BBC Proms 2022: What's New
26th April 2022
Features NMC RecordingsThe BBC Proms returns to a scale more familiar to pre-covid times. The 151st year of the festival features a programme jam-packed with world premieres and newly commissioned works – here are our top picks of new music at the Proms this year, featuring many NMC composers.
Prom 2 - 16th July - Huw Watkins: Flute Concerto
Prom 5 - 18th July - Cassandra Miller: Viola Concerto
Prom 6 - 19th July - Michael Tippett: Symphony No. 4
Prom 9 - 21st July - Sally Beamish: Hive (BBC co-commission: world premiere)
Prom 10 - 22nd July - Judith Weir & Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Prom 18 - 29th July - Nicole Lizée: Blurr is the Colour of My True Love’s Eyes (BBC co-commission: European premiere)
Prom 21 - 1st August - Jessica Curry: I Have Begun My Ascent
Check out a guest curated playlist from Jessica Curry here
Prom 25 - 4th August - Kalevi Aho: Eight Seasons (Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra)
Prom 26 - 5th August - Julian Anderson: Symphony No. 2 ‘Prague Panoramas’ (BBC co-commission: world premiere of complete symphony)
Prom 30 - 8th August - Gavin Higgins: Concerto Grosso for Brass Band & Orchestra (BBC Commission: world premiere)
Prom 32 - 9th August - Philip Wilby: Euphonium Concerto - Dance (Zeibekikos)
Prom 33- 10th August - Matthew Kaner: Pearl (BBC commission: world premiere)
Prom 39 - 15th August - Mark-Anthony Turnage: Time Flies (BBC co-commission: UK premiere)
Prom 49 - 24th August - Harrison Birtwistle: Donum Simoni MMXVIII
Prom 50 - 24th August - Sir James Macmillan with The Sixteen
Prom 52 - 26th August - Thomas Adès: Märchentänze (UK premiere)
Prom 58 - 30th August - Public Service Broadcasting: This New Noise (BBC commission: world premiere)
Check out a guest curated playlist from Public Service Broadcasting here
Proms and the ENO at Printworks London - 3rd September - Philip Glass: No more, you petty spirits (BBC co-commission: world premiere)
Prom 63 - 3rd September - Marius Neset: Geyser (BBC commission: world premiere)
Prom 67 - 6 September - Wynton Marsalis: Violin Concerto
Last night of the proms - 10th September - James B. Wilson: 1922 (BBC commission: world premiere)
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