BBC Proms Season 2026 Episode 25 - New World Symphony at the Proms

Airdate: 2026-Sep-11

Episode summary:

Three 2016 BBC Young Musician finalists - Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh-Mason - perform former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Gwilym Simcock's Triple Concerto. Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and Dvorák's 'New World' Symphony complete a the programme. Georgia Mann presents. Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra 18'. Gwilym Simcock: Triple Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello 20' BBC co-commission (world premiere). Interval. Dvorák Symphony No 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' 40'. Jess Gillam (saxophone), Ben Goldscheider (horn), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sakari Oramo.

About BBC Proms series:

BBC Proms is the world's greatest classical music festival.