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Give me two superstar soloists,

one of the best orchestras in the country,

countless audience favourites

and the most iconic concert

venue in the world.

What have you got?

It's The Last Night of the Proms 2024.

Come on in!

Good evening and a very warm welcome to the Last Night Of The Proms 2024.

We are coming to you live from the Royal

Albert Hall, where the air is electric with the anticipation

of 6000 excited Prommers.

Everyone here has been waiting weeks for this -

classical music's biggest annual party.

Down below, the arena is awash with a sea of Prommers armed

with all their traditional Last Night garb - flags,

banners, hats, the lot.

And if you look up to the gallery, we are hanging

from the gods - hello!

- all waiting impatiently for the action to begin.

And what a show we've got for you tonight.

Conductor Sakari Oramo, the BBC Symphony Orchestra,

Chorus and Singers are joined by two fantastic soloists.

Legendary British pianist Sir Stephen Hough and the sublime

American soprano Angel Blue, who's making her

Proms debut tonight,

because why not start with the big one?!

There'll be hit tunes from Puccini, Saint-Saens, and Faure,

a clutch of world premieres, Mancini's Pink Panther -

and of

course, all of the traditional favourites that make the Last Night

a show like no other.

I'll be bringing you all the action here on BBC Two until 9pm,

when we move over to BBC One.

I'll have some fantastic guests joining me throughout

the evening including - if we're lucky - our two superstar

soloists in the interval.

First, though, the fabulous British tenor Nicky Spence and organist

extraordinaire Anna Lapwood.

This

This is

This is a

This is a joy

This is a joy to

This is a joy to see

This is a joy to see you

This is a joy to see you both

This is a joy to see you both here.

Thank

Thank you

Thank you for

Thank you for being

Thank you for being with

Thank you for being with me.

Anna, you've been a fixture at the Proms this year -

Doctor Who, Florence + The Machine on Wednesday -

but I believe your first time at the Last Night.

It is, I have watched

It is, I have watched it

It is, I have watched it so

It is, I have watched it so many

times

times at

times at home

times at home and

times at home and I

times at home and I have

times at home and I have thought,

times at home and I have thought, that

that looks

that looks such

that looks such a

that looks such a fun,

that looks such a fun, but

that looks such a fun, but to

that looks such a fun, but to be

that looks such a fun, but to be here

here to

here to see

here to see the

here to see the balloons

here to see the balloons and

here to see the balloons and perhaps,

perhaps, it

perhaps, it will

perhaps, it will be

perhaps, it will be quite

perhaps, it will be quite a

perhaps, it will be quite a party

perhaps, it will be quite a party and

and I

and I can't

and I can't wait

and I can't wait to

and I can't wait to see

and I can't wait to see Richard

and I can't wait to see Richard Pearce

Pearce let

Pearce let loose

Pearce let loose on

Pearce let loose on the

Pearce let loose on the organ.

Pearce let loose on the organ. A

Pearce let loose on the organ. A few

Pearce let loose on the organ. A few little

little tips,

little tips, some

little tips, some back-seat

little tips, some back-seat driving?!

driving?! A

driving?! A round

driving?! A round of

driving?! A round of applause

driving?! A round of applause as

driving?! A round of applause as soon

soon as

soon as I

soon as I say

soon as I say your

soon as I say your name,

soon as I say your name, Nicky!

Nicky, we first met 20 years ago when you were wearing

an electric blue kilt.

And a big smile. That

And a big smile. That is

And a big smile. That is my

And a big smile. That is my uniform.

I

I feel

I feel positively

I feel positively under

I feel positively under dress

I feel positively under dress but

I feel positively under dress but I

I feel positively under dress but I am

am glittering

am glittering on

am glittering on side

am glittering on side like

am glittering on side like a

am glittering on side like a kid

am glittering on side like a kid in

am glittering on side like a kid in the

the sweet

the sweet shop,

the sweet shop, and

the sweet shop, and you

the sweet shop, and you know

the sweet shop, and you know I

the sweet shop, and you know I am

the sweet shop, and you know I am partial

partial to

partial to the

partial to the odd

partial to the odd bon-bon.

partial to the odd bon-bon. We

partial to the odd bon-bon. We had

partial to the odd bon-bon. We had such

such a

such a great

such a great line-up.

We'll be chit-chatting more throughout the show.

But first, some tunes!

Look out for our QR code on screen for access to the programme notes.

Sakari Oramo, the chief conductor of the BBC

Symphony Orchestra, takes to the stage.

He's kicking off our Last Night with British composer

William Walton's overture to Portsmouth Point.

MUSIC: Portsmouth Point by William Walton

APPLAUSE

Sakari Oramo opens the Last Night Of The Proms 2024 with Walton's

overture to Portsmouth Point.

Writing in 1925, the 23-year-old

Walton said he wanted this piece to evoke the raucous scenes

of an 18th-century dock.

Nicky, could you imagine burly sailors swaggering around?

Oh,

Oh, I

Oh, I could,

Oh, I could, my

Oh, I could, my lover!

Oh, I could, my lover! It

Oh, I could, my lover! It felt

Oh, I could, my lover! It felt like

it

it was

it was almost

it was almost dramatic

it was almost dramatic foreshadowing

it was almost dramatic foreshadowing for

for the

for the sea

for the sea shanty

for the sea shanty is

for the sea shanty is we

for the sea shanty is we will

for the sea shanty is we will hear

for the sea shanty is we will hear later

later and

later and it

later and it poses

later and it poses the

later and it poses the question,

later and it poses the question, what

what do

what do we

what do we do

what do we do with

what do we do with the

what do we do with the drunken

what do we do with the drunken sailor?!

sailor?! I

sailor?! I have

sailor?! I have no

sailor?! I have no experience

sailor?! I have no experience in

sailor?! I have no experience in that

that area!

that area! We

that area! We will

that area! We will come

that area! We will come up

that area! We will come up with

that area! We will come up with an

that area! We will come up with an answer

answer in

answer in the

answer in the interval!

answer in the interval! Something

answer in the interval! Something is

answer in the interval! Something is going

going on

going on on

going on on the

going on on the stage.

going on on the stage. I

going on on the stage. I think

going on on the stage. I think he

going on on the stage. I think he will

will find

will find it

will find it is

will find it is one

will find it is one of

will find it is one of the

will find it is one of the many

will find it is one of the many traditions

traditions that

traditions that makes

traditions that makes the

traditions that makes the Last

traditions that makes the Last Night

traditions that makes the Last Night so

so special.

so special. There

so special. There we

so special. There we are,

so special. There we are, two

so special. There we are, two Prommers

Prommers polishing

Prommers polishing the

Prommers polishing the bust

Prommers polishing the bust of

Prommers polishing the bust of Sir

Prommers polishing the bust of Sir Henry

Henry Wood,

Henry Wood, the

Henry Wood, the founder

Henry Wood, the founder of

Henry Wood, the founder of the

Henry Wood, the founder of the Proms.

Proms. Just

Proms. Just for

Proms. Just for this

Proms. Just for this concert

Proms. Just for this concert he

Proms. Just for this concert he gets

Proms. Just for this concert he gets that

that lovely

that lovely wreath.

Anna, it's just one big fanfare, isn't it?

What a perfect choice to kick off the show.

That glorious Walton. I

That glorious Walton. I love

That glorious Walton. I love how

That glorious Walton. I love how it

is

is so

is so hectic.

is so hectic. We

is so hectic. We are

is so hectic. We are just

is so hectic. We are just watching

is so hectic. We are just watching all

all of

all of these

all of these people

all of these people living

all of these people living their

all of these people living their lives

lives and

lives and trying

lives and trying to

lives and trying to take

lives and trying to take in

lives and trying to take in as

lives and trying to take in as much

lives and trying to take in as much as

as possible.

as possible. Absolutely.

So, Angel Blue has had a long road to the Proms.

She was due to make her debut back in 2022, but the

concert was sadly cancelled due to the death of Her Majesty The Queen.

And so tonight she is not just making her Last Night debut, she's

gracing the Proms stage for the very first time.

Angel is a California girl born and raised, so I thought

I'd give her a proper British welcome with an afternoon tea.

So, Angel, how are you feeling about the big performance?

Oh, I'm thrilled.

I'm excited for me.

It's a full circle moment.

I really feel like my career in opera started

in the United Kingdom.

I was offered so many opportunities here,

not just with the BBC, but also with the English National

Opera, the Royal Opera House, the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland,

Cardiff Singer of the World in Wales.

So I have such a special connection to the United Kingdom,

so i'm very grateful.

So where do you think your love of opera came from?

Definitely think it came from my dad.

He was always listening to old recordings.

I just grew up hearing my dad sing along to these operatic voices,

and when he sang, this grin would just come on his

face from ear to ear.

I believe that's really why I sing, because joy is something

that is continuous.

Joy happens...

When things aren't so great, even, one can be joyful.

I suppose that's why I'm in opera.

Why it started for me, really, is I felt joy.

So you've chosen to sing Puccini's, O meo bambino Caro, why

that particular song?

I love the simplicity of the song, and it's so famous,

it's so well known.

But I also like the fact that usually, and I want to see if it

happens at the Proms,

I hope it does,

you can hear people singing along.

And then an iconic aria

from Tosca, visitarte.

Over the years, I've grown to sort of look

at visi darte as my anthem, in a way, and that's

because tulska, the character, she says, I lived for art.

I lived for love.

And she's talking about how she's offered up her voice to God,

how she takes her talent and uses it for a greater good.

