BBC Proms
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.
Seasons
1947
1 episodes
Episodes
1948
1 episodes
1949
0 episodes
1950
0 episodes
1951
0 episodes
1952
0 episodes
1953
2 episodes
1954
3 episodes
1955
2 episodes
1956
2 episodes
1957
2 episodes
1958
2 episodes
1959
3 episodes
1960
2 episodes
1961
3 episodes
1962
2 episodes
1963
3 episodes
1964
10 episodes
1965
12 episodes
1966
10 episodes
1967
9 episodes
1968
7 episodes
1969
8 episodes
1970
8 episodes
The first Proms to be broadcast in colour
1971
9 episodes
1972
8 episodes
1973
8 episodes
1974
9 episodes
1975
10 episodes
1976
10 episodes
1977
11 episodes
1978
13 episodes
1979
9 episodes
1980
8 episodes
Strike action resulted in cancellation of 1980 Prom broadcasts.
1981
12 episodes
1982
9 episodes
1983
9 episodes
1984
11 episodes
1985
11 episodes
1986
10 episodes
1987
14 episodes
1988
14 episodes
1989
11 episodes
1990
11 episodes
1991
10 episodes
1992
12 episodes
1993
11 episodes
1994
11 episodes
1995
12 episodes
1996
11 episodes
1997
11 episodes
1998
12 episodes
1999
12 episodes
2000
13 episodes
2001
27 episodes
2002
27 episodes
2003
25 episodes
2004
33 episodes
2005
29 episodes
2006
31 episodes
2007
31 episodes
2008
29 episodes
2009
28 episodes
2010
33 episodes
2011
31 episodes
2012
30 episodes
2013
32 episodes
The 119th season of the BBC Proms, broadcast in 2013.
2014
75 episodes
2015
27 episodes
2016
18 episodes
2017
48 episodes
2018
30 episodes
2019
29 episodes
2020
15 episodes
2021
22 episodes
2022
24 episodes
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.
2023
22 episodes
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
2024
25 episodes
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.
2025
24 episodes
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
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