Other highlights include tenor Plšcido Domingo's Proms debut as Siegmund in a semi-staged version of Wagner's Die Walk‹re; a series of Michael Tippett works to mark the composer's centenary, including the oratorio A Child for Our Time; and a production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen conducted by Roger Norrington.

Several of the works on the program have a nautical theme in honor of the 200th anniversary of Horatio Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. These include Debussy's La Mer, Haydn's Nelson Mass, and Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony, as well as Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore.

For the first time, a group of teenage musicians has been invited to join the BBC Symphony for two concerts. One of the events will featuring Respighi's The Pines of Rome; the other will include the premiere of a new work created by the young musicians.

Other landmarks include the Proms debut of the sitar player Ravi Shankar, who will perform his Sitar Concerto No. 1.