Vasily Petrenko Returns to the BBC Proms on 7 September 2025

24 Apr, 2025

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the 2025 BBC Proms. They will take the Royal Albert Hall audience on a musical tour of Europe, performing works by Respighi, Milhaud and Vaughan Williams on 7 September, 2025.

The programme includes Respighi’s Pines of Rome; Milhaud’s Le boeuf sur le toit (version for violin and orchestra) with soloist Arabella Steinbacher; and Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony).

Tickets are available from 17 May. Visit bbc.co.uk/proms for more information.

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