BBC Proms S54E11 · The Last Night of the Proms

Overview

Stephanie Hughes hosts the traditional celebration live from London's Royal Albert Hall , with Andrew Davis conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the final time. Highlights include Elgar's opulent orchestration of Bach's Fantasia and Fugue in C minor. The young American violinist Hilary Hahn makes her Proms debut in the Violin Concerto No 4 in D by Mozart and British soprano Jane Eaglen joins the orchestra for the final scene from Richard Strauss 's opera Salome. Then from 8.35pm there are visits to Proms in the Park concerts taking place in London's Hyde Park - where Terry Wogan is the compere - Birmingham and Liverpool.

Torrents

Subtitles

Episodes

1. 1 1. The First Night of the Proms2000-07-14James Naughtie introduces live coverage of a new-style, celebratory First Night. The BBC Singers, the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra are conducted by Andrew Davis, with pianist
2. 2 2. BBC Proms 20002000-07-23James Naughtie presents live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall of Berlioz's Requiem (Grande Messe des Morts), a unique cross-Channel collaboration bringing together young mu
3. 3 3. BBC Proms 20002000-07-28Stephanie Hughes presents tonight's Bach Prom live from London's Royal Albert Hall on the 250th anniversary of the composer's death. Roger Norrington conducts the Choir of the Enli
4. 4 4. Alan Titchmarsh at the Proms2000-08-13The first of four Proms on BBC1, tonight featuring three works of 20th century music performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis.
5. 5 5. Nigel Havers at the BBC Proms2000-08-20Nigel Havers introduces a concert of great British classics from London's Royal Albert Hall played by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier.
6. 6 6. John McCarthy at the BBC Proms2000-08-27John McCarthy introduces highlights of Handel's Messiah performed by the English Concert Choir and Orchestra, plus Hillevi Martinpelto, Monica Groop, Kurt Streit and Nathan Berg co
7. 7 7. BBC Proms 20002000-08-30Live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall of tonight's Prom which features leading American orchestra the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. The concer
8. 8 8. BBC Proms 20002000-09-03Featuring Britten's Four Sea Interludes, Peter Maxwell Davies's Symphony No 7, Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and Elgar's Enigma Variations
9. 9 9. Jo Brand at the BBC Proms2000-09-03To mark the centenary of Arthur Sullivan 's death, Jo Brand introduces highlights from a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera lolanthe, a satire on the House of Lords.
10. 10 10. BBC Proms 20002000-09-08Tonight's live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall marks the 60th anniversary of the London Blitz as Valery Gergiev conducts the World Orchestra for Peace, the brainchild of t
11. 11 11. The Last Night of the Proms2000-09-09Stephanie Hughes hosts the traditional celebration live from London's Royal Albert Hall , with Andrew Davis conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the final time. Highlights in
12. 12 12. The Last Night of the Proms2000-09-09Stephanie Hughes introduces live coverage of the second half of tonight's concert from London's Royal Albert Hall. The post-interval performance opens with a new work, an arrangem
13. 13 13. Prom: Handel's 'Messiah'2000-12-22The whole of Handel's 'Messiah', as performed at the BBC Proms 2000, conducted by Trevor Pinnock with theEnglish Concert Orchestra