The BBC Proms concerts return to YourClassical for the 2026 season. Enjoy live performances featuring world-class ensembles, conductors and soloists from the Royal Albert Hall in London. Listen at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Central on weekdays through Friday, Sept. 25 — plus on-demand audio for 30 days afterward.
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Friday, Sept. 25 – 10 p.m. Central
DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Prom 65: Dvořák's New World Symphony | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Sakari Oramo, conductor | Jess Gillam, saxophone | Ben Goldscheider, horn | Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Recorded Sept. 6, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday, Sept. 25 – 10 a.m. Central
BRITTEN: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Prom 65: Dvořák's New World Symphony | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Sakari Oramo, conductor | Jess Gillam, saxophone | Ben Goldscheider, horn | Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Recorded Sept. 6, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Sept. 24 – 10 p.m. Central
STRAUSS: Four Last Songs
Prom 69: Strauss' Four Last Songs | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | Paweł Kapuła, conductor | Natalya Romaniw, soprano
Recorded Sept. 9, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Sept. 24 – 10 a.m. Central
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"
Prom 69: Strauss' Four Last Songs | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | Paweł Kapuła, conductor | Natalya Romaniw, soprano
Recorded Sept. 9, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Sept. 23, – 10 p.m. Central
MAHLER: What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
Prom 69: Strauss' Four Last Songs | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | Paweł Kapuła, conductor | Natalya Romaniw, soprano
Recorded Sept. 9, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Sept. 23 – 10 a.m. Central
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Prom 62: Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 9 | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Andrew Manze, conductor | Simone Lamsma, violin: Vaughan Williams, Britten, Smickersgill
Recorded Sept. 4, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Sept. 22 – 10 p.m. Central
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2
Prom 66: Rattle conducts Schumann | Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | Sir Simon Rattle, conductor | Isabelle Faust, violin
Recorded Sept. 7, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Sept. 22 – 10 a.m. Central
SCHUMANN: Genoveva: Overture
Prom 66: Rattle conducts Schumann | Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | Sir Simon Rattle, conductor | Isabelle Faust, violin
Recorded Sept. 7, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Sept. 21 – 10 p.m. Central
SIMCOCK: Triple Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn, and Cello
Prom 65: Dvořák's New World Symphony | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Sakari Oramo, conductor | Jess Gillam, saxophone | Ben Goldscheider, horn | Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Recorded Sept. 6, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Sept. 21 – 10 a.m. Central
BERKELEY: Serenade for Strings
Prom 64: Matinee - John Wilson and Sinfonia of London Strings | Julie Roset, soprano: Berkeley, Bridge, Britten, I. Holst
Recorded Sept. 6, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday, Sept. 18 – 10 p.m. Central
SCHUMANN: Violin Concerto
Prom 66: Rattle conducts Schumann | Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | Sir Simon Rattle, conductor | Isabelle Faust, violin
Recorded Sept. 7, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday, Sept. 18 – 10 a.m. Central
JANACEK: Sinfonietta
Prom 58: Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Jakub Hrůša conductor | Lukáš Vondráček, piano: Kaprálová, Rachmaninov, Janáček
Recorded Sept. 1, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Sept. 17 – 10 p.m. Central
BRITTEN: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Prom 64: Matinee - John Wilson and Sinfonia of London Strings | Julie Roset, soprano: Berkeley, Bridge, Britten, I. Holst
Recorded Sept. 6, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Sept. 17 – 10 a.m. Central
IMOGEN HOLST: Suite for String Orchestra
Prom 64: Matinee - John Wilson and Sinfonia of London Strings | Julie Roset, soprano: Berkeley, Bridge, Britten, I. Holst
Recorded Sept. 6, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Sept. 16 – 10 p.m. Central
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 9
Prom 62: Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 9 | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Andrew Manze, conductor | Simone Lamsma, violin: Vaughan Williams, Britten, Smickersgill
Recorded Sept. 4, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Sept. 16 – 10 a.m. Central
MOZART: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"
