Performances of Hector Berlioz at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by Hector Berlioz)Sun 19 Jul 2026
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Yorkshire’s esteemed Black Dyke Band shows off its virtuosity and versatility in a programme of contemporary pieces, arrangements of popular classics and excerpts from soundtracks by John Williams and Hans Zimmer
Yorkshire’s esteemed Black Dyke Band shows off its virtuosity and versatility in a programme of contemporary pieces, arrangements of popular classics and excerpts from soundtracks by John Williams and Hans Zimmer
Programme
- Four Minute Mile(4 mins)
- Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’(8 mins)arr. Frank Wright
- A Moorside Suite(15 mins)
- Force of Nature(15 mins)
- interval
- Symphony in two movements(18 mins)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – Hedwig’s Theme(3 mins)arr. Andrew Duncan
- Concierto de Aranjuez – Adagio(5 mins)arr. Kevin Bolton
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest – Wheel of Fortune(5 mins)arr. Stephen Roberts
- Paganini Variations(15 mins)
Performers
- David Childseuphonium
- Nicholas Childsconductor
Part ofProms 2026
Seats from £14.24 to £48.92 (including booking fee)
Sat 8 Aug 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Thomas Adès conducts the National Youth Orchestra in a thrilling musical journey to Hell and back, featuring Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Purgatorio, the central panel of Adès’s own Dante-inspired ballet
Thomas Adès conducts the National Youth Orchestra in a thrilling musical journey to Hell and back, featuring Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Purgatorio, the central panel of Adès’s own Dante-inspired ballet
Programme
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1(11 mins)
- Dante – Part 2: Purgatorio(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique(49 mins)
Performers
- Thomas Adèsconductor
Composers
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
Sat 15 Aug 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in one of the repertoire’s most monumental musical statements: Berlioz’s Requiem, a sonic portrait of ‘mankind gathered together on the last day’
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in one of the repertoire’s most monumental musical statements: Berlioz’s Requiem, a sonic portrait of ‘mankind gathered together on the last day’
Programme
- Requiem (Grande messe des morts)(82 mins)
Performers
- Julien Henrictenor
- Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Composers
Seats from £28.52 to £89.72 (including booking fee)
Sun 30 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Jakob Lehmann and period-instrument group Les Siècles bring to life Berlioz’s ‘Dramatic Legend’ in a concert performance with an international cast of soloists, including American tenor John Osborn, Gerald Finley and Véronique Gens
Jakob Lehmann and period-instrument group Les Siècles bring to life Berlioz’s ‘Dramatic Legend’ in a concert performance with an international cast of soloists, including American tenor John Osborn, Gerald Finley and Véronique Gens
Programme
- The Damnation of Faust(130 mins)concert performance; sung in French with English surtitles
Performers
- John OsbornFaust
- Véronique GensMarguerite
- Gerald FinleyMéphistophélès
- Thomas DoliéBrander
- Jakob Lehmannconductor
Composers
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
