Proms Across the UK Events
Sat 29 Aug 2026
- 16:00Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Iwan Davies and Sinfonia Cymru present an afternoon sequence exploring the connections and communicative powers of words and music, inspired by the themes of legend and folklore
Also part ofProms 2026
Seats from £8 - £22
Sun 9 Aug 2026
- 14:30Bristol Beacon
The National Open Youth Orchestra – the world’s first disabled-led national youth ensemble – and members of BBC NOW perform music by Vivaldi, Charlotte Harding and Michael Betteridge
The National Open Youth Orchestra – the world’s first disabled-led national youth ensemble – and members of BBC NOW perform music by Vivaldi, Charlotte Harding and Michael Betteridge
Programme
- The Four Seasons(12 mins)excerpts; arr. Rhian Davies and Ellen O'Brien
- Symphony No. 1 – Juba Dance (3rd mvt)(4 mins)arr. Rhian Davies
- Barriers(7 mins)arr. Liam Taylor-West
- Soaring Through Sparks (Clarion Concerto)(3 mins)arr. Julia Koelmans
- The Orchestra: A Young Person’s Guide(15 mins)arr. Liam Taylor-West; BBC commission
Performers
- Niamh Moriartynarrator
- Alessandro VazzanaClarion
- Alice Farnhamconductor
- 16:00St George's Bristol
Nigel Short conducts his award-winning choir Tenebrae in the Proms premiere of Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, a 500-mile musical pilgrimage whose Minimalist patterns meet the beauty of plainchant and bell chimes
Nigel Short conducts his award-winning choir Tenebrae in the Proms premiere of Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles, a 500-mile musical pilgrimage whose Minimalist patterns meet the beauty of plainchant and bell chimes
- 18:00Bristol Beacon
Celebrated Finnish musicians Anu Komsi and Sakari Oramo perform György Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments – an armful of fragile and hauntingly lyrical miniatures – as part of the composer’s 100th-birthday celebrations
Celebrated Finnish musicians Anu Komsi and Sakari Oramo perform György Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments – an armful of fragile and hauntingly lyrical miniatures – as part of the composer’s 100th-birthday celebrations
Also part ofProms 2026
Sat 8 Aug 2026
- 20:00Bristol Beacon
A special live edition of the acclaimed late-night Radio 3 jazz show ’Round Midnight, this year with a focus on centenary artist John Coltrane
Also part ofProms 2026
Fri 7 Aug 2026
- 19:30Bristol Beacon
The Paraorchestra brings an immersive take on Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, presenting this seminal work with the players distributed across Beacon Hall
The Paraorchestra brings an immersive take on Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, presenting this seminal work with the players distributed across Beacon Hall
Programme
- Music for 18 Musicians(65 mins)
Performers
- Charles Hazlewooddirector
- Faye Stoeserdirector
Composers
Also part ofProms 2026
