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BBC Proms 2026

Preview – BBC Proms 2026: First Night of the Proms

Yunchan Lim opens the BBC Proms 2026 with Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G — plus Gershwin, Copland, a Finzi rarity, and a world premiere from Josephine Stephenson.

Jon Jacob 28 June 2026

Programme

Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Gershwin An American in Paris
Ravel Piano Concerto in G major
Josephine Stephenson new work (BBC commission: world premiere)
Finzi For St Cecilia

Yunchan Lim (piano)
Thomas Atkins (tenor)
BBC Singers · BBC Symphony Chorus · BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Dalia Stasevska

📅 Friday 17 July 2026 · 7pm–c9pm
📍 Royal Albert Hall

🔊 Listen on BBC Radio 3 / BBC Sounds · Watch on BBC Two / BBC iPlayer (broadcast live)


Preview

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Review

This review will be published following the concert.


Gallery

Photography will be added once available.

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