Prom 47: Matinee - Mozart's Haffner Symphony | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | Benjamin Marquise Gilmore, direction | Amy Harman, bassoon and Felix Klieser, French horn: Britten, Mozart, Musgrave, Elgar
Recorded Aug. 23, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Sept. 15 – 10 p.m. Central
BRITTEN: Violin Concerto
Prom 62: Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 9 | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Andrew Manze, conductor | Simone Lamsma, violin: Vaughan Williams, Britten, Smickersgill
Recorded Sept. 4, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Sept. 15 – 10 a.m. Central
DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Prom 48: Gautier Capuçon plays Dvořák | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Alain Altinoglu, conductor: Stravinsky, Dvořák, Debussy, Varèse
Recorded Aug 23, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Sept. 14 – 10 p.m. Central
TORVUND: Symphonic Poem No. 1 "Forest Morning"
Prom 55: Stravinsky and Prokofiev with the Oslo Philharmonic | Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor | Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Recorded Aug 29, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Sept. 14 – 10 a.m. Central
STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Prom 51: The Met Orchestra plays Strauss | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra | Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor | Elza van der Heever, soprano
Recorded Aug 26, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday, Sept. 11 – 10 p.m. Central
WALLER-BRIDGE: Solitudes
Prom 53: Late Night - Ultimate Calm with Erland Cooper
Recorded Aug 27, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday, Sept. 11 – 10 a.m. Central
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
Prom 59: Elgar and Tchaikovsky | Berlin Philharmonic | Kirill Petrenko, conductor
Recorded Sept 2, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Sept. 10 – 10 p.m. Central
HAYDN: Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"
Prom 45: Mahler's Song of the Earth | BBC Philharmonic | Anja Bihlmaier, conductor | Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano | Clay Hilley, tenor: El-Turk, Haydn, Mahler
Recorded Aug 21, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Sept. 10 – 10 a.m. Central
KAPRALOVA: Rustic Suite
Prom 58: Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Jakub Hrůša conductor | Lukáš Vondráček, piano: Kaprálová, Rachmaninov, Janáček
Recorded Sept. 1, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Sept. 9 (Extra Eclectic) – 10 p.m. Central
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
Prom 49: American Classics | Philharmonia Orchestra | Marin Alsop, conductor | Marcus Roberts Trio: Tower, Bernstein, Gershwin, Moross, Copland, Grant Still
Recorded Aug. 24, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Sept. 9 – 10 a.m. Central
BERNSTEIN: On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Prom 49: American Classics | Philharmonia Orchestra | Marin Alsop, conductor | Marcus Roberts Trio: Tower, Bernstein, Gershwin, Moross, Copland, Grant Still
Recorded Aug. 24, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Sept. 8 – 10 p.m. Central
DVORAK: Cello Concerto
Prom 48: Gautier Capuçon plays Dvořák | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Alain Altinoglu, conductor: Stravinsky, Dvořák, Debussy, Varèse
Recorded Aug. 23, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Sept. 8 – 10 a.m. Central
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
Prom 49: American Classics | Philharmonia Orchestra | Marin Alsop, conductor | Marcus Roberts Trio: Tower, Bernstein, Gershwin, Moross, Copland, Grant Still
Recorded Aug. 24, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Sept. 7 – 10 p.m. Central
MARSALIS: Concerto for Orchestra
Prom 37: Gershwin's Piano Concerto | BBC Symphony Orchestra | James Gaffigan, conductor | Yeol Eum Son, piano: Marsalis, Gershwin, Barber
Recorded Aug. 13, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Sept. 7 – 10 a.m. Central
GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto
Prom 37: Gershwin's Piano Concerto | BBC Symphony Orchestra | James Gaffigan, conductor | Yeol Eum Son, piano: Marsalis, Gershwin, Barber
Recorded Aug. 13, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday, Sept. 4 – 10 p.m. central
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"
Prom 33: Dudamel and the LA Phil 1 | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Gustavo Dudamel, conductor: Beethoven and Adès
Recorded Aug. 11, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday, Sept. 4 – 10 a.m. Central
BERNSTEIN: West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
Prom 49: American Classics | Philharmonia Orchestra | Marin Alsop, conductor | Marcus Roberts Trio: Tower, Bernstein, Gershwin, Moross, Copland, Grant Still
Recorded Aug. 24, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Sept. 3 – 10 p.m. Central
DVORAK: Symphony No. 8
Prom 46: Chineke! Orchestra with Angel Blue | Jonathon Heyward, conductor: Thornton Jenkins, Barber, Dvořák