How do you think you're going to feel when you actually walk

onto that stage in the Albert Hall?

All of my dreams have come true.

All of them.

I never imagined that I would be singing at

the Last Night of the Proms.

I've had so many goals in opera, so many dreams, and I realised,

and I think this is the one that will, I believe, top everything that

I could ever imagine for myself as an opera singer,

so when I walk on stage, I'll just be so grateful

that the United Kingdom still has given me so many opportunities.

And now this one.

What

What a

What a gorgeous

What a gorgeous woman.

A woman who wears her emotions very much

on her sleeve, perfect for

Puccini.

And here she comes now.

Angel Blue.

She's chosen to kick off her set tonight with the much loved

aria O Mio Babbino Caro from the 1918 Opera Gianni Schicchi.

The first of three Puccini numbers coming our way this evening.

What

What a

What a moment

What a moment for

What a moment for Angel

What a moment for Angel Blue.

MUSIC: O Mio Babbino Caro by Puccini

APPLAUSE

Just

Just listen

Just listen to

Just listen to the

Just listen to the response

Just listen to the response here

Just listen to the response here in

the

the hall

the hall to

the hall to those

the hall to those beautiful

the hall to those beautiful tones

the hall to those beautiful tones from

from Angel

from Angel Blue.

from Angel Blue. One

from Angel Blue. One of

from Angel Blue. One of the

from Angel Blue. One of the most

from Angel Blue. One of the most famous

famous arias

famous arias from

famous arias from Puccini,

famous arias from Puccini, and

famous arias from Puccini, and a

famous arias from Puccini, and a stunning

stunning debut.

stunning debut. She

stunning debut. She knocked

stunning debut. She knocked it

stunning debut. She knocked it out

stunning debut. She knocked it out of

of the

of the park.

of the park. She

of the park. She really

of the park. She really did.

of the park. She really did. How

of the park. She really did. How could

could anyone

could anyone resist

could anyone resist that

could anyone resist that beautiful

could anyone resist that beautiful voice?

voice? More

voice? More Puccini

voice? More Puccini coming

voice? More Puccini coming up

voice? More Puccini coming up now.

The Humming Chorus from his 1904 Opera Madame Butterfly.

MUSIC: Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly by Puccini

APPLAUSE

Gentle simplicity.

The

The BBC

The BBC Symphony

The BBC Symphony Corus

The BBC Symphony Corus transporting

us

us to

us to Japan.

Angel Blue is back for a second time, and our final dose of

Puccini tonight.

This

This is

This is Vissi

This is Vissi d'Arte,

This is Vissi d'Arte, I

This is Vissi d'Arte, I lived

This is Vissi d'Arte, I lived for

art.

MUSIC: Vissi d'Arte from Tosca by Puccini

APPLAUSE

The

The glorious

The glorious voice

The glorious voice of

The glorious voice of Angel

The glorious voice of Angel Blue

The glorious voice of Angel Blue and

Vissi

Vissi d'Arte

Vissi d'Arte from

Vissi d'Arte from Tosca

Vissi d'Arte from Tosca by

Vissi d'Arte from Tosca by Puccini.

Vissi d'Arte from Tosca by Puccini. That

That voice

That voice very

That voice very well

That voice very well suited

That voice very well suited to

That voice very well suited to it.

That voice very well suited to it. And

And she

And she is

And she is such

And she is such a

And she is such a generous

And she is such a generous person

And she is such a generous person and

and such

and such a

and such a generous

and such a generous colleague.

and such a generous colleague. Part

and such a generous colleague. Part of

of her

of her instinct

of her instinct comes

of her instinct comes out

of her instinct comes out in

of her instinct comes out in the

of her instinct comes out in the voice,

voice, and

voice, and we

voice, and we can

voice, and we can feel

voice, and we can feel the

voice, and we can feel the embrace.

voice, and we can feel the embrace. And

And a

And a stunning

And a stunning top

And a stunning top note

And a stunning top note as

And a stunning top note as well.

And a stunning top note as well. You

And a stunning top note as well. You could

could see

could see the

could see the emotion.

could see the emotion. Angel

could see the emotion. Angel will

could see the emotion. Angel will be

could see the emotion. Angel will be back

back later

back later in

back later in the

back later in the second

back later in the second half

back later in the second half of

back later in the second half of the

back later in the second half of the concert

concert to

concert to delight

concert to delight us

concert to delight us all

concert to delight us all over

concert to delight us all over again.

But now, we're fast forwarding away from the

opulent world of Italian grand Opera to a brand-new world premiere.

It's a tradition here at the Proms

that every year we commission a new piece for the Last Night, and this

season is no different.

For 2024, the honour has gone to the American

composer Carlos Simon.

His Hellfighters' Blues is an orchestral

piece inspired by the story of the Harlem Hellfighters, a

predominately African-American infantry Regiment who fought during

World War I and crucially came equipped with a first rate band.

For many Europeans hearing the band in

the wake of the war it was their first time experiencing

the jazz sound of America, so real cultural

pioneers as well as brave soldiers.

We caught up with Carlos earlier to find out more.

I knew about the band, Hellfighters, part of the infantry in World War I.

Many black Americans weren't allowed to see combat,

so through their service they played music.

And it kind of helped boost morale.

So my piece is a collection of WC Handy's Memphis Blues,

which the Harlem Hellfighters recorded.

And the recording was so popular, you know?

People were buying it like hot cakes.

So when you listen to this music you hear the heartbeat

of Harlem, you hear, you know, the streets of Harlem.

You hear all the excitement that comes with Harlem

at that time, in the 1920s.

I used different techniques that they use on the recording.

You know, you hear the trombones glissing, you hear rips in the jazz,

shakes in the trumpets and the brass.

It sounded like they were having a lot of fun.

I think it's so important that we highlight these stories that

don't typically get told, particularly in classical music.

By doing so, we learn about and have sympathy and empathy for those

who may be marginalised.

So I think music has that ability to connect with people,

and just to break down the barriers.

Well, a story of valour but also hope transformed

into music by Carlos Simon.

Sakari Oramo returns to the stage to conduct the

world premiere of Hellfighters' Blues.

Fee

Fee should

Fee should be

Fee should be standing

Fee should be standing by,

Fee should be standing by, coming

Fee should be standing by, coming on

any

any minute

any minute now.

any minute now. It

any minute now. It is

any minute now. It is interesting

any minute now. It is interesting to

any minute now. It is interesting to hear

hear this

hear this soundscape

hear this soundscape if

hear this soundscape if you

hear this soundscape if you like,

hear this soundscape if you like, that

that little

that little moment

that little moment in

that little moment in history

that little moment in history described

described so

described so elegantly

described so elegantly by

described so elegantly by the

described so elegantly by the composer,

composer, and

composer, and our

composer, and our world

composer, and our world premiere

composer, and our world premiere here

here about

here about to

here about to begin

here about to begin at

here about to begin at Last

here about to begin at Last Night

here about to begin at Last Night Of

here about to begin at Last Night Of The

The Proms.

MUSIC: Hellfighters Blues by Carlos Simon

APPLAUSE

Carlos

Carlos Simon's

Carlos Simon's Hellfighters'

Carlos Simon's Hellfighters' Blues,

the

the world

the world premiere.

A moving story of an unsung military regiment brought into searing

technicolour by Carlos' vivid music.

A time where history was pretty serious music

serious music can

serious music can be

serious music can be the

serious music can be the vehicle

serious music can be the vehicle for

serious music can be the vehicle for joy.

joy. You

joy. You saw

joy. You saw the

joy. You saw the brass

joy. You saw the brass players,

joy. You saw the brass players, right?

Now from a brand-new commission to one of classical music's most

recognisable and evocative tunes.

We will hear

We will hear Faure's

We will hear Faure's Pavane.

APPLAUSE

Faure's sumptuous Pavane, there.

A

A special

A special mention

A special mention to

A special mention to the

A special mention to the flautist,

Daniel,

Daniel, too.

Nicky, it's such a simple piece, but has enjoyed enduring

popularity ever since its 1888 premiere.

It is formidable!

It is formidable! I

It is formidable! I get

It is formidable! I get very

It is formidable! I get very French

when

when I

when I hear

when I hear this

when I hear this music.

when I hear this music. And

when I hear this music. And Faure

when I hear this music. And Faure is

when I hear this music. And Faure is enjoying

enjoying his

enjoying his centenary,

enjoying his centenary, just

enjoying his centenary, just like

enjoying his centenary, just like the

the jewel

the jewel in

the jewel in our

the jewel in our crown,

the jewel in our crown, the

the jewel in our crown, the BBC

the jewel in our crown, the BBC Singers.

Now, just a few years after Faure wrote that beauty,

over in the States, the 23-year-old Charles Ives was finishing

up his studies at Yale University - there he is at graduation.

Before he became a giant of musical modernism,

the youthful Ives was in fact a keen footballer.

So much so, that on the 20th of November 1897 he decided to go

to the annual football derby between Yale and Princeton where,

to his glee, his side - Yale - emerged victorious

to the tune of 6-0.

So pleased was he, that the young Ives decided to capture

the victory in music.

Nicky, this is a bit of a wild ride, isn't it?

Take us through the story we're about to hear.

