Choral music and opera Events
Sat 12 Sep 2026
- 19:15Royal Albert Hall
Classical music鈥檚 greatest international party draws the 2026 Proms to a close. Superstar pianist Yuja Wang is joined by Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and massed 麻豆社 forces, all marshalled by Sakari Oramo
Classical music鈥檚 greatest international party draws the 2026 Proms to a close. Superstar pianist Yuja Wang is joined by Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and massed 麻豆社 forces, all marshalled by Sakari Oramo
Programme
- Candide 鈥� overture(5 mins)
- Keltic Suite 鈥� Lament(5 mins)ii. 鈥楲ament鈥�
- Rusalka 鈥撀犫�榁idino divn谩, p艡esladk谩鈥� (Prince鈥檚 Aria)(7 mins)
- M谩 vlast 鈥� Vltava(12 mins)
- Dithyramb麻豆社 commission: world premiere
- Piano Concerto(26 mins)
- interval
- To Dolly, With Love(7 mins)9 to 5 鈥撀燡olene 鈥撀營 Will Always Love You arr. Fiona Brice
- 'Jupiter' from The Planets(8 mins)
- Suite for Piano and Orchestra (Jazz Suite)(15 mins)
- Scotch Snap麻豆社 commission: world premiere arr. Stuart Calvert
- Iris of Life(3 mins)麻豆社 commission: world premiere
- Guys and Dolls 鈥� 鈥楽it Down, You鈥檙e Rockin' the Boat鈥�(5 mins)arr. Mark Cumberland
- Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(13 mins)arr. Wood
- Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)(3 mins)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (鈥楲and of Hope and Glory鈥�)(8 mins)
- Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(2 mins)
- The National Anthem (arr. Britten)(2 mins)
- Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)(arr. P. Campbell)
Performers
- Nicky Spencetenor
- Yuja Wangpiano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Thu 10 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Continuing their Proms performances of sacred Baroque masterpieces, Arcangelo and Music Director Jonathan Cohen return with an exciting team of soloists to perform J. S. Bach鈥檚 Mass in B minor, one of the most powerful and universal statements in art
Continuing their Proms performances of sacred Baroque masterpieces, Arcangelo and Music Director Jonathan Cohen return with an exciting team of soloists to perform J. S. Bach鈥檚 Mass in B minor, one of the most powerful and universal statements in art
Programme
- Mass in B minor(115 mins)
Performers
- Jeanine De Biquesoprano
- Eva Za茂ciksoprano
- Hugh Cuttingcounter-tenor
- Nick Pritchardtenor
- Florian St枚rtzbass-baritone
- Jonathan Cohendirector/harpsichord
Composers
Also part ofProms 2026
Wed 9 Sep 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Pawe艂 Kapu艂a conducts the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss鈥檚 famous musical farewell
Pawe艂 Kapu艂a conducts the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss鈥檚 famous musical farewell
Programme
- Erlk枚nig 鈥� orchestral fantasy(6 mins)
- Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 鈥楿nfinished鈥�(25 mins)
- interval
- What the Wild Flowers Tell Me (arr. Benjamin Britten)(10 mins)
- Four Last Songs(24 mins)
Performers
- Natalya Romaniwsoprano
- Pawe艂 Kapu艂aconductor
Sun 6 Sep 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London present a concert of English music, pairing two works by Britten 鈥� the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge and orchestral song-cycle Les illuminations 鈥� with music by Berkeley, Bridge and Imogen Holst
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London present a concert of English music, pairing two works by Britten 鈥� the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge and orchestral song-cycle Les illuminations 鈥� with music by Berkeley, Bridge and Imogen Holst
Programme
- Serenade for strings(13 mins)
- Lament(4 mins)
- Les illuminations(22 mins)
- interval
- Suite for String Orchestra(16 mins)
- Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge(26 mins)
Performers
- Julie Rosetsoprano
- Sinfonia of London(strings)
- John Wilsonconductor
Also part ofProms 2026
Wed 2 Sep 2026
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
The Gesualdo Six and the Colin Currie Group appear in a Late-Night Prom that combines choral works by Renaissance composers including Hildegard of Bingen, Josquin and 笔茅谤辞迟颈苍 with Steve Reich鈥檚 take on traditional Hebrew Psalms, Tehillim
The Gesualdo Six and the Colin Currie Group appear in a Late-Night Prom that combines choral works by Renaissance composers including Hildegard of Bingen, Josquin and 笔茅谤辞迟颈苍 with Steve Reich鈥檚 take on traditional Hebrew Psalms, Tehillim
Programme
- Messe de Nostre Dame 鈥� Kyrie(4 mins)
- Beata viscera(2 mins)
- Motet 鈥業ntemerata Dei mater鈥�(7 mins)
- Symphony of the Harmony of Heavenly Revelations 鈥� O orzchis Ecclesia(2 mins)
- Veni sancte spiritus/Veni creator spiritus(6 mins)
- Phos hilaron ('Hail, gladdening light鈥�)(2 mins)
- O virgo prudentissima(6 mins)
- Tehillim(30 mins)
Performers
- Owain Parkdirector
- Colin Currieconductor




