The BBC Proms 2016: few surprises, but a solid programme

There are few innovations in David Pickard’s first year heading the Proms, nor big orchestral premieres – but there’s plenty to look forward to, from Boulez to Berlioz and BowieRegime change at the Proms is always a rather protracted affair, but the latest changing of the guard for the summer festival has been more involved than it usually is. Roger Wright stepped down as Radio 3 controller and director of the Proms at the beginning of the 2014 season, and with no carefully cho