It really is. We are having a friend field trip to

field trip to a

field trip to a football

field trip to a football pitch.

field trip to a football pitch. --

field trip to a football pitch. -- a

field trip to a football pitch. -- a frenzied

frenzied field

frenzied field trip.

frenzied field trip. There

frenzied field trip. There is

frenzied field trip. There is everything

everything you

everything you can

everything you can imagine,

everything you can imagine, Chris

everything you can imagine, Chris and

and Jones,

and Jones, dissidents,

and Jones, dissidents, there

and Jones, dissidents, there are

and Jones, dissidents, there are a

and Jones, dissidents, there are a lot

lot of

lot of parallels

lot of parallels between

lot of parallels between sport

lot of parallels between sport and

lot of parallels between sport and music

music --

music -- crescendos,

music -- crescendos, dissidents.

music -- crescendos, dissidents. You

music -- crescendos, dissidents. You can

can perhaps

can perhaps hear

can perhaps hear a

can perhaps hear a couple

can perhaps hear a couple of

can perhaps hear a couple of errant

can perhaps hear a couple of errant voices

voices cheering

voices cheering on

voices cheering on the

voices cheering on the side.

Anna, as Nicky said, when you hear this piece,

it's an absolute onslaught.

It is almost

It is almost a

It is almost a soundscape.

It is almost a soundscape. A

It is almost a soundscape. A bit

It is almost a soundscape. A bit of

a

a preview

a preview of

a preview of the

a preview of the modern

a preview of the modern entity

a preview of the modern entity was

a preview of the modern entity was to

to become?

to become? The

to become? The story

to become? The story is

to become? The story is such

to become? The story is such a

to become? The story is such a great

to become? The story is such a great help,

help, so

help, so having

help, so having the

help, so having the little

help, so having the little programmatic

programmatic element

programmatic element is

programmatic element is a

programmatic element is a catalyst

programmatic element is a catalyst for

for our

for our imagination

for our imagination and

for our imagination and brings

for our imagination and brings us

for our imagination and brings us closer

closer to

closer to the

closer to the music

closer to the music I

closer to the music I make

closer to the music I make something

closer to the music I make something quite

quite contemporary

quite contemporary feel

quite contemporary feel so

quite contemporary feel so much

quite contemporary feel so much more

quite contemporary feel so much more accessible.

Here

Here is

Here is Sakari

Here is Sakari Oramo.

Here is Sakari Oramo. He

Here is Sakari Oramo. He is

Here is Sakari Oramo. He is not

wearing

wearing a

wearing a football

wearing a football shirt,

wearing a football shirt, perhaps

wearing a football shirt, perhaps for

for the

for the best!

The stage is transformed into a football pitch.

Here is Charles Ives' Yale-Princeton Football Game.

APPLAUSE

Absolute mayhem on stage in Charles Ives' Yale-Princeton Football Game.

And

And kazoos!

And kazoos! Were

And kazoos! Were you

And kazoos! Were you right

And kazoos! Were you right in

And kazoos! Were you right in the

field

field of

field of action?!

field of action?! I

field of action?! I was

field of action?! I was waiting

field of action?! I was waiting for

field of action?! I was waiting for an

an orange

an orange segment

an orange segment that

an orange segment that did

an orange segment that did not

an orange segment that did not arrive.

arrive. Bring

arrive. Bring on

arrive. Bring on the

arrive. Bring on the sponge!

arrive. Bring on the sponge! It

arrive. Bring on the sponge! It is

arrive. Bring on the sponge! It is time

time for

time for the

time for the BBC

time for the BBC Singers

time for the BBC Singers to

time for the BBC Singers to take

time for the BBC Singers to take the

time for the BBC Singers to take the reins.

They have chosen a beautiful setting of a poem by Christina Rosetti.

This is Summer is Gone by British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

# Summer is gone with all its roses

# Its sun and perfumes and sweet flowers

# Its warm air and refreshing showers

# And even Autumn closes, and Autumn closes, and Autumn closes

# Yea, Autumn's chilly self is going

# And winter comes which is yet colder

# Each day the hoar-frost waxes bolder

# And the last buds cease blowing, the last buds cease blowing

# Summer is gone!

# Summer is gone with all its roses

# Summer is gone with all its roses.#

APPLAUSE

Summer is gone with all its roses.

Christina Rossetti's poem.

A spellbinding performance from the BBC Singers -

always favourites here at the Proms.

Those gentle touches towards the end in particular,

in particular, but

in particular, but on

in particular, but on an

in particular, but on an evening

in particular, but on an evening where

where everything

where everything is

where everything is about

where everything is about large

where everything is about large scale,

scale, having

scale, having that

scale, having that moment

scale, having that moment where

scale, having that moment where things

things are

things are stripped

things are stripped back,

things are stripped back, and

things are stripped back, and it

things are stripped back, and it is

things are stripped back, and it is all

all about

all about singers

all about singers trusting

all about singers trusting the

all about singers trusting the music.

Well, summer may be nearly gone, but we'll cling to it at least

until the end of the show.

And to get us in a sunnier mood, the next piece up is Grace Williams'

Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes.

APPLAUSE

A fanfare of trumpets brings Grace Williams' Fantasia

on Welsh Nursery Tunes to its rousing conclusion.

Apparently Grace

Apparently Grace Williams

Apparently Grace Williams wrote

Apparently Grace Williams wrote that

in

in a

in a morning!

in a morning! A

in a morning! A clever

in a morning! A clever woman.

Born in 1906, Williams was Wales' premiere 20th century

classical composer.

She's been enjoying a bit of a renaissance recently.

She

She deserves

She deserves that

She deserves that publicity,

She deserves that publicity, Anna?

She

She really

She really shines

She really shines in

She really shines in these

She really shines in these glorious

She really shines in these glorious filmic

filmic moments

filmic moments of

filmic moments of string

filmic moments of string led

filmic moments of string led orchestration.

orchestration. We

orchestration. We are

orchestration. We are just

orchestration. We are just seeing

orchestration. We are just seeing another

another Last

another Last Night

another Last Night translation,

another Last Night translation, a

another Last Night translation, a gift

gift to

gift to given

gift to given to

gift to given to Sakari

gift to given to Sakari by

gift to given to Sakari by a

gift to given to Sakari by a Prommers.

Prommers. Tell

Prommers. Tell us

Prommers. Tell us about

Prommers. Tell us about why

Prommers. Tell us about why Grace

Prommers. Tell us about why Grace Williams

Williams is

Williams is such

Williams is such an

Williams is such an important

Williams is such an important voice?

Williams is such an important voice? We

We are

We are lucky

We are lucky to

We are lucky to have

We are lucky to have that

We are lucky to have that peace,

We are lucky to have that peace, she

We are lucky to have that peace, she was

was such

was such a

was such a perfectionist.

was such a perfectionist. She

was such a perfectionist. She wrote

was such a perfectionist. She wrote a

a diary

a diary entry

a diary entry in

a diary entry in red

a diary entry in red and

a diary entry in red and said

a diary entry in red and said it

a diary entry in red and said it was

a diary entry in red and said it was the

the day

the day of

the day of destruction,

the day of destruction, she

the day of destruction, she would

the day of destruction, she would look

look at

look at all

look at all of

look at all of her

look at all of her manuscripts

look at all of her manuscripts and

look at all of her manuscripts and throwaway

throwaway all

throwaway all the

throwaway all the one

throwaway all the one she

throwaway all the one she felt

throwaway all the one she felt were

throwaway all the one she felt were not

not worthy

not worthy of

not worthy of performance,

not worthy of performance, which

not worthy of performance, which was

not worthy of performance, which was a

a huge

a huge number.

a huge number. Her

a huge number. Her violin

a huge number. Her violin concerto,

a huge number. Her violin concerto, she

she said

she said the

she said the second

she said the second movement

she said the second movement I

she said the second movement I guess

she said the second movement I guess it's

it's worth

it's worth performing

it's worth performing but

it's worth performing but I

it's worth performing but I am

it's worth performing but I am not

it's worth performing but I am not sure

sure about

sure about the

sure about the second

sure about the second --

sure about the second -- the

sure about the second -- the first

sure about the second -- the first and

and the

and the third.

and the third. Her

and the third. Her mentor

and the third. Her mentor was

and the third. Her mentor was Vaughan

Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams and

Vaughan Williams and you

Vaughan Williams and you could

Vaughan Williams and you could hear

Vaughan Williams and you could hear that

that Pastoral

that Pastoral lushness

that Pastoral lushness in

that Pastoral lushness in the

that Pastoral lushness in the music?

that Pastoral lushness in the music? It

It was

It was like

It was like a

It was like a nice

It was like a nice romp

It was like a nice romp around

It was like a nice romp around a

It was like a nice romp around a country

country hedge

country hedge but

country hedge but the

country hedge but the music

country hedge but the music also

country hedge but the music also had

country hedge but the music also had edge-to-edge,

edge-to-edge, just

edge-to-edge, just like

edge-to-edge, just like Vaughan

edge-to-edge, just like Vaughan Williams

Williams did

Williams did himself,

Williams did himself, no

Williams did himself, no relation.

Williams did himself, no relation. Worth

Worth pointing

Worth pointing out.

Worth pointing out. And

Worth pointing out. And the

Worth pointing out. And the first

Worth pointing out. And the first British

British woman

British woman to

British woman to score

British woman to score a

British woman to score a film.

British woman to score a film. One

British woman to score a film. One thing

thing I

thing I feel

thing I feel we

thing I feel we should

thing I feel we should touch

thing I feel we should touch others

thing I feel we should touch others her

her contemporaries

her contemporaries when

her contemporaries when she

her contemporaries when she was

her contemporaries when she was studying

studying were

studying were Imogen

studying were Imogen Holst

studying were Imogen Holst and

studying were Imogen Holst and Elizabeth

Elizabeth McConkey.

