Barenboim, Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic in lineup for Proms

Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle will return to the Royal Albert Hall this summer as part of the BBC Proms, which will include 90 concerts taking place over eight weeks.

- Imogen Tilden

Barenboim will be making a rare visit, conducting the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra that he and Edward Said founded 25 years ago. The 81-year-old conductor has largely stepped back from performing owing to a neurological condition and has not conducted in the UK since 2019.

Rattle, who at last year's Proms gave his final UK performance as the London Symphony Orchestra's music director, will return with his new orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony.

The Berlin Philharmonic will give two concerts with its principal conductor, Kirill Petrenko, in what will be its only appearance in the UK this year.