Fantasia Orchestra has announced its full summer season 2026 programme, culminating in a return to the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in its landmark tenth-anniversary year.
Founded in 2016 by conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh, Fantasia has gained a reputation as one of the country’s most distinctive and forward-thinking orchestral ensembles, known for its collaborative spirit and boundary-crossing programming. The Proms performances mark a significant milestone in Fantasia’s evolution over the past decade, from a self-starting collective of young musicians to one of the UK’s fastest-rising orchestras, now performing on its most prominent stages.
3 July 2026 – Smith Square Hall, London (with Niamh O’Sullivan)
Ellington Take the “A” Train
Kern The Way You Look Tonight
Kern Can’t help lovin dat man
Strauss Serenade op.7
Alma Mahler Mild Summer Night
Alma Mahler Harvest Song
Gustav Mahler Adagietto
Elgar Chanson de Nuit
Strauss Die Nacht (op. 10 songs)
Elgar Chanson de Matin
Strauss Morgen (Four Songs op. 27 no. 4)
Sondheim Send in the Clowns
Porter I Get A Kick Out of You
Gershwin Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
Encore:
Gershwin Summertime
7 July 2026 – Cheltenham Festival (with Jasdeep Singh Degun)
Jasdeep Singh Degun In Search of Redemption
Terry Riley In C
Jean-Philippe Rameau Thunderstorm from Platée
Jasdeep Singh Degun Rageshri
Jean-Philippe Rameau Tristes Apprêts from Castor et Pollux
Philip Glass Echorus
Jasdeep Singh Degun Arya (Sitar Concerto): movement II
1 August 2026 – Guiting Music Festival (with Anita Monserrat)
Ellington Take the “A” Train
Kern The Way You Look Tonight
Kern Can’t help lovin dat man
Strauss Serenade op. 7
Alma Mahler Mild Summer Night
Alma Mahler Harvest Song
Gustav Mahler Adagietto
Gershwin Someone to watch over me
Elgar Chanson de Nuit
Strauss Die Nacht from Songs op. 10
Elgar Chanson de Matin
Strauss Morgen from Four Songs op. 27
Sondheim Send in the Clowns
Porter I Get a Kick Out of You
Gershwin Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
Gershwin Summertime
2 August 2026 – Snape Festival
Details TBC
9 August 2026 – BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall (Relaxed Prom)
Louis Prima Sing, Sing, Sing
Radiohead Pyramid Song
Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Voices (ii. Sarabande)
Dvořák Czech Suite (Finale)
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Meredith Monk Panda Chant II (Proms premiere)
Duke Ellington It Don’t Mean A Thing
11 August 2026 – BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall (Late Night Prom)
John Coltrane Welcome
Duke Ellington It Don’t Mean A Thing
Héloïse Werner New Work (BBC commission, world premiere)
Vincent Ho Sandman’s Castle
Morton Feldman Rothko Chapel (excerpt)
Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Voices (ii. Sarabande)
Dvořák Czech Suite (Finale)
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Evelyn Glennie / Philip Sheppard Orollogeria Aureola
Radiohead Pyramid Song
Meredith Monk Panda Chant II
Follow Us