BBC Proms tickets won't go on sale next month but bosses refuse to cancel the season.
Bosses hope to push ahead with The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts over the summer period as the COVID-19 outbreak rages on worldwide.
Coronavirus has been sweeping the globe in a mass pandemic forcing the UK into lockdown to slow the spread of the disease and help our NHS manage the bug.
Mass gatherings have been cancelled as people have been advised to stay home.
BBC Proms tickets won't be available to music lovers on May 16 as originally planned.
The BBC said in a statement: "Like all cultural organisations, we at the BBC Proms are currently dealing with unprecedented challenges and uncertainty.
"We are still hoping that the Proms will be part of the summer this year, although that will involve adapting and changing the festival we originally planned.
"We are working hard to find the best way to deliver Sir Henry Wood’s mission to make the best classical music available to the widest possible audience.
"Due to the current situation we are delaying the announcement of our season, the publication of the Official Proms Guide and tickets won’t be going on sale on 16 May as had been planned."
However, the bosses have hopes of still being able to run the festival as they refuse to cancel the summer season over coronavirus.
Behind-the-scenes, BBC bosses have been working hard to negotiate when they can host their eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classic music concerts.
The star-studded summer event has been held annually at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington in London.
"We are closely following developing news and guidance from the government and public health authorities, and will update everyone with our plans for the 125-anniversary season of the Proms by the end of May.
"Our number one priority will always be the safety of everyone involved with, and attending the Proms.
"All of us at the BBC Proms stand with music lovers everywhere and cultural friends and artists around the world affected by COVID-19."
