Running from Friday 18 July to Saturday 13 September 2025, the season features 86 Proms, with 72 at the Royal Albert Hall and 14 at venues across the UK
The 2025 BBC Proms season brings together many of the world’s finest international artists and orchestras, featuring more than 40 outstanding ensembles from across the UK: a series of concerts that can only be experienced at the world’s greatest classical music festival.
The BBC’s own orchestras and choirs form the backbone of the Proms, making nearly 50 appearances throughout the season. The BBC Singersperform at 11 Proms, including the First and Last Nights, showcasing their broad range of repertoire.
Sakari Oramo conducts the First Night of the Proms, with tenor Caspar Singh, baritone Gerald Finley, violinist Lisa Batiashvili – including the world premiere of The Elements by Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen, commissioned by the BBC. The Last Night of the Proms is conducted by Elim Chan and features trumpeter Alison Balsom and soprano Louise Alder, with two world premieres, by Camille Pépin and Rachel Portman: the latter being the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
The BBC Proms makes its debut in both Bradford, as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, and Sunderland, bringing the festival to new audiences. The Proms also returns to Bristol and Gateshead for two three-day weekend residencies, and a special Prom in Belfast marks the centenary of Radio 4’s popular Shipping Forecast.
The season features a compelling line-up of international orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Major soloists include pianists Yunchan Lim and Sir András Schiff, violinists Hilary Hahn and Janine Jansen and soprano Golda Schultz.
Nineteen world, European or UK premieres will be performed, including 10 works commissioned by the BBC, showcasing an extraordinary range of contemporary composition.
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Chineke! Orchestra for the first time, in their tenth-anniversary year.
Anna Lapwood co-curates the first overnight Prom since 1983, featuring pianist and YouTube sensation Hayato Sumino, cellist Anastasia Kobekina, the Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge and the boundary-crossing Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene.
The Proms marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Shostakovich with eight of his works performed during the season, including Aurora Orchestra playing Symphony No. 5 entirely from memory. Other composer anniversaries include Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Arvo Pärt.
Legendary Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi makes his Proms debut, conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in his symphony inspired by the tragic events of Hiroshima: The End of the World.
Across the season there is a wealth of opera, including a collaboration between the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the English National Opera for The Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District by Shostakovich – only performed in its entirety once before at the Proms. Glyndebourne brings their new production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro to the festival, and Puccini’s Suor Angelica is performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with Chief Conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano.
Large-scale choral repertoire features throughout the season, from Ralph Vaughan Williams’s rarely performed oratorio Sancta Civitas on the First Night, to Striggio’s Mass in 40 Parts from Le Concert Spirituel. There is also a Proms debut from Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, with Handel’s Alexander’s Feast.
The Proms continues its tradition of collaborating with other BBC brands. In addition to the 100 Years of the Shipping Forecast Prom in Belfast with the Ulster Orchestra and Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, Claudia Winkleman hosts The Traitors Prom at the Royal Albert Hall, exploring themes of treachery and betrayal in classical music. Concerts for children include a new CBeebies Prom: A Magical Bedtime Story as well as the CBeebies Prom: Wildlife Jamboree in Gateshead.
The Proms continues to welcome non-classical artists, presenting their music in new orchestral settings – this year hosting the multi-Grammy winning musicians St. Vincent and Samara Joy. Trevor Nelson presents the Soul Revolution Prom and Anoushka Shankar makes a welcome return to the Proms with the world-premiere performance of her new album.
Every Prom will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds. BBC Television and BBC iPlayer will broadcast 25 programmes, with nine Proms across BBC One and BBC Two, demonstrating the BBC’s commitment to reaching the broadest audiences for classical music.
The Proms continues its commitment to accessible ticket prices with seats from £10 and half-price tickets for under-18s (plus booking fees), and Promming day standing tickets at £8 (inclusive of booking fees).
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The 2025 Proms season presents a line-up of 21 ensembles visiting from outside the UK. Orchestras include:
In addition to these international orchestras, ensembles visiting from around the world include Le Consort (20 July, matinee), Ensemble intercontemporain (23 July), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (31 July, Late Night), Barokksolistene (8 August), Le Concert Spirituel (17 August), Danish National Vocal Ensemble (23 August, Bristol), and Ensemble Rustavi and Between Worlds Ensemble (9 September, Late Night).
Major soloists include:
Internationally renowned conductors include:
The Proms welcomes more than 40 British orchestras and choirs this summer, and the BBC’s own ensembles make nearly 50 appearances across the season, demonstrating the BBC’s commitment to showcasing homegrown talent, as well as amateur singers, and orchestras and choirs for children and young people.
Aurora Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, CBSO Children’s Chorus,CBSO Youth Chorus, Chineke! Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Constanza Chorus, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Hallé, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Huddersfield Choral Society, In Harmony Liverpool, Jules Buckley Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company percussionists, London Contemporary Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, members of London Youth Choirs, National Youth Choir, National Youth Orchestra, National Youth Voices, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Paraorchestra, Pembroke College Chapel Choir, Cambridge, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia of London, Sinfonia of London Chorus, Sinfonia Smith Square, Synergy Vocals, Tiffin Choir, Ulster Orchestra, Voices of the River’s Edge and Welsh National Opera.
