On Tuesday 21st April, the BBC Proms' 2026 season was announced, with several Rayfield Allied artists featuring across the series this summer:
23 July James Way with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, singing Lilli Boulanger La Vieille prière bouddhique under Ryan Bancroft
7 Aug Steve Reich's 90th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his pivotal work Music for 18 Musicians is celebrated at the Bristol Beacon
9 August Helen Charlston sings Haydn’s Nelson Mass with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Peter Whelan
9 and 11 August Tom Fetherstonhaugh conducts two concerts with the Fantasia Orchestra, the ensemble he founded, one of which featuring Evelyn Glennie
19 August Liam Bonthrone makes his Proms debut singing Brighella in Glyndebourne's Ariadne auf Naxos under Robin Ticciati
30 August Jakob Lehmann makes his Proms debut conducting Berlioz La Damnation de Faust with Les Siecles
30 August Tess Jackson returns to the Proms for the BBC young composer competition prom at Royal College of Music with a number of world premieres.
2 September Gesualdo Six appear in a late night prom, performing choral works of the Renaissance, including music by Pérotin and Hildegard of Bingen, which is paired with Steve Reich's ecstatic and deeply moving take on traditional Psalms, Tehillim, performed by the Colin Currie Group.
10 September Nick Pritchard sings Bach B minor mass with Arcangelo under Jonathan Cohen
Take a look at the full BBC Proms 2026 programme here.
