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Annual classical music extravaganza.
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First Night of the Proms
Summary
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann present the concert which kicks off the summer's Proms season. The music includes Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, Bliss's Birthday Fanfare and Sibelius's majestic Violin Concerto, performed by soloist Lisa Batiashvili. A world premiere by Errollyn Wallen - The Elements - starts the second half, followed by Vaughan Williams' powerful Sancta Civitas with tenor Caspar Singh, baritone Gerald Finley, and the BBC Singers and Symphony Chorus. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra
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Patrick Mulkern
We’ve already experienced Wimbledon, Glastonbury and heatwaves, but for many the summer only really begins when the Royal Albert Hall opens its doors to the BBC Proms. Eight weeks of world-class music lie ahead – with 24 of the concerts due to be televised. Tonight, in a rare live simulcast for BBC Two and Radio 3, Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny inaugurate the 131st season and provide an expert guide to the First Night’s playlist and performers.
Primal forces are to the fore and among the highlights are Mendelssohn’s always stirring Hebrides Overture and the premiere of The Elements by the Master of the King’s Music, Errollyn Wallen. Lisa Batiashvili is the soloist in Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, and the concert closes with Vaughan Williams’s century-old oratorio Sancta Civitas.
Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and we’ll hear the BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Singers, members of London Youth Choirs, tenor Caspar Singh and bass-baritone Gerald Finley.
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rolenamePresenterPetroc TrelawnyPresenterGeorgia MannDirectorRhodri HuwProducerLouise Bracken
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