Elizabeth McConkey. These

Elizabeth McConkey. These formidable

Elizabeth McConkey. These formidable women

women who

women who were

women who were brilliant,

women who were brilliant, well

women who were brilliant, well respected

respected composers,

respected composers, if

respected composers, if she

respected composers, if she could

respected composers, if she could see

see there

see there is

see there is no

see there is no she

see there is no she would

see there is no she would be

see there is no she would be like,

see there is no she would be like, this

this is

this is really

this is really cool,

this is really cool, I

this is really cool, I imagine.

this is really cool, I imagine. And

this is really cool, I imagine. And then

then she

then she might

then she might also

then she might also think

then she might also think have

then she might also think have things

things not

things not moved

things not moved on?

things not moved on? --

things not moved on? -- if

things not moved on? -- if she

things not moved on? -- if she could

things not moved on? -- if she could see

see this

see this now

see this now that

see this now that she

see this now that she would

see this now that she would be

see this now that she would be like.

see this now that she would be like. The

The idea

The idea of

The idea of getting

The idea of getting excited

The idea of getting excited by

The idea of getting excited by a

The idea of getting excited by a female

female composer.

female composer. We

female composer. We are

female composer. We are making

female composer. We are making progress

progress but

progress but slowly.

Well, we are nearly at the end of part one

of the Last Night Of The Proms 2024.

But before we let the Prommers out to run to the bar,

we have one more treat in store.

Sir Stephen Hough is one of Britain's most celebrated pianists.

Where Angel is here for her Proms debut, Stephen has been a mainstay

at the Royal Albert Hall since 1985, and tonight he's chosen to perform

the sumptuous second movement of Saint-Saens' fifth piano concerto

- known as the Egyptian.

As well as being a pianist, Stephen's a published author,

composer and a painter - a man of many talents.

Our very own Linton Stephens caught up with him a little earlier to find

out what he's got in store.

So, Stephen, we are actually six degrees of separation

away from each other.

We are both from the Wirral, we both attended the Royal Northern College

of Music and we are both from non-musical households.

Yeah.

So what was it about the piano that drew you to take it up?

Well, I think it's the instrument I saw.

As you said, I had no music in the house, no classical records,

but I had an aunt who had a piano in her house, and we'd go

and visit her and it was very boring when the grown-ups were talking,

so I'd go over to her piano and I'd to pick out melodies of nursery

rhymes that I'd learned.

And I just fell in love with the sound of this box.

I just thought it was the most magical thing ever.

So I said to my parents, "Please can I have piano lessons?"

Well, eventually my mum got out the Yellow Pages and she looked

under piano teachers and found the one who lived closest,

a bit like you might find a plumber.

And I started having lessons, and it really went very quickly from there.

So your first appearance at the Proms was back in 1985.

Right!

That was the year I was born as well.

Oh, thank you for rubbing that in, yes!

So what is it about the Proms that makes it so special?

Why do you keep coming back?

Well, I'm asked, that's the first reason.

But, no, seriously...

I mean, I've always felt at the Proms that it's

a supportive audience.

They want you to do well.

It's not always like that, you know?

I don't know how I'm going to feel.

I might not feel nervous at all, I might just be

enjoying every moment.

I might feel petrified.

But the Proms is...

Everyone wants to have a good time and wants to enjoy this music,

and so I think that's contagious.

So, Stephen, tell me about Saint-Saens' 5th piano

concerto that you're going to be playing?

The second movement that we're going to hear is a little

like a picture postcard of his travels.

He used to go to North Africa for holidays, and it's the movement

that gives the subtitle The Egyptian to the 5th piano concerto.

It's an interesting, unique piece of exoticism

from a time before we could really see these places on film.

It was almost like a sketch that he sent back to friends,

you know, "I've just been to this amazing place and here's a musical

idea of what it was like."

Finally, Stephen, what do you hope the audience takes away

from this performance?

Oh, goodness.

Well, maybe buy some CDs, I don't know!

No, I'm kidding.

Well, I think everyone leaves the last night with a feeling

of goodwill, of friendship.

There's something incredibly precious about the way music,

it doesn't need words, and I think words can get us

into all kinds of problems.

It's one of the few things left, I think, where we can play music

for each other and disagree about everything and yet somehow

still, for the couple of hours we are in a concert hall,

we can be friends.

There's a sort of transcendence there that music brings that, to me,

is something incredibly precious.

The

The always

The always erudite

The always erudite Sir

The always erudite Sir Stephen

Hough.

He has been a pillar of the British classical

music world for decades.

Nicky, I know you've worked with him a lot -

he's just a musician's, musician isn't he?

Quite

Quite recently,

Quite recently, I

Quite recently, I remember

Quite recently, I remember you

Quite recently, I remember you were

in

in the

in the studio?

in the studio? We

in the studio? We had

in the studio? We had a

in the studio? We had a premiere

in the studio? We had a premiere last

last year

last year at

last year at the

last year at the Whitmore

last year at the Whitmore hole.

last year at the Whitmore hole. He

last year at the Whitmore hole. He is

is terribly

is terribly well

is terribly well expected?

is terribly well expected? Yes,

is terribly well expected? Yes, I

is terribly well expected? Yes, I think

think it

think it is

think it is because

think it is because he

think it is because he is

think it is because he is a

think it is because he is a polymath

think it is because he is a polymath and

and you

and you want

and you want how

and you want how comfortably

and you want how comfortably he

and you want how comfortably he wears

wears all

wears all of

wears all of his

wears all of his crimes

wears all of his crimes but

wears all of his crimes but he

wears all of his crimes but he is

wears all of his crimes but he is also

also entirely

also entirely unassuming

also entirely unassuming while

also entirely unassuming while being

also entirely unassuming while being ridiculously

ridiculously talented

ridiculously talented --

ridiculously talented -- how

ridiculously talented -- how comfortably

comfortably he

comfortably he was

comfortably he was all

comfortably he was all of

comfortably he was all of his

comfortably he was all of his crowns.

crowns. Explains

crowns. Explains music,

crowns. Explains music, communicates

crowns. Explains music, communicates beautifully

beautifully with

beautifully with the

beautifully with the audience

beautifully with the audience but

beautifully with the audience but the

the technical

the technical virtuosity

the technical virtuosity is

the technical virtuosity is peerless,

peerless, as

peerless, as we

peerless, as we were

peerless, as we were here?

peerless, as we were here? He

peerless, as we were here? He is

peerless, as we were here? He is peerless

peerless and

peerless and when

peerless and when you

peerless and when you look

peerless and when you look at

peerless and when you look at that

peerless and when you look at that picture

picture of

picture of him

picture of him as

picture of him as a

picture of him as a boy,

picture of him as a boy, he

picture of him as a boy, he is

picture of him as a boy, he is an

picture of him as a boy, he is an inspiration.

inspiration. He

inspiration. He is

inspiration. He is from

inspiration. He is from up

inspiration. He is from up north,

inspiration. He is from up north, he

inspiration. He is from up north, he worked

worked his

worked his tail

worked his tail off

worked his tail off and

worked his tail off and we

worked his tail off and we are

worked his tail off and we are celebrating

celebrating him

celebrating him at

celebrating him at the

celebrating him at the Proms,

celebrating him at the Proms, it

celebrating him at the Proms, it is

celebrating him at the Proms, it is a

a wonderful

a wonderful story.

a wonderful story. So

a wonderful story. So many

a wonderful story. So many problems

a wonderful story. So many problems he

he has

he has delighted

he has delighted us

he has delighted us with

he has delighted us with over

he has delighted us with over the

he has delighted us with over the years.

years. --

years. -- so

years. -- so many

years. -- so many problems.

What shall we look out for?

It

It is

It is the

It is the second

It is the second movement,

It is the second movement, it

It is the second movement, it does

not

not necessarily

not necessarily feel

not necessarily feel like

not necessarily feel like a

not necessarily feel like a second

not necessarily feel like a second movement,

movement, we

movement, we are

movement, we are thrown

movement, we are thrown straight

movement, we are thrown straight into

into the

into the action,

into the action, into

into the action, into some

into the action, into some harmony

into the action, into some harmony we

we might

we might not

we might not necessarily

we might not necessarily expect

we might not necessarily expect and

we might not necessarily expect and how

how many

how many that

how many that if

how many that if it

how many that if it was

how many that if it was used

how many that if it was used in

how many that if it was used in film

how many that if it was used in film music

music we

music we might

music we might well

music we might well our

music we might well our eyes

music we might well our eyes and

music we might well our eyes and say,

say, I

say, I see

say, I see we

say, I see we are

say, I see we are doing

say, I see we are doing exoticism!

say, I see we are doing exoticism! But

But there

But there is

But there is something

But there is something so

But there is something so quaint

But there is something so quaint and

But there is something so quaint and picturesque

picturesque about

picturesque about the

picturesque about the fact

picturesque about the fact he

picturesque about the fact he was

picturesque about the fact he was trying

trying to

trying to capture

trying to capture what

trying to capture what he

trying to capture what he was

trying to capture what he was at

trying to capture what he was at and

trying to capture what he was at and experiencing

experiencing to

experiencing to take

experiencing to take it

experiencing to take it home

experiencing to take it home for

experiencing to take it home for musical

musical time

musical time travel.

