
BBC Proms — 2020
Katie Derham introduces the opening night of the world’s premier live classical music festival, a program rich with works ranging from Beethoven’s Third Symphony to Aaron Copland’s *Quiet City*, alongside a new composition by the promising …
Organist Jonathan Scott presents a program of his own dazzling arrangements, featuring pieces by Rossini, Mascagni, Dukas, and culminating in Saint-Saëns's powerful Symphony No. 3, all performed on the renowned organ of the Royal Albert Hal…
Sir Simon Rattle leads the London Symphony Orchestra in a program of essential music. The concert features acclaimed pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who will perform Beethoven, works by Elgar and Vaughan Williams, and a newly commissioned piece by …
The BBC Concert Orchestra presents a Viennese spectacle, featuring solo performances by Sophie Bevan and Robert Murray. Under the baton of Bramwell Tovey, the orchestra will perform works by Lehár and Johann Strauss II.
The London Sinfonietta presents a program of innovative new music, featuring works by Philip Glass, Tansy Davies, Steve Reich, and Anna Meredith.
A modification to the previously announced schedule: John Storgårds, the BBC Philharmonic’s Chief Guest Conductor, will now join the orchestra for performances of works by Haydn, Britten, and Tchaikovsky.
Nicola Benedetti will conduct an exhilarating evening of baroque music with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, under the direction of Jonathan Cohen.
In an evening honoring her father and musical mentor, Ravi Shankar, sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar performs in what would have been his hundredth year. Anoushka is joined for the first half by Gold Panda, the electronic music producer …
Pianist Stephen Hough will perform Beethoven in a concert that also features a World Premiere composition by Jay Capperauld.
Laura Marling is collaborating with the 12 Ensemble on a concert that charts a course through her extensive body of work. The performance will feature selections from her past albums alongside new material from her 2020 release, *Song for O…
From London, the eight-piece band KOKOROKO will present their distinctive Afrobeat sound at the Proms, a vibrant energy propelled by their powerful horn section and led by trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey.
For Beethoven's 250th anniversary, Tom Service and the Aurora Orchestra offer an extraordinary evening. Conductor Nicholas Collon and the orchestra will dissect Beethoven’s celebrated Seventh Symphony, revealing the intricacies of the compo…
The celebrated siblings Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason share their first concert at the Proms, presenting an evening dedicated to chamber music for cello and piano.
Ryan Bancroft embarks on his first official engagement as principal conductor of BBC NOW at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay, marking his debut at the Proms and the first Prom to be held in Wales. The concert program features Martinu’s pla…
The performance features South African soprano Golda Schultz, accompanied by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by principal guest conductor Dalia Stasevska. The program is presented by Katie Derham.

