Programme
- Mass in B minor(115 mins)
Performers
- Jeanine De Biquesoprano
- Eva Zaïciksoprano
- Hugh Cuttingcounter-tenor
- Nick Pritchardtenor
- Florian Störtzbass-baritone
- Jonathan Cohendirector/harpsichord
Composers
Also part ofChoral music and opera
Wed 9 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Paweł Kapuła conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss’s famous musical farewell
Paweł Kapuła conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss’s famous musical farewell
Programme
- Erlkönig – orchestral fantasy(6 mins)
- Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’(25 mins)
- interval
- What the Wild Flowers Tell Me (arr. Benjamin Britten)(10 mins)
- Four Last Songs(24 mins)
Performers
- Natalya Romaniwsoprano
- Paweł Kapułaconductor
Tue 8 Sep 2026
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth celebrate the orchestra’s 90th anniversary with a snapshot of a golden year in musical history, performing works written in 1936 by Bartók, Rachmaninov and Varèse
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth celebrate the orchestra’s 90th anniversary with a snapshot of a golden year in musical history, performing works written in 1936 by Bartók, Rachmaninov and Varèse
Programme
- Density 21.5(3 mins)
- Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta(28 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor(39 mins)
Performers
- Matthew Highamflute
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Also part ofBBC SSO at the Proms 2026 - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Jules Buckley returns with his own ensemble in a new collaboration with American singer-songwriter Weyes Blood – a typically imaginative meeting of musical minds in an intimate late-night setting
Jules Buckley returns with his own ensemble in a new collaboration with American singer-songwriter Weyes Blood – a typically imaginative meeting of musical minds in an intimate late-night setting
Programme
- A Lot's Gonna Change(5 mins)arr. Sam Gale
- Children of the Empire(6 mins)arr. Jochen Neuffer
- God Turn Me Into A Flower(7 mins)arr. Sam Gale
- Andromeda(5 mins)arr. Peter Riley
- Grapevine(6 mins)arr. Tom Trapp
- Seven Words(5 mins)arr. Tim Davies
- Something To Believe(5 mins)arr. Tom Trapp
- It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody(7 mins)arr. Jochen Neuffer
- A Given Thing(4 mins)arr. Jochen Neuffer
- Everyday(5 mins)arr. Giles Thornton
- Modern Dreamsarr. Jules Buckley and Tom Bradley
- Good Loversarr. Jules Buckley
- Hearts Aglow(6 mins)arr. Rachel Eckroth
- Movies(6 mins)arr. Sam Gale
Performers
- Jules Buckleyconductor
Composers
Also part ofLate Night Proms
Mon 7 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Robert Schumann is in the spotlight for Sir Simon Rattle and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, who present the overture to Genoveva, his much-loved Second Symphony and – with soloist Isabelle Faust – his enigmatic Violin Concerto
Robert Schumann is in the spotlight for Sir Simon Rattle and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, who present the overture to Genoveva, his much-loved Second Symphony and – with soloist Isabelle Faust – his enigmatic Violin Concerto
Programme
- Genoveva – overture(10 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D minor(33 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in C major(38 mins)
Performers
- Isabelle Faustviolin
- Sir Simon Rattleconductor
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