musical time travel. In

musical time travel. In those

musical time travel. In those days

musical time travel. In those days you

you could

you could not

you could not take

you could not take a

you could not take a quick

you could not take a quick snap

you could not take a quick snap of

you could not take a quick snap of the

the pyramids,

the pyramids, you

the pyramids, you were

the pyramids, you were not

the pyramids, you were not going

the pyramids, you were not going to

the pyramids, you were not going to do

do a

do a live

do a live Instagram

do a live Instagram from

do a live Instagram from the

do a live Instagram from the Nile

do a live Instagram from the Nile so

do a live Instagram from the Nile so this

this was

this was him

this was him trying

this was him trying to

this was him trying to paint

this was him trying to paint a

this was him trying to paint a picture

picture of

picture of the

picture of the mood

picture of the mood and

picture of the mood and the

picture of the mood and the culture?

picture of the mood and the culture? That's

That's right,

That's right, and

That's right, and you

That's right, and you have

That's right, and you have the

That's right, and you have the sense

That's right, and you have the sense of

of vocal

of vocal and

of vocal and some

of vocal and some of

of vocal and some of these

of vocal and some of these passages

of vocal and some of these passages when

when the

when the orchestra

when the orchestra is

when the orchestra is really

when the orchestra is really stripped

stripped away

stripped away and

stripped away and you

stripped away and you hear

stripped away and you hear a

stripped away and you hear a solo

stripped away and you hear a solo piano

piano line

piano line and

piano line and you

piano line and you feel

piano line and you feel like

piano line and you feel like you

piano line and you feel like you are

piano line and you feel like you are a

a snake

a snake in

a snake in a

a snake in a basket

a snake in a basket being

a snake in a basket being charmed.

a snake in a basket being charmed. That

That is

That is an

That is an image

That is an image I

That is an image I will

That is an image I will keep

That is an image I will keep with

That is an image I will keep with me

That is an image I will keep with me in

in the

in the next

in the next ten

in the next ten minutes

in the next ten minutes also.

in the next ten minutes also. We

in the next ten minutes also. We mentioned

mentioned Stephen

mentioned Stephen is

mentioned Stephen is a

mentioned Stephen is a composer,

mentioned Stephen is a composer, he

mentioned Stephen is a composer, he has

has written

has written great

has written great work

has written great work for

has written great work for you

has written great work for you and

has written great work for you and written

written great

written great choral

written great choral work?

written great choral work? Yes,

written great choral work? Yes, and

written great choral work? Yes, and the

the other

the other thing

the other thing that

the other thing that is

the other thing that is particularly

the other thing that is particularly exciting

exciting is

exciting is he

exciting is he is

exciting is he is a

exciting is he is a great

exciting is he is a great ambassador

exciting is he is a great ambassador for

for the

for the music

for the music of

for the music of Saint-Saens,

for the music of Saint-Saens, he

for the music of Saint-Saens, he has

for the music of Saint-Saens, he has recorded

recorded all

recorded all of

recorded all of the

recorded all of the piano

recorded all of the piano concertos

recorded all of the piano concertos and

and that

and that is

and that is something

and that is something he

and that is something he does

and that is something he does so

and that is something he does so well,

well, looking

well, looking for

well, looking for the

well, looking for the music

well, looking for the music that

well, looking for the music that might

might not

might not have

might not have had

might not have had its

might not have had its moments

might not have had its moments in

might not have had its moments in the

the sun

the sun but

the sun but he

the sun but he it

the sun but he it should.

the sun but he it should. The

the sun but he it should. The piano

the sun but he it should. The piano move

move has

move has happened

move has happened and

move has happened and I

move has happened and I think

move has happened and I think we

move has happened and I think we can

move has happened and I think we can hear

hear amongst

hear amongst the

hear amongst the balloons

hear amongst the balloons popping

hear amongst the balloons popping and

and the

and the cheering,

and the cheering, I

and the cheering, I don't

and the cheering, I don't know

and the cheering, I don't know if

and the cheering, I don't know if that

that is

that is full

that is full Stephen,

that is full Stephen, the

that is full Stephen, the BBC

that is full Stephen, the BBC Symphony

Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Orchestra led

Symphony Orchestra led by

Symphony Orchestra led by Stephen

Symphony Orchestra led by Stephen Bryant

Bryant is

Bryant is tuning

Bryant is tuning up

Bryant is tuning up again.

Bryant is tuning up again. We

Bryant is tuning up again. We are

Bryant is tuning up again. We are about

about to

about to be

about to be taken

about to be taken down

about to be taken down the

about to be taken down the Nile

about to be taken down the Nile by

about to be taken down the Nile by Sir

Sir Stephen

Sir Stephen Hough.

Sir Stephen Hough. Get

Sir Stephen Hough. Get your

Sir Stephen Hough. Get your boat

Sir Stephen Hough. Get your boat shoes

shoes on.

shoes on. We

shoes on. We are

shoes on. We are heading

shoes on. We are heading towards

shoes on. We are heading towards the

shoes on. We are heading towards the end

end of

end of the

end of the concert.

end of the concert. Sir

end of the concert. Sir Stephen

end of the concert. Sir Stephen Hough

Hough is

Hough is a

Hough is a hugely

Hough is a hugely popular

Hough is a hugely popular figure

Hough is a hugely popular figure here

here at

here at the

here at the Proms,

here at the Proms, the

here at the Proms, the music

here at the Proms, the music industry

industry in

industry in Britain

industry in Britain and

industry in Britain and the

industry in Britain and the classical

classical music

classical music world.

classical music world. I

classical music world. I can't

classical music world. I can't wait,

classical music world. I can't wait, the

the rehearsal

the rehearsal really

the rehearsal really sounded

the rehearsal really sounded sparkling.

sparkling. Here

sparkling. Here they

sparkling. Here they are.

APPLAUSE

A swell of applause greets Sir Stephen Hough.

With Sakari

With Sakari Oramo.

It's Saint-Saens' Egyptian piano concerto.

APPLAUSE

A shimmering, almost sinister end there.

The second movement of Saint-Saens' Egyptian piano concerto

in the masterful hands of Sir Stephen Hough.

You can hear the love

You can hear the love for

You can hear the love for him

You can hear the love for him in

You can hear the love for him in the

crowd.

crowd. Fascinating

crowd. Fascinating sound

crowd. Fascinating sound created

crowd. Fascinating sound created there

there with

there with the

there with the way

there with the way he

there with the way he played

there with the way he played that

there with the way he played that piece.

piece. I

piece. I really

piece. I really was

piece. I really was transported.

piece. I really was transported. How

piece. I really was transported. How about

about you?

about you? There

about you? There was

about you? There was that

about you? There was that moment

about you? There was that moment when

when the

when the piano

when the piano almost

when the piano almost sounded

when the piano almost sounded like

when the piano almost sounded like a

when the piano almost sounded like a cello,

cello, where

cello, where he

cello, where he was

cello, where he was leaning

cello, where he was leaning into

cello, where he was leaning into the

cello, where he was leaning into the lower

lower voice

lower voice and

lower voice and you

lower voice and you got

lower voice and you got the

lower voice and you got the effect

lower voice and you got the effect of

of the

of the upper

of the upper harmonics

of the upper harmonics from

of the upper harmonics from everything

everything he

everything he was

everything he was doing

everything he was doing in

everything he was doing in his

everything he was doing in his right

everything he was doing in his right hand,

hand, and

hand, and I

hand, and I was

hand, and I was looking

hand, and I was looking at

hand, and I was looking at the

hand, and I was looking at the screen

screen going,

screen going, how

screen going, how is

screen going, how is he

screen going, how is he doing

screen going, how is he doing that?

screen going, how is he doing that? How

How is

How is he

How is he doing

How is he doing that?

How is he doing that? You

How is he doing that? You have

How is he doing that? You have stops

How is he doing that? You have stops you

you can

you can pull

you can pull on

you can pull on an

you can pull on an organ,

you can pull on an organ, but

you can pull on an organ, but he's

you can pull on an organ, but he's doing

doing it

doing it with

doing it with his

doing it with his fingers.

doing it with his fingers. And

doing it with his fingers. And the

doing it with his fingers. And the ease

ease with

ease with which

ease with which he

ease with which he plays

ease with which he plays more

ease with which he plays more complex

complex passages,

complex passages, the

complex passages, the composer

complex passages, the composer would

complex passages, the composer would be

be proud.

be proud. And

be proud. And it

be proud. And it looks

be proud. And it looks like

be proud. And it looks like we're

be proud. And it looks like we're going

going to

going to get

going to get an

going to get an encore!

MUSIC: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

AUDIENCE

AUDIENCE CLAP

AUDIENCE CLAP ALONG.

This

LAUGHTER

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Oh,

Oh, the

Oh, the perfect

Oh, the perfect encore!

Oh, the perfect encore! What

Oh, the perfect encore! What a

contrast.

contrast. What

contrast. What a

contrast. What a clever

contrast. What a clever man

contrast. What a clever man he

contrast. What a clever man he is.

The Sherman Brothers' sparkling Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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and other things

and other things as

and other things as well.

and other things as well. So

and other things as well. So clever.

and other things as well. So clever. I

I really

I really hope

I really hope that

I really hope that he

I really hope that he travels

I really hope that he travels home

I really hope that he travels home by

by umbrella!

by umbrella! That

by umbrella! That was

by umbrella! That was practically

by umbrella! That was practically perfect

perfect in

perfect in every

perfect in every way,

perfect in every way, as

perfect in every way, as Mary

perfect in every way, as Mary Poppins

Poppins herself

Poppins herself would

Poppins herself would say.

