BBC Proms

A season-long celebration of American music marks 250 years since the signing of the US Declaration of Independence, with the Proms debut of The Met Orchestra and the highly anticipated return of the Los Angeles Philharmonic after nearly a quarter of a century. The season features the UK premieres of major new works co-commissioned by the BBC from American composers Wynton Marsalis and Jessie Montgomery, and appearances from conductors and star soloists including Marin Alsop, Angel Blue and Joyce DiDonato.

The Proms welcomes the finest orchestras from around the world, including the debuts of the Spanish National Orchestra and the Mahler Academy Orchestra and the return of the Berlin, Munich and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestras.

Internationally renowned pianists Martha Argerich, Kirill Gerstein, Yunchan Lim and Yuja Wang return to the Proms, and siblings Lucas and Arthur Jussen make their Proms debut.

A celebration of homegrown creativity includes a brass band Prom with the Black Dyke Band, the world premiere of a new concerto by Gwilym Simcock written for Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jess Gillam and Ben Goldscheider 10 years after they were BBC Young Musician finalists, a Late Night Prom featuring Scottish percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, and performances celebrating the breadth and influence of Benjamin Britten, marking 50 years since his death, with early pieces and large-scale concert works.