The BBC is the UK’s biggest commissioner of new music, and this year the festival will feature 19 world, European or UK premieres, including 10 works commissioned by the.
Tyshawn Sorey’s new work for electric guitar, co-commissioned by the BBC, gets its first Proms outing (27 July, Glasshouse).
More than 80 artists make their solo debut at the BBC Proms. These include:
Dmitri Shostakovich
The Proms marks 50 years since the death of composer Dmitri Shostakovich by presenting eight of his works. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Mark Wigglesworth present the Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1 (arr. Atovmyan), while the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, under conductor Ryan Bancroft perform the Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar’ (15 August). The Aurora Orchestra and conductor Nicholas Collon will take on Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 by heart, also with a musical and dramatic exploration (16 and 17 August). Pekka Kuusisto leads the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra in a presentation of Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony (31 August). Shostakovich’s The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District will be conducted by John Storgårds, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra collaborating with the Chorus of English National Opera alongside the BBC Singers (1 September). The Chineke! Orchestra, under Sir Simon Rattle, will bring to life the Symphony No. 10 (5 September). Cellist Anastasia Kobekina, accompanied by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Delyana Lazarova, will perform the Cello Concerto No. 1 (10 September). The festival will culminate in the Last Night of the Proms, which will feature Shostakovich’s Festive Overture (13 September).
Maurice Ravel
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth, seven works are presented at this summer’s Proms. Nicholas McCarthy joins the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to perform the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (20 July). The Orchestre National de France, under conductor Cristian Măcelaru, presents the Rapsodie espagnole and La valse (23 July). Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina joins the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner, for of the orchestral song-cycle Shéhérazade (10 August). The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, brings the energy of Boléro to life (13 August). Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, alongside the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Ryan Bancroft, performs the Piano Concerto in G major (15 August). The Philharmonia Orchestra presents Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, also orchestrated by Ravel (20 August). Finally, John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London & Chorus of London will conclude this exceptional line-up with a performance of the ballet Daphnis and Chloé (12 September).
Pierre Boulez and Luciano Berio
2025 marks 100 years since the births of Pierre Boulez and Luciano Berio. There is a special Late Night Prom for both composers, as the Ensemble intercontemporain, founded by Pierre Boulez in 1976, honour the legacies of Boulez and Berio with a programme that features Boulez’s Dialogue de l’ombre double, performed by clarinettist Jérôme Comte, alongside Berio’s tragicomic music-drama Recital I (for Cathy) sung by Sarah Aristidou, and Sequenza V, performed by trombonist Lucas Ounissi (23 July, Late Night).
Sean Shibe and an ensemble of musicians will present Le marteau sans maître, conducted by Alphonse Cemin (27 July, Glasshouse). Later in the festival, Hannu Lintu will lead the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus in a performance of Boulez’s Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna (4 August).
The BBC Singers will join forces with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kazuki Yamada of Berio’s Sinfonia (1 August). Later in the festival, Klaus Mäkelä will conduct Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Rendering (23 August).
Arvo Pärt
For Arvo Pärt’s 90th anniversary, acclaimed interpreters of Pärt’s music, Tõnu Kaljuste and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir perform music that showcase his popular ‘Holy Minimalism’ style (31 July, Late Night). Violinists Zoë Beyers and Miranda Dale will perform Pärt’s popular concerto for two violins, Tabula rasa, with the Britten Sinfonia (23 August, Bristol). Later in the festival, Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra will present Fratres (31 August).
Bernard Herrmann
A Classic Thriller Soundtracks Prom pays tribute to Bernard Herrmann, the legendary composer behind film scores ranging from Psycho to Taxi Driver, with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor and Curator, Edwin Outwater (4 September). The Last Night of the Proms will feature Arthur Benjamin’s Storm Clouds Cantata, arranged by Herrmann, (13 September).
Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much in 1934.
Hitchcock made a new version of this film in 1956 – Herrmann created a new arrangement of the piece, and is the conductor on screen in this these scenes, which take place at the Royal Albert Hall:
Arthur Bliss
In 2025, celebrations will mark the 50th anniversary of Sir Arthur Bliss’s death. The opening piece at the First Night of the Proms will be the Birthday Fanfare for Sir Henry Wood performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo (18 July). Later in the festival, Bliss’s The Beatitudes will be performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, alongside the BBC Singers, under Oramo’s direction (7 September).
Johann Strauss II
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss II’s birth, the BBC Concert Orchestra, under Chief Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing, will present a vibrant programme of Strauss’s works. The performance will feature the overture to Die Fledermaus, By the Beautiful Blue Danube. Joining the orchestra, soprano Erin Morley will enchant audiences with Frühlingstimmen and Adele’s Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus (2 August, matinee).
After three successful Proms residencies at Glasshouse International Centre for Music, the BBC Proms returns to the North-East.
Friday 25 July
Saturday 26 July
Sunday 27 July
The Proms continues its partnership with Bristol Beacon and Open Up Music that began in the summer of 2024.
Friday 22 August
Saturday 23 August
Sunday 24 August
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