Poppins herself would say. No

Poppins herself would say. No spoonful

spoonful of

spoonful of sugar

spoonful of sugar is

spoonful of sugar is necessary

spoonful of sugar is necessary at

spoonful of sugar is necessary at all.

all. Again,

all. Again, showing

all. Again, showing his

all. Again, showing his versatility.

all. Again, showing his versatility. Such

Such a

Such a serious

Such a serious musician,

Such a serious musician, and

Such a serious musician, and yet

Such a serious musician, and yet what

what fun.

what fun. This

what fun. This is

what fun. This is the

what fun. This is the thing,

what fun. This is the thing, we

what fun. This is the thing, we are

what fun. This is the thing, we are in

in this

in this industry,

in this industry, because

in this industry, because we

in this industry, because we love

in this industry, because we love making

making music,

making music, and

making music, and we

making music, and we saw

making music, and we saw him

making music, and we saw him showing

making music, and we saw him showing that

that love

that love to

that love to everyone

that love to everyone in

that love to everyone in the

that love to everyone in the room

that love to everyone in the room and

and at

and at home.

and at home. And

and at home. And we

and at home. And we will

and at home. And we will hopefully

and at home. And we will hopefully be

be talking

be talking to

be talking to him

be talking to him in

be talking to him in a

be talking to him in a while,

be talking to him in a while, and

be talking to him in a while, and I

be talking to him in a while, and I hope

hope he

hope he is

hope he is feeling

hope he is feeling as

hope he is feeling as thrilled

hope he is feeling as thrilled as

hope he is feeling as thrilled as he

hope he is feeling as thrilled as he should.

should. I

should. I hope

should. I hope he

should. I hope he is

should. I hope he is really

should. I hope he is really like

should. I hope he is really like a

should. I hope he is really like a complete

complete rock

complete rock star,

complete rock star, don't

complete rock star, don't you?

complete rock star, don't you? Of

complete rock star, don't you? Of course,

course, he

course, he is

course, he is probably

course, he is probably as

course, he is probably as ever.

course, he is probably as ever. If

course, he is probably as ever. If you

you read

you read his

you read his book,

you read his book, called

you read his book, called Enough,

you read his book, called Enough, it

you read his book, called Enough, it is

is amazing

is amazing about

is amazing about how

is amazing about how his

is amazing about how his journey

is amazing about how his journey to

is amazing about how his journey to being

being a

being a world

being a world famous

being a world famous piano

being a world famous piano player

being a world famous piano player wasn't

wasn't an

wasn't an obvious

wasn't an obvious one.

wasn't an obvious one. Coming

wasn't an obvious one. Coming from

wasn't an obvious one. Coming from the

the Wirral,

the Wirral, he

the Wirral, he says

the Wirral, he says it

the Wirral, he says it himself,

the Wirral, he says it himself, but

the Wirral, he says it himself, but he

he has

he has arrived

he has arrived here

he has arrived here and

he has arrived here and it

he has arrived here and it is

he has arrived here and it is sublime,

sublime, it

sublime, it is

sublime, it is a

sublime, it is a vocation

sublime, it is a vocation and

sublime, it is a vocation and I

sublime, it is a vocation and I can't

can't imagine

can't imagine him

can't imagine him doing

can't imagine him doing anything

can't imagine him doing anything else.

else. Apart

else. Apart from

else. Apart from being

else. Apart from being the

else. Apart from being the Renaissance

Renaissance man

Renaissance man he

Renaissance man he is.

And with that, the first half of our Last Night is over.

The Prommers are heading off to stock up on interval

snacks.

This has just appeared. Dangerous!

This has just appeared. Dangerous! I

may

may restrain

may restrain myself,

may restrain myself, that

may restrain myself, that might

may restrain myself, that might be

may restrain myself, that might be wise

wise for.

wise for. You

wise for. You are

wise for. You are in

wise for. You are in charge

wise for. You are in charge of

wise for. You are in charge of the

wise for. You are in charge of the ship!

And we're going to unpick what was a pretty

sensational start to the

night.

Anna.

Puccini, Faure, Ives, Coleridge-Taylor, Walton, Williams.

A lot of music has been packed into the first

the first half

the first half of

the first half of this

the first half of this concert.

the first half of this concert. How

the first half of this concert. How did

did it

did it work?

did it work? One

did it work? One of

did it work? One of the

did it work? One of the extraordinary

extraordinary things

extraordinary things about

extraordinary things about this

extraordinary things about this first

first half

first half is

first half is so

first half is so much

first half is so much of

first half is so much of this

first half is so much of this music

first half is so much of this music relates

relates to

relates to the

relates to the same

relates to the same 30

relates to the same 30 year

relates to the same 30 year period,

relates to the same 30 year period, a

a period

a period when

a period when musical

a period when musical styles

a period when musical styles are

a period when musical styles are just

just exploding

just exploding everywhere.

just exploding everywhere. I

just exploding everywhere. I can't

just exploding everywhere. I can't quite

quite believe

quite believe that

quite believe that the

quite believe that the Ives

quite believe that the Ives was

quite believe that the Ives was written

written nearly

written nearly 30

written nearly 30 years

written nearly 30 years before

written nearly 30 years before the

written nearly 30 years before the Walton.

Walton. All

Walton. All of

Walton. All of the

Walton. All of the timelines

Walton. All of the timelines seem

Walton. All of the timelines seem cross,

cross, but

cross, but that

cross, but that is

cross, but that is what

cross, but that is what is

cross, but that is what is makes

cross, but that is what is makes it

cross, but that is what is makes it so

so amazing.

so amazing. And

so amazing. And it

so amazing. And it was

so amazing. And it was a

so amazing. And it was a fee

so amazing. And it was a fee febrile

so amazing. And it was a fee febrile and

and interesting

and interesting time

and interesting time and

and interesting time and this

and interesting time and this was

and interesting time and this was a

and interesting time and this was a snapshot

snapshot of

snapshot of all

snapshot of all the

snapshot of all the musical

snapshot of all the musical style

snapshot of all the musical style is

snapshot of all the musical style is going

going on.

going on. Did

going on. Did it

going on. Did it work

going on. Did it work for

going on. Did it work for you?

going on. Did it work for you? It

going on. Did it work for you? It did,

did, it

did, it was

did, it was a

did, it was a luxurious

did, it was a luxurious smorgasbord

did, it was a luxurious smorgasbord of

of music,

of music, and

of music, and such

of music, and such productivity.

of music, and such productivity. And

of music, and such productivity. And just

just performed

just performed at

just performed at the

just performed at the very

just performed at the very top

just performed at the very top class

just performed at the very top class of

of musicianship.

of musicianship. This

of musicianship. This is

of musicianship. This is what

of musicianship. This is what we

of musicianship. This is what we do

of musicianship. This is what we do well

well here

well here in

well here in Britain,

well here in Britain, and

well here in Britain, and it

well here in Britain, and it is

well here in Britain, and it is so

well here in Britain, and it is so excited

excited to

excited to hear

excited to hear these

excited to hear these musicians.

excited to hear these musicians. And

excited to hear these musicians. And wonderful

wonderful to

wonderful to welcome

wonderful to welcome Angel

wonderful to welcome Angel Blue

wonderful to welcome Angel Blue as

wonderful to welcome Angel Blue as well,

well, and

well, and what

well, and what a

well, and what a debut

well, and what a debut at

well, and what a debut at the

well, and what a debut at the Proms.

well, and what a debut at the Proms. She

She is

She is another

She is another pal

She is another pal of

She is another pal of yours.

She is another pal of yours. I

She is another pal of yours. I think

She is another pal of yours. I think we

we are

we are probably

we are probably going

we are probably going to

we are probably going to have

we are probably going to have an

we are probably going to have an emotional

emotional response,

emotional response, I

emotional response, I suspect,

emotional response, I suspect, but

emotional response, I suspect, but her

her emotions

her emotions which

her emotions which she

her emotions which she wears

her emotions which she wears so

her emotions which she wears so very

her emotions which she wears so very openly

openly on

openly on her

openly on her sleeve,

openly on her sleeve, it

openly on her sleeve, it makes

openly on her sleeve, it makes a

openly on her sleeve, it makes a great

great performer.

great performer. Absolutely,

great performer. Absolutely, and

great performer. Absolutely, and she

great performer. Absolutely, and she came

came to

came to London,

came to London, she

came to London, she saw

came to London, she saw those

came to London, she saw those pavements

pavements with

pavements with gold,

pavements with gold, and

pavements with gold, and London

pavements with gold, and London gave

pavements with gold, and London gave her

her so

her so many

her so many first

her so many first breaks,

her so many first breaks, and

her so many first breaks, and here

her so many first breaks, and here she

she is

she is now

she is now being

she is now being enveloped

she is now being enveloped into

she is now being enveloped into our

she is now being enveloped into our bosom,

bosom, so

bosom, so it

bosom, so it is

bosom, so it is great

bosom, so it is great to

bosom, so it is great to hear

bosom, so it is great to hear her

bosom, so it is great to hear her singing

singing Puccini

singing Puccini as

singing Puccini as well,

singing Puccini as well, the

singing Puccini as well, the Vissi

singing Puccini as well, the Vissi d'Arte,

d'Arte, living

d'Arte, living for

d'Arte, living for art

d'Arte, living for art and

d'Arte, living for art and love,

d'Arte, living for art and love, and

d'Arte, living for art and love, and we

we were

we were with

we were with her

we were with her every

we were with her every second

we were with her every second of

we were with her every second of that

that aria.

