In one of a series of Proms performances marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, John Butt directs his Dunedin Consort in a complete performance of Bach's powerful St John Passion, with Nicolas Mulroy as the Evangelist and Matthew Brook as Jesus. Reflecting the church setting for which it was written, the performance includes congregational singing from the Proms audience.

Following her dazzling debut at the Proms last year, conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla returns to the Royal Albert Hall with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Their programme includes Beethoven's mighty Fifth Symphony, Stravinsky's Violin Concerto with soloist Leila Josefowicz, and the world premiere of Gerald Barry's Canada with soloist Allan Clayton.