Performances of Samuel Barber at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by Samuel Barber)Thu 13 Aug 2026
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with an all-American programme featuring works by George Gerswhin, Samuel Barber and Wynton Marsalis
James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with an all-American programme featuring works by George Gerswhin, Samuel Barber and Wynton Marsalis
Programme
- Concerto for Orchestra(36 mins)BBC co-commission: UK premiere
- interval
- Piano Concerto in F major(31 mins)
- Symphony No. 1 in One movement(21 mins)
Performers
- Yeol Eum Sonpiano
- James Gaffiganconductor
Part ofProms 2026
Seats from £16.28 to £59.12 (including booking fee)
Sat 22 Aug 2026
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms under Jonathon Heyward, bringing with it Dvořák’s ecstatic hymn to nature, the Symphony No. 8, and Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with star American soprano Angel Blue
The Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms under Jonathon Heyward, bringing with it Dvořák’s ecstatic hymn to nature, the Symphony No. 8, and Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with star American soprano Angel Blue
Programme
- Dance Suite(15 mins)reconstr. & arr. Tuffus Zimbabwe; world premiere
- Knoxville: Summer of 1915(15 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 8 in G major(34 mins)
Performers
- Angel Bluesoprano
- Jonathon Heywardconductor
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee)