that aria. Such

that aria. Such a

that aria. Such a treat.

that aria. Such a treat. Those

that aria. Such a treat. Those two

that aria. Such a treat. Those two arias

arias that

arias that she

arias that she sung,

arias that she sung, you

arias that she sung, you have

arias that she sung, you have sung

arias that she sung, you have sung some

some pretty

some pretty chunky

some pretty chunky ones

some pretty chunky ones in

some pretty chunky ones in your

some pretty chunky ones in your time,

time, but

time, but is

time, but is the

time, but is the added

time, but is the added pressure

time, but is the added pressure knowing

knowing that

knowing that everybody

knowing that everybody knows

knowing that everybody knows every

knowing that everybody knows every single

single note?

single note? Of

single note? Of course.

single note? Of course. There

single note? Of course. There is

single note? Of course. There is something

something about

something about Puccini.

something about Puccini. He

something about Puccini. He was

something about Puccini. He was a

something about Puccini. He was a master

master at

master at work

master at work in

master at work in reality,

master at work in reality, and

master at work in reality, and he

master at work in reality, and he really

really wrote

really wrote music

really wrote music which

really wrote music which was

really wrote music which was about

really wrote music which was about the

the common

the common day,

the common day, real

the common day, real feelings,

the common day, real feelings, so

the common day, real feelings, so it

the common day, real feelings, so it is

is easy

is easy to

is easy to get

is easy to get carried

is easy to get carried away,

is easy to get carried away, when

is easy to get carried away, when there

there is

there is an

there is an in-built

there is an in-built bit

there is an in-built bit of

there is an in-built bit of expectation

expectation that

expectation that people

expectation that people know

expectation that people know the

expectation that people know the songs

songs and

songs and they

songs and they are

songs and they are going

songs and they are going to

songs and they are going to sing

songs and they are going to sing along

along with

along with you

along with you hopefully,

along with you hopefully, and

along with you hopefully, and I

along with you hopefully, and I just

along with you hopefully, and I just love

love Puccini.

love Puccini. It

love Puccini. It will

love Puccini. It will really

love Puccini. It will really challenge

challenge the

challenge the most

challenge the most sturdy

challenge the most sturdy of

challenge the most sturdy of tear

challenge the most sturdy of tear ducts.

ducts. And

ducts. And we

ducts. And we yours

ducts. And we yours safe,

ducts. And we yours safe, or

ducts. And we yours safe, or where

ducts. And we yours safe, or where you...

you... ?

you... ? I

you... ? I had

you... ? I had nothing

you... ? I had nothing left!

you... ? I had nothing left! Watching

Watching her

Watching her eyes

Watching her eyes and

Watching her eyes and seeing

Watching her eyes and seeing all

Watching her eyes and seeing all of

Watching her eyes and seeing all of the

the emotion

the emotion of

the emotion of standing

the emotion of standing on

the emotion of standing on stage

the emotion of standing on stage coming

coming out

coming out through

coming out through her

coming out through her eyes,

coming out through her eyes, throughout

throughout the

throughout the whole

throughout the whole performance,

throughout the whole performance, and

and so

and so you

and so you get

and so you get sucked

and so you get sucked into

and so you get sucked into the

and so you get sucked into the emotions

emotions of

emotions of the

emotions of the songs

emotions of the songs but

emotions of the songs but you

emotions of the songs but you also

emotions of the songs but you also get

get sucked

get sucked into

get sucked into the

get sucked into the personal

get sucked into the personal emotions,

emotions, and

emotions, and it

emotions, and it is

emotions, and it is just

emotions, and it is just this

emotions, and it is just this reminder

reminder that

reminder that this

reminder that this is

reminder that this is an

reminder that this is an extraordinary

extraordinary setting,

extraordinary setting, an

extraordinary setting, an extraordinary

extraordinary hall,

extraordinary hall, an

extraordinary hall, an extraordinary

extraordinary hall, an extraordinary festival,

festival, and

festival, and we

festival, and we are

festival, and we are so

festival, and we are so lucky

festival, and we are so lucky to

festival, and we are so lucky to have

have that

have that here

have that here in

have that here in the

have that here in the UK,

have that here in the UK, and

have that here in the UK, and we

have that here in the UK, and we take

take it

take it for

take it for granted

take it for granted sometimes,

take it for granted sometimes, I

take it for granted sometimes, I think,

think, but

think, but what

think, but what an

think, but what an amazing

think, but what an amazing thing.

think, but what an amazing thing. I'm

I'm so

I'm so glad

I'm so glad you

I'm so glad you have

I'm so glad you have been

I'm so glad you have been here

I'm so glad you have been here with

I'm so glad you have been here with us

us for

us for the

us for the first

us for the first half,

us for the first half, and

us for the first half, and I

us for the first half, and I hope

us for the first half, and I hope you

you have

you have enjoyed

you have enjoyed it.

you have enjoyed it. You

you have enjoyed it. You are

you have enjoyed it. You are going

you have enjoyed it. You are going to

to head

to head off

to head off knowing

to head off knowing to

to head off knowing to relax,

to head off knowing to relax, you

to head off knowing to relax, you can

can take

can take this

can take this glass

can take this glass with

can take this glass with you,

can take this glass with you, and

can take this glass with you, and we

can take this glass with you, and we will

will see

will see you

will see you afterwards

will see you afterwards to

will see you afterwards to tell

will see you afterwards to tell us

will see you afterwards to tell us what

what it

what it was

what it was like.

what it was like. Save

what it was like. Save some

what it was like. Save some champagne

champagne for

champagne for us!

champagne for us! Sane

champagne for us! Sane I

champagne for us! Sane I will

champagne for us! Sane I will see

champagne for us! Sane I will see what

what I

what I can

what I can do.

There's plenty more music yet to come here

at the Royal Albert Hall this Last Night of the Proms.

The Pink Panther, a specially commissioned

poem by the poet laureate,

and other surprises in store.

But first, a quick chance to reflect.

It's been a truly extraordinary festival this year.

73 concerts over eight weeks here at the Hall,

countless individual performances from thousands of musicians

from all over the world.

Orchestras, jazz bands, gospel choirs, Sam Smiths,

ondes martinots.

You name it, we've had it.

Let's take a look back at some of the incredible highlights

from a summer of music-making here at the Royal Albert Hall.

#

# Hot

# Hot stuff,

# Hot stuff, baby,

# Hot stuff, baby, tonight...

#

# Got

# Got to

# Got to have

# Got to have some

# Got to have some loving,

# Got to have some loving, glad

# Got to have some loving, glad to

# Got to have some loving, glad to have

have some

have some love

have some love tonight.

I

I want

I want you

I want you to

I want you to sing

I want you to sing this

I want you to sing this one

I want you to sing this one with

I want you to sing this one with me!

#

# You

# You make

# You make me

# You make me feel

# You make me feel mighty

# You make me feel mighty real.

# You make me feel mighty real.

Oh,

Oh, that's

Oh, that's good!

Oh, that's good! Doing

Oh, that's good! Doing something

unholy.

unholy. #

# He's

# He's sat

# He's sat back

# He's sat back while

# He's sat back while she

# He's sat back while she dropping

# He's sat back while she dropping it,

it, yeah,

it, yeah, she

it, yeah, she put

it, yeah, she put it

it, yeah, she put it down

it, yeah, she put it down slowly.

Such

Such a

Such a moving

Such a moving moment.

What a season it's been.

Mark Elder's final Prom

with the Halle Orchestra at the end there, an incredibly emotional

evening for all involved.

Countless soloists, of course - Yo-Yo Ma, Steven Osborne,

Anthony McGill, Sheku, Isata and Braimah Kanneh-Mason.

And hopefully, in a couple of minutes, two more star soloists

will appear in our midst.

Stephen and Angel are fighting their way

through a tide of Prommers to reach us as we speak.

So while we wait patiently, Nicky, what's been your

highlight of the season?

It's like

It's like choosing

It's like choosing between

It's like choosing between your

favourite

favourite children,

favourite children, almost

favourite children, almost impossible.

impossible. I

impossible. I would

impossible. I would say

impossible. I would say Beethoven

impossible. I would say Beethoven night

night with

night with the

night with the Aurora

night with the Aurora Orchestra,

night with the Aurora Orchestra, which

which many

which many people

which many people might

which many people might remember

which many people might remember was

which many people might remember was performed

performed off

performed off book,

performed off book, from

performed off book, from memory.

performed off book, from memory. Unbelievable

Unbelievable feat.

