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GatesheadChoirs on the Concourse

BBC Proms
Wood, von Bingen, Forshaw, Rajasekar, Farrington, Shaw, Williams, Roth, Tavener, Parry, Schnittke
Sofi Jeannin; Jess Gillam; BBC Singers; Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia; Timothy Burke

LondonElgar’s First

BBC Proms
Weir, Dean, Elgar
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Ryan Wigglesworth; Claire Booth; BBC Singers

LondonRelaxed Prom

BBC Proms
Vaughan Williams, Radiohead, Monk, Ellington
Fantasia Orchestra; Tom Fetherstonhaugh; BBC Singers

LondonEvelyn Glennie and the Fantasia Orchestra

BBC Proms
Shaw, Werner, Vaughan Williams, Radiohead, Coltrane, Dvořák, Ellington, Feldman, Monk, Ho, Sheppard
Fantasia Orchestra; Tom Fetherstonhaugh; Dame Evelyn Glennie; BBC Singers

LondonLast Night of the Proms 2026

BBC Proms
Wood, Arne, Elgar, Parry, Britten, Traditional
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo; Nicky Spence; Yuja Wang; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus

LondonAtlantic RequiemWorld premiere

© Dario Acosta
Önaç: Atlantic Requiem
London Symphony Orchestra; Anthony Parnther; J'Nai Bridges; Orson Van Gay II; BBC Singers
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Brash Americana and a choral rarity launch the BBC Proms

Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a nod to #America250 and Yunchan Lim plays Ravel's jazzy Piano Concerto in G
***11
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The BBC Singers at full throttle at Milton Court

The BBC Singers with Sofi Jeannin at Milton Court © BBC | Mark Allan (2022)
Powerful Herbert Howells, together with affecting Shaw and engaging MacMillan from the BBC Singers, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Sofi Jeannin.
****1
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UK premiere of Julia Wolfe’s unEarth impresses on scale, not substance

Julia Wolfe's unEarth performed by the BBCSO © Ed Maitland Smith

Wolfe's climate-change oratorio, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, already feels out of date.

**111
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Ermonela Jaho gives a tragic twist to Puccini's La rondine

Ermonela Jaho © BBC | Opera Rara | Russell Duncan
A new edition of Puccini's score springs to life in a meticulously prepared Opera Rara concert performance at the Barbican. 
****1
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ENO, BBC join forces in stunning Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Amanda Majeski (Katerina Izmailova) © Andy Paradise
David Pountney's vernacular translation and Ruth Knight's vivid staging lent a thrilling immediacy to Shostakovich's chilling opera.
*****
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BBC Symphony and Josep Pons at the Proms: a dextrous dance

Josep Pons and the BBC Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan
A programme heavily skewed to the balletic saw the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Josep Pons dispatch difficult passages with ease.
****1
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ParisBoulez - Ensemble intercontemporain - BBC Singers

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Schoenberg, Boulez, Birtwistle
Ensemble intercontemporain; Pierre Boulez; BBC Singers
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Maximum drama: BBC Proms 2024

BBC Proms © Mark Allan
The second half of this year’s Proms season heats up with visits from the Czech Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra – along with operas by Bizet and Britten.

Music as a public good: BBC Proms 2024

BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall © Chris Christodoulou
Stretching over 8 weeks, and with concerts in London and 6 cities across the UK, this year’s BBC Proms has a vast offering – including guest orchestras, premieres, and celebrations of Holst, Bruckner and Schoenberg.

A cellist in high places: Thangam Debbonaire

Thangam Debbonaire MP © Thangam Debbonaire
At the next general election, the former cellist in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra could become UK Culture Secretary. She tells us about how her musical career has helped her in politics and her desire to rebuild music education.