London's BBC Proms Festival Announces 2020 Archival + Live Plans

The BBC Proms Festival has announced its plans for the 2020 summer season - offering a mix of both archival broadcasts and live programming

The BBC Proms Festival, in London, has this week announced its plans for the 2020 summer season - to commence on the 17th of July.

“These are extraordinary times for our nation and the rest of the world, but they show that we need music and the creative industries more than ever ..." BBC Proms Director David Pickard has this week said.

"This year it is not going to be the Proms as we know them, but the Proms as we need them ... we will provide a stimulating and enriching musical summer for both loyal Proms audiences and people discovering the riches we have to offer for the first time,” he has said.