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The Best Episodes of BBC Proms Season 80

Every episode of BBC Proms Season 80 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of BBC Proms Season 80!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    BBC Proms Season 80 Episode 1 - First Night of the Proms 2026
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    #1 - First Night of the Proms 2026

    S80:E1

    Piano superstar Yunchan Lim joins Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Ravel’s bluesy Concerto in G major. We also hear music by Copland, Gershwin and Finzi, alongside a world premiere from French-British composer Josephine Stephenson

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  2. BBC Proms Season 80 Episode 2 - Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms
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    #2 - Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms

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    A specially curated night of musical gems, from the Royal Albert Hall. Alongside Beethoven's famous symphony are Mussorgsky's A Night on a Bare Mountain and Strauss' Don Juan. Presented by Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann and featuring performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop and Elim Chan.

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  3. BBC Proms Season 80 Episode 3 - Prog Rock at the Proms
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    #3 - Prog Rock at the Proms

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    Dazzling new classical arrangements of ELP, Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Yes and more, with performances from Guy Garvey, Gruff Rhys and Jane Weaver. Performing alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Robert Ames, more is more in this ultimate rock-classical crossover. Expect synthesisers and tubular bells in a specially curated evening presented by Stuart Maconie.

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  4. BBC Proms Season 80 Episode 4 - John Wilson at the Proms
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    #4 - John Wilson at the Proms

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    John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London return to the Proms for the first of two concerts, performing Respighi’s trilogy of Rome-inspired tone-poems alongside the Walton’s rhapsodic Cello Concerto. Norwegian cellist Jonathan Aasgaard makes his Proms debut

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  5. BBC Proms Season 80 Episode 5 - Elgar at the Proms
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    #5 - Elgar at the Proms

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    A night celebrating the treasured British composer with two of his most majestic works. Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra who take to the stage for the sweeping First Symphony. Plus a delve into the archives to look back to Sheku Kanneh-Mason's Cello Concerto performance, standing the test of time for its brilliance. Petroc Trelawny presents from the Royal Albert Hall.

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  6. BBC Proms Season 80 Episode 6 - Bolero at the Proms
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    #6 - Bolero at the Proms

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    The Spanish National Orchestra makes its Proms debut with a set of heat-soaked musical postcards that includes Ravel’s hypnotic Boléro and Rodrigo’s much-loved Concierto de Aranjuez with guitar phenomenon Rafael Aguirre as soloist

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  7. BBC Proms Season 80 Episode 7 - Great Violinists at the Proms
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    #7 - Great Violinists at the Proms

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    Rising star Sueye Park dazzles with her Proms debut, playing the Sibelius Violin Concerto. / / Joined by John Storgards and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, a wildly virtuosic exploration of the Nordic landscape clearly demonstrates how Park won the prestigious 13th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition last year. / / The programme continues with two celebrated violinists from Proms past: Liya Petrova playing the much-loved Lark Ascending and Nicola Benedetti performing the playful, lyrical second movement of Wynton Marsalis's Fiddle Dance Suite. / / Katie Derham presents a look at some of the great performances on the violin that have graced the Royal Albert Hall stage.

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Season 80 Ratings Summary

"First Night of the Proms 2026" is the best rated episode of "BBC Proms" season 80. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/17/2026. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms".