This season, Karen makes her debut with the Hallé and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras, at the Royal Festival Hall and further affield with the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo.

The Lark Ascending – Sinfonia Viva

6 June 2026

Derby Cathedral

Featuring violinist Sophie Rosa, baritone Jolyon Loy and Derby Cathedral Choir

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

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

7 June 2026

Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Family Concert: Dance Across America

Programme to include West Side Story, Princess and the Frog, Route 66, Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Hoedown

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Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra

3 July 2026

Soller Hall, Manchester

Watkins, Fanfare for the Hallé *
Ruth Gipps, Song for Orchestra *
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2 *
Mahler, Symphony No. 1

*Conducted by AOD Student

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Horrible Science: The Big Bang Proms Experiment, BBC Proms 2026

25 July 2026

Royal Albert Hall, London

Performance Times 1400 & 1800

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

Part of Proms 2026 Relaxed Proms British Sign Language-interpreted Proms Proms on TV For Families

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