The Coronation Concert | Preview (BBC One)

A unique Coronation Concert from Windsor Castle to celebrate the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort. The Coronation Concert will bring music icons and contemporary stars together in celebration of this historic occasion.

The concert will be attended by an audience including members of the public and volunteers from The King and The Queen Consort’s many charity affiliations.

It will see a 70 piece world-class classical orchestra including the Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra and woodwind, brass and percussion sections from the Bands of the Household Division playing interpretations of musical favourites fronted by fantastic entertainers, alongside performers from the world of dance and the arts.

The performances will be supported by staging and effects located on the Castle’s East Lawn and will also feature a selection of spoken word sequences delivered by stars of stage and screen.

British pop group Take That, international superstar Lionel Richie, global pop icon Katy Perry, international opera star Andrea Bocelli, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, singer/songwriter Freya Ridings and classical-soul composer/producer Alexis Ffrench are some of the artists who will grace the stage at The Coronation Concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle on Sunday 7th of May, the BBC has today confirmed.

Alongside the stars of the concert, the show will also see an exclusive appearance from The Coronation Choir. The 300 strong choir will include singing groups ranging from London Cabbies, the Portishead RNLI sea shanty choir, an all-deaf sign performance group, a Northern Irish farming community and an LGBTQ+ choir; to a Gaelic choir hailing from the Western Isles of Scotland, Hull’s NHS choir, a traditional male voice choir from Caerphilly and a refugee choir, also from Wales.

A centrepiece of the Coronation Concert, ‘Lighting up the Nation’, will see the country join together in celebration as iconic locations across the United Kingdom are lit up using projections, lasers, potential drone displays and illuminations.

The Coronation Concert is available on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.