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Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to music found in the Proms this year. Bring your instrument and join in!

A concert performance of Gilbert & Sullivan鈥檚 one-act comic masterpiece Trial By Jury in the magnificent theatre of Alexandra Palace. Promming tickets will be available from 9am online only.

Musicologist and broadcaster Erik Levi introduces Schmidt's Symphony No. 4.

The Berlin Philharmonic perform for the first time in London under Chief Conductor Designate Kirill Petrenko. They are joined by pianist Yuja Wang for Prokofiev鈥檚 explosive Third Piano Concerto, and the programme also includes music by Dukas and Schmidt.

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and the CBSO Chorus perform Mahler鈥檚 Third Symphony. The sunniest and most joyful of all the composer鈥檚 symphonies, the work teems with colour and life.

Ahead of tonight's performance of Strauss鈥檚 'Death and Transfiguration', novelists Patricia Duncker and Belinda Bauer consider sex and death in literature. Hosted by Matthew Sweet.

Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra pair Beethoven鈥檚 much-loved Seventh Symphony 鈥渢he apotheosis of the dance鈥� two contrasting Strauss tone poems: the passionate Don Juan and the contemplative Death and Transfiguration.

Hear some of the Berliner Philharmonic鈥檚 finest players perform as soloists in a concert of 20th-century French chamber music. Includes music by Ravel and centenary composers Debussy and Lili Boulanger, as well as a world premiere by Slovenia鈥檚 Nina Senk.

The winners of the 麻豆社 Proms 2018 Poetry Competition are announced.

Shostakovich鈥檚 embattled Fourth Symphony 鈥� a dazzling manifesto of the composer鈥檚 modernist beliefs 鈥� is set alongside Bernstein鈥檚 intensely lyrical Serenade in this concert by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Paul Gambaccini chairs the Grand Final of the much-loved 麻豆社 Radio 4 music quiz, with amateur music-lovers from around the UK answering questions on a wide variety of music.

Explore the raw sensuality and charged rhythms of the tango in all its guises. The Britten Sinfonia join forces with a tango band to take the dance from it dusty beginning in the streets of Buenos Aires right up to the present day.

Broadcaster and classicist Bettany Hughes and presenter Alex Clarke introduce readings from contemporary fictional incarnations of the epic stories behind Berlioz鈥檚 grand opera Les Troyens.

An all-Berlioz programme from Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his orchestra. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato takes the role of Dido in scenes from the composer鈥檚 opera Les Troyens, while violist Antoine Tamestit is the soloist for the glorious Harold in Italy.

Join Director of the 麻豆社 Proms David Pickard, Controller of Radio 3 Alan Davey and Louise Halliday, Director of External Affairs for the Royal Albert Hall as they look back over the 2018 Proms season.

Britten鈥檚 War Requiem is one of classical music鈥檚 most devastating musical responses to the horrors of war. Peter Oundjian and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and are joined by soloists Erin Wall, Allan Clayton and Russell Braun.

Peter Phillips and the Tallis Scholars recreate the Christian office of Compline, weaving together a sung meditation spanning over 1,000 years of sacred music, including works by Arvo Part, Padilla and Gallus, and Allegri鈥檚 exquisite Miserere.

Musicologist Suzanne Aspden introduces Handel's Theodora.

Handel鈥檚 oratorio Theodora is one of the most powerfully dramatic works the composer ever produced. An all-star cast is led by Louise Alder and Iestyn Davies as tragic lovers Theodora and Didymus. Jonathan Cohen directs his period ensemble Arcangelo.

Poet and presenter Ian McMillan hosts a special Last Night edition of his showcase of poetry and the spoken word, 麻豆社 Radio 3鈥檚 The Verb, with guests Michael Palin, Jason Singh, Anne Dudley and Mojdeh Stoakley.

Join in the Last Night of the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park, hosted by Michael Ball.

Baritone Gerald Finley and saxophonist Jess Gillam join Sir Andrew Davis and the 麻豆社 SO for the musical party that is the Last Night of the Proms. The programme includes music by Stanford, Parry and Elgar.

One of Scotland鈥檚 most loved musical events - 麻豆社 Scotland鈥檚 Proms in the Park returns to Glasgow Green on Saturday 8 September.

麻豆社 Proms in the Park makes its return to the Titanic Slipways in Belfast. The concert will feature a mix of popular classics with the Ulster Orchestra and guests. A great finale to the Proms season in a stunning location.

One of Wales鈥檚 most loved music and family events - 麻豆社 Wales鈥檚 Proms in the Park - returns to Colwyn Bay on Saturday 8 September.