BBC Proms: First Night of the Proms 2026
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP , [Venue Details]Dalia Stasevska and massed BBC forces launch the 2026 season with an American accent.
The widescreen vision of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man zooms in to teeming city streets in Gershwin’s ‘rhapsodic ballet’ An American in Paris, before piano superstar Yunchan Lim performs Ravel’s bluesy Concerto in G major, a musical postcard inspired by the composer’s time in the States.
The second half sees a world premiere from French-British composer Josephine Stephenson, before Finzi’s ode to the patron saint of music, premiered in this same Hall nearly 80 years ago.
Broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer
Programme
Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man 3’
Gershwin - An American in Paris 16’
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major 23’
Interval
Josephine Stephenson - That the sunrise not leave us unmoved c8’
BBC commission: world premiere
Finzi - For St Cecilia 19’
Yunchan Lim - piano
Thomas Atkins - tenor
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska conductor
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Admission
Min: £47.90
Max: £89.72
Performer name: Yunchan Lim, Thomas Atkins, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus
Other key names: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska conductor
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's, U14's to be accompanied by adult
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BBC Proms: First Night of the Proms 2026
Friday, 17 Jul 2026 @7.00pm
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2APMore Information
Dalia Stasevska and massed BBC forces launch the 2026 season with an American accent.
The widescreen vision of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man zooms in to teeming city streets in Gershwin’s ‘rhapsodic ballet’ An American in Paris, before piano superstar Yunchan Lim performs Ravel’s bluesy Concerto in G major, a musical postcard inspired by the composer’s time in the States.
The second half sees a world premiere from French-British composer Josephine Stephenson, before Finzi’s ode to the patron saint of music, premiered in this same Hall nearly 80 years ago.
Broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer
Programme
Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man 3’
Gershwin - An American in Paris 16’
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major 23’
Interval
Josephine Stephenson - That the sunrise not leave us unmoved c8’
BBC commission: world premiere
Finzi - For St Cecilia 19’
Yunchan Lim - piano
Thomas Atkins - tenor
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska conductor
Admission
Min: £47.90
Max: £89.72
Performer name: Yunchan Lim, Thomas Atkins, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus
Other key names: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska conductor
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's, U14's to be accompanied by adult
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