The 2026 Proms season, the 99th under the broadcaster's control, will run from July 17 to September 12, 2026. According to major media reports, the season will feature 86 concerts over eight weeks at venues across the UK. Concerts will be held in London, Gateshead, Bristol, Middlesborough, Sunderland, and Mold. Seventy-two concerts will be in the Royal Albert Hall and 14 across the UK, with more than 70,000 tickets available for £8. According to major media reports, every concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds, with selected concerts on BBC TV and iPlayer.
According to major media reports, the season includes a celebration of American music to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence. The opening night concert will feature Korean pianist Yunchan Lim playing Ravel's piano concerto in G Major. According to major media reports, international soloists include pianists Yunchan Lim, Yuja Wang, and Martha Argerich. According to major media reports, visiting orchestras include the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Spanish National Orchestra, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Metropolitan Opera's Orchestra. According to major media reports, the Metropolitan Opera's Orchestra will make its Proms debut. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is returning to the Proms after nearly 25 years.
America has been an engine of enormous cultural influence and dynamism over 250 years – why would we not celebrate that? The Proms have always offered a space where people can get out of the nitty-gritty of what is occurring now.
According to major media reports, highlights include a celebration of Miles Davis's centenary, a tribute to Disney composer Alan Menken, a Bond and Beyond Prom, a prog rock night, and a 40th anniversary concert of Paul Simon's Graceland with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. According to major media reports, there will be world premieres of new works by composers including Wynton Marsalis, Jessie Montgomery, and Gwilym Simcock. The Paraorchestra will present an immersive take on Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians at Bristol's Beacon Hall. German musician Felix Klieser, born without arms, will play Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 3 using his feet at the Royal Albert Hall. The Prog Prom will take place on July 18, 2026.
According to major media reports, Sam Jackson is the controller of BBC Radio 3 and BBC Proms. Suzy Klein is the BBC's head of arts and classical music TV. Specific dates and times for individual concerts have not been announced, nor have the exact locations and capacities of venues outside London. The distribution of £8 tickets across concerts and which concerts will be televised on BBC TV and iPlayer remain to be detailed, along with the full list of performers and repertoire for each concert.