The full programme for this week’s Proms:
Tuesday 26 July
7.30pm • Royal Albert Hall
Britta Byström: Parallel Universes (BBC commission: world premiere)
Bernstein: Candide – overture
Walker: Variations for Orchestra
Barber: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Johan Dalene (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jordan de Souza
Wednesday 27 July
7pm • Royal Albert Hall
Carwithen: Bishop Rock
G. Williams: Sea Sketches
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1)
Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano)
Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Andrew Manze
This Prom will be broadcast on BBC Four on Friday 29 July.
Thursday 28 July
7.30pm • Royal Albert Hall
Jennifer Walshe: The Site of an Investigation (London premiere)
Brahms: A German Requiem
Jennifer Walshe (voice)
Elena Tsallagova (soprano)
Shenyang (bass-baritone)
National Youth Choir of Great Britain
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov
Friday 29 July
7.30pm • Royal Albert Hall
Bruckner, arr. Skrowaczewski: String Quintet in F major – Adagio
Nicole Lizée: Blurr Is the Colour of My True Love’s Eyes (BBC co-commission: European premiere)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Colin Currie (percussion)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Alpesh Chauhan
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Saturday 30 July
4pm • Battersea Arts Centre
Proms At: Battersea
BBC Young Composer
A showcase of new commissions specially written by recent winners of the BBC Young Composer competition, including Chelsea Becker, Isaac Bristow, Maddy Chassar-Hesketh, Will Everitt, Theo Kendall, Daniel Liu and Jenna Stewart.
BBC Concert Orchestra/Alice Farnham
7.30pm • Royal Albert Hall
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Puccini: Il tabarro (concert performance; sung in Italian, with English surtitles)
George Gagnidze (Michele)
Natalya Romaniw (Giorgetta)
Ivan Gyngazov (Luigi)
Daniela Barcellona (La Frugola)
Alasdair Elliott (‘Tinca’)
Simon Shibambu (‘Talpa’)
Jung Soo Yun (Ballad-Seller)
RCM Opera Chorus
Hallé/Sir Mark Elder
This Prom will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Four on Sunday 31 July.
Sunday 31 July
11am • Royal Albert Hall
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
Brought together by the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and the Polish National Opera, the brand-new Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra orchestra led by Canadian-Ukrainian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson includes recently refugeed Ukrainian musicians, Ukrainian members of European orchestras and some of the top musicians of Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa and elsewhere in Ukraine.
Valentin Silvestrov: Symphony No. 7
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio – ‘Abscheulicher! … Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern’
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra/Keri-Lynn Wilson
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7.30pm • Royal Albert Hall
Xenakis: Jonchaies
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Tom Borrow (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins
Monday 1 August
1.00pm • St George’s Bristol
Proms At: Bristol
Brian: Legend
Ysaÿe: Poème élégiaque
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
7.30pm • Royal Albert Hall
Gaming Prom: From 8-Bit to Infinity
Programme to include:
Hildur Guðnadóttir/Sam Slater, arr. Robert Ames: Battlefield 2042 – suite (European premiere)
Jessica Curry: Dear Esther – I Have Begun My Ascent
and excerpts from:
Yoko Shimomura: Kingdom Hearts
Kow Otani: Shadow of the Colossus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Robert Ames
This Prom will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Four on Friday 5 August.
How can you listen to this week’s BBC Proms?
All Proms will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
Where can I find out exactly which BBC Proms are being televised this year?
Find more details on this year’s BBC Proms TV schedule here.
How do you buy tickets for this week’s Proms?
If you want to attend the concerts in person, we explain how to buy tickets for the BBC Proms here.
Find out more about the premiere performances scheduled for this year’s BBC Proms.
If you aren’t sure what to wear to the BBC Proms, we have a tailor-made introduction to the Proms dress code just for you.