Recorded Aug. 22, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Sept. 3 – 10 a.m. Central
MOZART: Horn Concerto No. 3
Prom 47: Matinee - Mozart's Haffner Symphony | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | Benjamin Marquise Gilmore, direction | Amy Harman, bassoon and Felix Klieser, French horn: Britten, Mozart, Musgrave, Elgar
Recorded Aug. 23, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Sept. 2 (Extra Eclectic) – 10 p.m. Central
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Prom 46: Chineke! Orchestra with Angel Blue | Jonathon Heyward, conductor: Thornton Jenkins, Barber, Dvořák
Recorded Aug. 22, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Sept. 2 – 10 a.m. Central
BRITTEN: Simple Symphony
Prom 47: Matinee - Mozart's Haffner Symphony | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields | Benjamin Marquise Gilmore, direction | Amy Harman, bassoon and Felix Klieser, French horn: Britten, Mozart, Musgrave, Elgar
Recorded Aug. 23, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Sept. 1 – 10 p.m. Central
BARBER: Symphony No. 1
Prom 37: Gershwin's Piano Concerto | BBC Symphony Orchestra | James Gaffigan, conductor | Yeol Eum Son, piano: Marsalis, Gershwin, Barber
Recorded Aug. 13, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Sept. 1 – 10 a.m. Central
JENKINS: Dance Suite
Prom 46: Chineke! Orchestra with Angel Blue | Jonathon Heyward, conductor: Thornton Jenkins, Barber, Dvořák
Recorded Aug. 22, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Aug. 31 – 10 p.m. Central
HOWARD: Concerto for Brass "SIGNAL"
Prom 22: Kavakos Plays Tchaikovsky | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Paavo Järvi, conductor | Leonidas Kavakos, violin: Howard, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin
Recorded Aug. 2, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Aug. 31 – 10 a.m. Central
COPLAND: Billy the Kid: Suite
Prom 41: Copland and Stravinsky | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | Ryan Bancroft, conductor | Anthony McGill: clarinet: Copland, Kahane, Stravinsky
Recorded Aug. 17, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday, Aug. 28 – 10 p.m. Central
BOULANGER: Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra
Prom 25: Rachmaninov's Second | Hallé | Kachun Wong, conductor | Alexandra Dariescu, piano: Ravel, Boulanger, Rachmaninov
Recorded Aug. 5, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday, Aug. 28 – 10 a.m. Central
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto
Prom 24: Dvořák and Mendelssohn | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | Elena Schwarz, conductor | Alina Ibragimova, violin
Recorded Aug. 4, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Aug. 27 – 10 p.m. Central
DVORAK: Symphony No. 7
Prom 24: Dvořák and Mendelssohn | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | Elena Schwarz, conductor | Alina Ibragimova, violin
Recorded Aug. 4, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday, Aug. 27 – 10 a.m. Central
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4
Prom 19: Bruch's Violin Concerto | German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen | Omer Meir Wellber, conductor | Daniel Lozakovich, violin: Haydn, Bruch, Schumann
Recorded July 31, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Aug. 26 (Extra Eclectic) – 10 p.m. Central
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
Prom 22: Kavakos Plays Tchaikovsky | BBC Symphony Orchestra | Paavo Järvi, conductor | Leonidas Kavakos, violin: Howard, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin
Recorded Aug. 2, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday, Aug. 26 – 10 a.m. Central
TABAKOVA: Orpheus' Comet
Prom 18: Korngold's Violin Concerto | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | Delyana Lazarova, conductor | Alena Baeva, violin: Tabakova, Korngold, Prokofiev
Recorded July 30, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Aug. 25 – 10 p.m. Central
POULENC: Sinfonietta
Prom 14: Poulenc and Adams | City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra | Sydney Philharmonia Symphony Chorus | Lucas and Arthur Jussen, pianos
Recorded July 26, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday, Aug. 25 – 10 a.m. Central
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1
Prom 19: Bruch's Violin Concerto | German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen | Omer Meir Wellber, conductor | Daniel Lozakovich, violin: Haydn, Bruch, Schumann
Recorded July 31, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Aug. 24 – 10 p.m. Central
TJOGERSON: Between Trees
Prom 15: From the Alps to the Auvergne | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Edward Gardner, conductor: Tjøgersen, Canteloube, Strauss
Recorded July 27, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday, Aug. 24 – 10 a.m. Central
POULENC: Concerto for Two Pianos
Prom 14: Poulenc and Adams | City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra | Sydney Philharmonia Symphony Chorus | Lucas and Arthur Jussen, pianos
Recorded July 26, 2026, Royal Albert Hall, London
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