July 19th – First Night of the Proms
The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Dvorak Symphonic Poem – The Golden Spinning Wheel
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Chorus conducted by Karina Canellakis, perform Janecek’s Giagolitic Mass
July 21st
Joshua Bells plays Dvorak – Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Smetana’s Ma Vlast
July 26th
Schuman, Schoenberh and Mozart – BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
July 28th
Nicola Benedetti with the NYO
Auerbach, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
August 2nd
Britten and Mahler – Edward Gardiner conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Mahlets Song Cycler”Des Lied von Der Erde” with Leif Ove Andsnese. Britten’s Piano Concerto
Angelique Kidjo – Making her proms debut with her 9 piece band in a tribute to salsa legend Celia Cruz
August 9th
John Wilson Orchestra. Celebrating the music of the Wrner Bros Studios, including Works by Max Steiner and Erich Korngold
The Sound of Space – The London Contemporary Orchestra featuring sci-fi music from Alien:Covnenant, Interstellar, Under The Skin and Gravity.
August 11th
The BBC National Orchestra and the Chorus of Wales conducted by Nathalie Stutzman with Fatima Said, Kathryn Rudge, Sunnyboy Dladla and David Shipley in Mozart’s Requiem
August 16th
Sir Anthonio Pappano, the National Youth Orchestra of the USA, Mezzo Joyce Di Donato.
August 18th
Queen Victoria’s Playlist – an evening of music to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s Birth
August 23rd
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the LSO and LSO Chofu in Walton’s Cantata and Belshazzar’s Feast.
August 25th
BBC 2016 Young Musician Winner, Sheku-Kanneh Mason, performs Elgar’s passionate Cello Concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and their music director Mirga Grainyte-Tyla
August 30th
Strauss, Sibelius and Prokofiev – flavours of Finland, Russia and Germany featuring Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Homage to Nina Simone – Celebrating the jazz and blues legend.
September 1st
Happy Birthday Henry Wood. A 150th anniversary tribute to Sir Henry Wood, founder/conductor of the Proms featuring many of the works he both premiered and arranged across nearly 50 years of the festival.
September 6th
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long You, performs Mozart and Rachmaninov
In a proms premiere the Nu Civilisation Orchestra conducted by Peter Edwards, re imagine Duke Ellington’s three sacred concerts.
September 8th
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms and a new work, a birthday tribute to conductor Martyn Brabbins, inspired by Elar’s “Enigma Variations”
September 13th
Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique performed from memory by the Aurora Orchestra.
Jonny Greenwood Curates – Radiohead guitarist and film composer curates a late night prom.
September 14th
The Last Night of The Proms
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