Horrible Science: The Big Bang Proms Experiment, BBC Proms 2026
Join Albert Einstein and Marie Curie as they present CBBC’s hit sketch show Horrible Science live at the Royal Albert Hall with some scientifically proven bangers from the classical canon, including Holst’s The Planets and John Williams’s Star Wars.
Performers
Richard David Caine
James McNicholas
Jessica Ransom
Inel Tomlinson
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Karen Ní Bhroin, conductor
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Chetham's Symphony Orchestra
Watkins, Fanfare for the Hallé *
Ruth Gipps, Song for Orchestra *
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2 *
Mahler, Symphony No. 1
*Conducted by AOD Student
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Programme to include West Side Story, Princess and the Frog, Route 66, Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Hoedown
The Lark Ascending – Sinfonia Viva
Purcell Chacony
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Tom Coult La Folia (after Vivaldi)
Bridge Valse Intermezzo à cordes
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs