BBC Proms 2017: Festival Guide
The current situation with Covid-19 means that the season we had originally planned is sadly no longer possible. Therefore, the BBC Proms Guide 2020 will not be published.
Instead the 2020 Proms has been reconceived in a different format, but our aim remains the same – to create the world’s greatest classical music festival by reflecting world-class music-making from leading artists around the globe, highlighting and featuring work by some of today’s most exciting and innovative composers.
The 2020 BBC Proms will run from Friday 17 July to Saturday 12 September with 8 weeks of broadcasts on radio, television and online and plans for special live performances later in the season culminating in the Last Night of the Proms bringing the nation together on 12 September.
Inside this year's BBC Proms Festival Guide you can enjoy:
- brand-new articles on featured composers, insights on performers, new music and accompanying events
- full listings for every concert and event – repertoire, performers, time, location, ticket and broadcast information
- details on how to book tickets
With beautiful photographs and bespoke imagery throughout, this BBC Proms Festival Guide is the most comprehensive way to plan your summer’s Proms visiting, watching and listening.
Order the BBC Proms 2020 Festival Guide!
Available in book stores and online from 22 April.
You can pre-order your 2020 BBC Proms Festival Guide from Bloomsbury, Amazon, Waterstones, WHSmith and The Royal Albert Hall now.
More ways to enjoy the BBC Proms Festival Guide
The BBC Proms 2017 Festival Guide is also available in the following formats:
An eBook of this Festival Guide is available in epub format, priced £6.99, on the Bloomsbury publishing website.
Audio CD (including readings by BBC Radio 3 presenters) and Braille versions of this Festival Guide are available in two parts, ‘Articles’ and ‘Concert Listings/Booking Information’. Volumes are £3.50 each and can be ordered from the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or the RNIB website.
A large-print version of this Festival Guide is available, priced £7.00. Please allow 10 working days for delivery.
To order large-print BBC Proms 2017 Festival Guide, programmes or texts, please call Deborah Fether on 020 7765 3246, or email PromsPublications@bbc.co.uk. Please note we can only accept payment by cheque, made payable to ‘BBC’.
Large-print concert programmes can be made available on the night (at the same price as the standard programme) if ordered at least five working days in advance. Large-print sung texts and opera librettos (where applicable) can also be made available on the night if ordered in advance. To order these please call Deborah Fether on 020 7765 3246, or email PromsPublications@bbc.co.uk.
The programmes and texts will be left for collection at the Door 6 Information Desk one hour before the start of the concert.
