NYO at the Proms
Episode 10 · 2026-08-09
- Documentary
Episode overview
More than 150 of the country's best young musicians embark on a musical journey to the underworld and back, under the watchful eye of conductor and composer, Thomas Adès. Always a highlight of any BBC Proms season, the National Youth Orchestra is at the Royal Albert Hall with a programme that opens with Liszt's intoxicating Mephisto Waltz No. 1, a whirlwind score based on Nikolaus Lenau’s epic poem Faust. Next is a rare treat of a new piece, conducted by the composer himself: Purgatorio–Dante ballet Part II is Thomas Adès’s contemplation of purgatory, the central act of his Grammy Award-winning ballet. To round off the concert, the orchestra delivers the dazzling Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz. A vast young orchestra drenches the Royal Albert Hall in this mesmerising symphony. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.
99 minutes
Season 80 episodes
1. First Night of the Proms 20262026-07-17
2. Beethoven's Fifth at the Proms2026-07-19
3. Prog Rock at the Proms2026-07-23
4. John Wilson at the Proms2026-07-26
5. Elgar at the Proms2026-07-31
6. Bolero at the Proms2026-08-01
7. Great Violinists at the Proms2026-08-02
8. Also Sprach Zarathustra at the Proms2026-08-07
9. Space Soundtracks at the Proms2026-08-08
10. NYO at the Proms2026-08-09
11. Beethoven’s Seventh at the Proms2026-08-14
12. Celebrating Graceland at the Proms2026-08-15
13. Debuts at the Proms2026-08-16
14. Miles Davis: A Celebration at the Proms2026-08-21
15. Marvin Gaye: A Tribute at the Proms2026-08-22
16. Mozart at the Proms2026-08-23
17. The Met Orchestra Plays Strauss2026-08-28
18. Celebrating James Bond at the Proms2026-08-29
19. Modern Classics at the Proms2026-08-30
20. Marin Alsop's Pick of the Proms2026-09-03
21. Rhapsody in Blue2026-09-04
22. Celebrating Disney at the Proms: The Music of Menken2026-09-05
23. American Classics at the Proms2026-09-06
24. Martha Argerich at the Proms2026-09-06
25. New World Symphony at the Proms2026-09-11
26. Last Night of the Proms2026-09-12
27. Last Night of the Proms: The Finale2026-09-12
28. Unmissable Moments at the Proms 20262026-09-13
