First night of BBC Proms 2025 at Royal Albert Hall: Full show times and programme
BBC Proms 2025 will host its first evening of music at the Royal Albert Hall this weekend.
The BBC Proms 2025 season is almost here and is set to take over London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall this weekend.
The eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts will once again transform the iconic concert hall as the first night gets underway this Friday (July 18).
The programme for the first show hints the compositions performed will encapsulate the “The crash of the seas, the crumbling of city walls” and give “a glimpse of the heavens.”
Here's everything those heading to the Royal Albert Hall need to know about the first night of BBC Proms 2025.
Door opening times for first night of BBC Proms 2025
As explained on the Royal Albert Hall website, doors for the first night of BBC Proms 2025 will open at 5.45pm.
When will the first night of BBC Proms 2025 start?
The evening of music will start an hour after the venue’s doors opened at 6.45pm, so there is plenty of time to get settled before it all kicks off.
First night of BBC Proms 2025 show times and programme
- Bliss Birthday Fanfare for Sir Henry Wood (2 minutes)
- Mendelssohn Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (Fingal’s Cave) (10 minutes)
- Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor (35 minutes)
Interval
- Errollyn Wallen The Elements. (10 minutes)
- Vaughan Williams Sancta civitas (30 minutes)
When will the first night of BBC Proms 2025 finish?
The first night of BBC Proms 2025 is expected to wrap up around 9pm.
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