JBM Artists at the BBC Proms this summer
Royal Albert Hall: Saturday 25 July
Conductor Karen Ní Bhroin returns to the stage of the BBC Proms this summer, following her debut at last year’s festival.
She will conduct Horrible Science: The Big Bang Proms Experiment with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the iconic Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 25 July 2026, with performances at 14:00 and 18:00, broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Blending comedy, science, and classical music, the programme brings CBBC’s Horrible Science to life on stage, with appearances from characters including Albert Einstein and Marie Curie. The concert features “scientifically proven bangers” from the orchestral canon, including excerpts from The Planets and music from Star Wars by John Williams.
Karen Ní Bhroin shared:
“To debut at the Proms last year was a dream come true. To be asked back straight away—pinch me! I’m thrilled to be part of this fantastic Prom, which will be televised, and to work again with the wonderful BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Welwn ni chi cyn bo hir!”
She is joined by presenters Richard David-Caine, James McNicholas, Jessica Ransom and Inel Tomlinson.
The Fire Station, Sunderland: Saturday 25 July
Polish violinist Maria Włoszczowska directs the Royal Northern Sinfonia in a programme of musical innovations and provocations, featuring works by Grażyna Bacewicz (Divertimento), Mozart’s Symphony No. 39, and Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin, Piano & Strings, written when he was 14 years old.
Maria is joined in the Mendelssohn by pianist Christian Ihle Hadland and the concert will take place on Saturday 25 July 2026, with the performance at 19:30 in Sunderland’s Fire Station.
Artistic Partner of the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Maria embarks on her second season with the orchestra in the role that was created especially for her.
Royal Albert Hall: Sunday 6 September
Jess Gillam will feature on the 6th of September at the Royal Albert Hall, in a world premiere of Gwylim Simcock’s newly commissioned Triple Concerto for Cello, Saxophone, Horn and orchestra. Jess will perform alongside fellow 2016 BBC Young Musician finalists, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Ben Goldscheider, as well as the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo. The concert will be broadcast on BBC TV and iPlayer.
With 86 concerts and more than 3,000 musicians across eight weeks, the 2026 Proms season promises an extraordinary summer of music.