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The Royal Albert Hall has released details of an exciting programme of concerts for its 2026 Prom season which runs from 17 July to 12 September.
About
The Proms was launched in 1895 and has been presented by the BBC since 1927. It offers a season of concerts, showcasing both new and old compositions for a wide variety of audiences.
The 2026 season of 86 concerts includes:
Late Night Proms: Late Night Baroque, Under African Skies – The Songs of Graceland, and Evelyn Glennie and the Fantastia Orchestra.
For younger audiences, there will be Enchanted – Alan Menken’s Music for Disney, and BBC Horrible Science.
There’s also a relaxed concert for those who may prefer to leave and enter the auditorium at any point, and there will be dedicated chill out areas for this event, too.
The rest of the programme includes concerts featuring the works of Elgar, Mahler and Berlioz, to name but a few.
The BBC explain: “A season-long celebration of American music marks 250 years since the signing of the US Declaration of Independence, with the Proms debut of The Met Orchestra and the highly anticipated return of the Los Angeles Philharmonic after nearly a quarter of a century. The season features the UK premieres of major new works co-commissioned by the BBC from American composers Wynton Marsalis and Jessie Montgomery, and appearances from conductors and star soloists including Marin Alsop, Angel Blue and Joyce DiDonato.
The Proms welcomes the finest orchestras from around the world, including the debuts of the Spanish National Orchestra and the Mahler Academy Orchestra and the return of the Berlin, Munich and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestras.
Internationally renowned pianists Martha Argerich, Kirill Gerstein, Yunchan Lim and Yuja Wang return to the Proms, and siblings Lucas and Arthur Jussen make their Proms debut.
A celebration of homegrown creativity includes a brass band Prom with the Black Dyke Band, the world premiere of a new concerto by Gwilym Simcock written for Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jess Gillam and Ben Goldscheider 10 years after they were BBC Young Musician finalists, a Late Night Prom featuring Scottish percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, and performances celebrating the breadth and influence of Benjamin Britten, marking 50 years since his death, with early pieces and large-scale concert works.
The season marks a plethora of anniversaries and centenaries, including those of composers John Coltrane, Morton Feldman, Edmund Thornton Jenkins, Betsy Jolas, György Kurtág and Steve Reich, as well as a concert dedicated to the centenary of jazz icon Miles Davis.
New cross‑genre musical explorations include a 40th anniversary concert of Paul Simon’s Graceland with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a night exploring Prog Rock, a Prom with Turkish psych-folk band Altın Gün conducted by Jules Buckley, a celebration of soul legend Marvin Gaye, and a Prom with singer-songwriter Nadine Shah.”
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Please visit the Royal Albert Hall website to browse the complete season.
Getting there
The Royal Albert Hall can be reached by taking the Piccadilly line from Hyde Park Corner to South Kensington. Upon booking, please check the location of the concert. Most, but not all, are held at the Royal Albert Hall.