BBC Proms

Overview

The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.

• 1947

  1 episode · 1947

• 1948

  1 episode · 1948

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  0 episodes

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• 1953

  2 episodes · 1953

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  3 episodes · 1954

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  2 episodes · 1957

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  2 episodes · 1958

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  3 episodes · 1959

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  2 episodes · 1960

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  3 episodes · 1961

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  2 episodes · 1962

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  3 episodes · 1963

• 1964

  10 episodes · 1964

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  12 episodes · 1965

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  10 episodes · 1966

• 1967

  9 episodes · 1967

• 1968

  7 episodes · 1968

• 1969

  8 episodes

• 1970

  8 episodes · 1970

  The first Proms to be broadcast in colour

• 1971

  9 episodes · 1971

• 1972

  8 episodes · 1972

• 1973

  8 episodes · 1973

• 1974

  9 episodes · 1974

• 1975

  10 episodes · 1975

• 1976

  10 episodes · 1976

• 1977

  11 episodes · 1977

• 1978

  13 episodes · 1978

• 1979

  9 episodes · 1979

• 1980

  8 episodes · 1980

  Strike action resulted in cancellation of 1980 Prom broadcasts.

• 1981

  12 episodes · 1981

• 1982

  9 episodes · 1982

• 1983

  9 episodes · 1983

• 1984

  11 episodes · 1984

• 1985

  11 episodes · 1985

• 1986

  10 episodes · 1986

• 1987

  14 episodes · 1987

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  14 episodes · 1988

• 1989

  11 episodes · 1989

• 1990

  11 episodes · 1990

• 1991

  10 episodes · 1991

• 1992

  12 episodes · 1992

• 1993

  11 episodes · 1993

• 1994

  11 episodes · 1994

• 1995

  12 episodes · 1995

• 1996

  11 episodes · 1996

• 1997

  11 episodes · 1997

• 1998

  12 episodes · 1998

• 1999

  12 episodes · 1999

• 2000

  13 episodes · 2000

• 2001

  27 episodes · 2001

• 2002

  27 episodes · 2002

• 2003

  25 episodes · 2003

• 2004

  33 episodes · 2004

• 2005

  29 episodes · 2005

• 2006

  31 episodes · 2006

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  2007

  31 episodes · 2007

• 2008

  29 episodes · 2008

• 2009

  28 episodes · 2009

• 2010

  33 episodes · 2010

• 2011

  31 episodes · 2011

• 2012

  30 episodes · 2012

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  2013

  32 episodes · 2013

  The 119th season of the BBC Proms, broadcast in 2013.

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  2014

  75 episodes · 2014

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  2015

  27 episodes · 2015

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  2016

  18 episodes · 2016

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  2017

  48 episodes · 2017

• 2018

  30 episodes · 2018

• 2019

  29 episodes · 2019

• 2020

  15 episodes · 2020

• 2021

  22 episodes · 2021

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  2022

  24 episodes · 2022

  This summer the world’s largest classical music festival returns in its full glory to the Royal Albert Hall for an unforgettable eight-week season. Running from 15 July to 10 September, the 2022 BBC Proms will showcase large-scale repertoire not heard at the festival since 2019.

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  2023

  22 episodes · 2023

  The 2023 Proms features a huge breadth of programming; from Berlioz to Bollywood, large scale symphonic and choral work to intimate chamber concerts and exciting Proms debuts. The 2023 BBC Proms will run from Friday 14 July to Saturday 9 September 2023 comprising 84 Proms: 72 Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, six at venues across the UK, and the first weekend-long festival of Proms at Sage Gateshead

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  2024

  25 episodes · 2024

  With works from Bach, Beethoven, Clara Schumann, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Elgar and more, this Proms season is jam-packed full of classic composers and repertoire. Hear them performed by some of the greatest orchestras in the world in a season that guarantees the ultimate concert experience.

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  2025

  26 episodes · 2025

  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. 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

• 2026

  14 episodes · 2026

  The BBC Proms 2026 run from July 17 to September 12, 2026, featuring over 80 concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and venues across the UK. Key Themes for the year include Celebrations of voice, international orchestras (including visits from the LA Philharmonic), and special genre-blending concerts like Prog Rock, Disney, and Paul Simon's Graceland.