Last year, the orchestra was scheduled to appear, but the concerts were canceled because of a dispute with the BBC over Internet broadcast rights. As a result, for the first time in decades, no American orchestra performed at the Proms.

The European tour, to take place August 25-31, will also include three concerts at the Lucerne Festival and a stop in Ludwigsburg, Germany. At Lucerne, the orchestra will give the world premiere of Chen Yi's Si Ji (Four Seasons), the latest work commissioned in a partnership between the orchestra, the festival, Carnegie Hall, and the Roche corporation.

The tour repertoire will also include works by Beethoven, Bart‹k, Ravel, Mahler, and Schubert.