Unbelievable feat. It

Unbelievable feat. It was

Unbelievable feat. It was like

Unbelievable feat. It was like hearing

hearing the

hearing the pieces

hearing the pieces are

hearing the pieces are fresh.

hearing the pieces are fresh. Let

hearing the pieces are fresh. Let your

your peace

your peace as

your peace as we

your peace as we know

your peace as we know and

your peace as we know and love

your peace as we know and love brought

brought fresh

brought fresh to

brought fresh to our

brought fresh to our ears.

brought fresh to our ears. I

brought fresh to our ears. I love

brought fresh to our ears. I love it

brought fresh to our ears. I love it when

when they

when they take

when they take away

when they take away the

when they take away the music

when they take away the music stands,

stands, it

stands, it is

stands, it is very

stands, it is very special

stands, it is very special as

stands, it is very special as a

stands, it is very special as a musician

musician on

musician on stage

musician on stage also?

musician on stage also? I

musician on stage also? I am

musician on stage also? I am used

musician on stage also? I am used to

musician on stage also? I am used to generally

generally singing

generally singing in

generally singing in the

generally singing in the dark

generally singing in the dark and

generally singing in the dark and in

generally singing in the dark and in a

a wig

a wig but

a wig but at

a wig but at the

a wig but at the Albert

a wig but at the Albert Hall

a wig but at the Albert Hall you

a wig but at the Albert Hall you see

a wig but at the Albert Hall you see the

the whites

the whites of

the whites of their

the whites of their eyes,

the whites of their eyes, they

the whites of their eyes, they are

the whites of their eyes, they are complicit

complicit with

complicit with you,

complicit with you, they

complicit with you, they want

complicit with you, they want you

complicit with you, they want you to

complicit with you, they want you to do

do really

do really well.

do really well. It

do really well. It is

do really well. It is an

do really well. It is an exercise

do really well. It is an exercise in

do really well. It is an exercise in terror,

terror, we

terror, we are

terror, we are comfortable

terror, we are comfortable but

terror, we are comfortable but those

terror, we are comfortable but those performers,

performers, world

performers, world class.

performers, world class. And

performers, world class. And they

performers, world class. And they have

have only

have only spent

have only spent 8p

have only spent 8p per

have only spent 8p per ticket

have only spent 8p per ticket to

have only spent 8p per ticket to be

have only spent 8p per ticket to be there.

there. Isn't

there. Isn't that

there. Isn't that great,

there. Isn't that great, you

there. Isn't that great, you could

there. Isn't that great, you could sit

sit in

sit in the

sit in the luxury

sit in the luxury of

sit in the luxury of red

sit in the luxury of red velvet

sit in the luxury of red velvet or

sit in the luxury of red velvet or you

you can

you can be

you can be in

you can be in what

you can be in what we

you can be in what we lovingly

you can be in what we lovingly call

you can be in what we lovingly call the

the mosh

the mosh pit.

the mosh pit. The

the mosh pit. The most

the mosh pit. The most classy

the mosh pit. The most classy sack

the mosh pit. The most classy sack in

in the

in the business.

in the business. We

in the business. We had

in the business. We had some

in the business. We had some superstars,

superstars, Stephen

superstars, Stephen and

superstars, Stephen and Angel.

superstars, Stephen and Angel. Bravo,

Bravo, bravo.

Bravo, bravo. Thank

Bravo, bravo. Thank you

Bravo, bravo. Thank you so

Bravo, bravo. Thank you so much

Bravo, bravo. Thank you so much for

Bravo, bravo. Thank you so much for coming

coming to

coming to talk

coming to talk to

coming to talk to us.

coming to talk to us. Did

coming to talk to us. Did you

coming to talk to us. Did you fight

coming to talk to us. Did you fight your

your way

your way through

your way through the

your way through the crowds?

your way through the crowds? I

your way through the crowds? I almost

almost fell

almost fell over

almost fell over someone's

almost fell over someone's boot.

almost fell over someone's boot. I

almost fell over someone's boot. I think

think I

think I might

think I might have

think I might have hurt

think I might have hurt her

think I might have hurt her more

think I might have hurt her more than

than she

than she hurt

than she hurt me.

than she hurt me. All

than she hurt me. All is

than she hurt me. All is well.

than she hurt me. All is well. Angel,

Angel, we

Angel, we were

Angel, we were in

Angel, we were in rhapsodies

Angel, we were in rhapsodies with

Angel, we were in rhapsodies with your

your Puccini,

your Puccini, I

your Puccini, I know

your Puccini, I know how

your Puccini, I know how emotional

your Puccini, I know how emotional you

you were,

you were, how

you were, how was

you were, how was it?

you were, how was it? Such

you were, how was it? Such an

you were, how was it? Such an honour

you were, how was it? Such an honour and

and great

and great blessing

and great blessing for

and great blessing for me

and great blessing for me to

and great blessing for me to be

and great blessing for me to be on

and great blessing for me to be on stage

stage with

stage with Stephen,

stage with Stephen, with

stage with Stephen, with the

stage with Stephen, with the BBC

stage with Stephen, with the BBC Symphony

Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Orchestra and

Symphony Orchestra and the

Symphony Orchestra and the whole

Symphony Orchestra and the whole experience,

experience, I

experience, I don't

experience, I don't really

experience, I don't really have

experience, I don't really have the

experience, I don't really have the words

words to

words to describe

words to describe how

words to describe how it

words to describe how it feels.

words to describe how it feels. The

words to describe how it feels. The biggest

biggest feeling

biggest feeling is

biggest feeling is I

biggest feeling is I feel

biggest feeling is I feel it

biggest feeling is I feel it is

biggest feeling is I feel it is an

biggest feeling is I feel it is an incredible

incredible honour.

incredible honour. Being

incredible honour. Being so

incredible honour. Being so close

incredible honour. Being so close to

incredible honour. Being so close to the

the audiences

the audiences special?

the audiences special? Very

the audiences special? Very special.

the audiences special? Very special. A

A little

A little daunting,

A little daunting, I

A little daunting, I will

A little daunting, I will not

A little daunting, I will not lie,

A little daunting, I will not lie, as

as opera

as opera singers

as opera singers we

as opera singers we are

as opera singers we are in

as opera singers we are in the

as opera singers we are in the dark

as opera singers we are in the dark and

and we

and we don't

and we don't get

and we don't get to

and we don't get to really

and we don't get to really see

and we don't get to really see the

and we don't get to really see the responses

responses but

responses but these

responses but these responses

responses but these responses are

responses but these responses are so

responses but these responses are so encouraging,

encouraging, you

encouraging, you can

encouraging, you can tell

encouraging, you can tell people

encouraging, you can tell people know

know the

know the arias

know the arias and

know the arias and they

know the arias and they are

know the arias and they are quietly

know the arias and they are quietly singing

singing along,

singing along, it

singing along, it is

singing along, it is beautiful.

singing along, it is beautiful. Stephen,

Stephen, we

Stephen, we have

Stephen, we have said

Stephen, we have said how

Stephen, we have said how many

Stephen, we have said how many times

Stephen, we have said how many times that

that you

that you have

that you have played

that you have played at

that you have played at the

that you have played at the Proms,

that you have played at the Proms, but

but is

but is it

but is it really

but is it really your

but is it really your first

but is it really your first Last

but is it really your first Last Night?

Night? We

Night? We have

Night? We have found

Night? We have found some

Night? We have found some footage,

Night? We have found some footage, that

that could

that could be

that could be due

that could be due and

that could be due and Sir

that could be due and Sir David

that could be due and Sir David Attenborough,

Attenborough, I

Attenborough, I believe

Attenborough, I believe you

Attenborough, I believe you were

Attenborough, I believe you were applying

applying a

applying a vacuum

applying a vacuum cleaner?!

applying a vacuum cleaner?! And

applying a vacuum cleaner?! And I

applying a vacuum cleaner?! And I do

applying a vacuum cleaner?! And I do not

not do

not do any

not do any housework!

not do any housework! All

not do any housework! All you

not do any housework! All you needed

not do any housework! All you needed was

was a

was a moustache,

was a moustache, I

was a moustache, I thought

was a moustache, I thought it

was a moustache, I thought it was

was a moustache, I thought it was quite

quite Freddie

quite Freddie Mercury,

quite Freddie Mercury, you

quite Freddie Mercury, you wanted

quite Freddie Mercury, you wanted to

quite Freddie Mercury, you wanted to break

break free.

break free. That

break free. That is

break free. That is next

break free. That is next year!

break free. That is next year! What

break free. That is next year! What was

was the

was the story?

was the story? The

was the story? The vacuum

was the story? The vacuum cleaner?

was the story? The vacuum cleaner? It

It is

It is a

It is a piece

It is a piece by

It is a piece by Malcolm

It is a piece by Malcolm Arnold

It is a piece by Malcolm Arnold for

It is a piece by Malcolm Arnold for three

three vacuum

three vacuum cleaners,

three vacuum cleaners, a

three vacuum cleaners, a floor

three vacuum cleaners, a floor polisher

polisher and

polisher and a

polisher and a symphony

polisher and a symphony orchestra

polisher and a symphony orchestra and

and it

and it is

and it is a

and it is a wonderful

and it is a wonderful piece.

and it is a wonderful piece. Rather

and it is a wonderful piece. Rather like

like the

like the Walton

like the Walton piece

like the Walton piece that

like the Walton piece that began

like the Walton piece that began the

like the Walton piece that began the concert.

concert. It

concert. It was

concert. It was a

concert. It was a great

concert. It was a great honour

concert. It was a great honour to

concert. It was a great honour to be

concert. It was a great honour to be there

there with

there with David

there with David Attenborough,

there with David Attenborough, he

there with David Attenborough, he still

still remembers

still remembers this

still remembers this but

still remembers this but I

still remembers this but I will

still remembers this but I will never

never forget

never forget it.

never forget it. Malcolm

never forget it. Malcolm Arnold,

never forget it. Malcolm Arnold, what

what a

what a guy,

what a guy, fabulous.

what a guy, fabulous. You

what a guy, fabulous. You have

what a guy, fabulous. You have both

what a guy, fabulous. You have both performed

performed separately

performed separately but

performed separately but in

performed separately but in the

performed separately but in the second

second half

second half you

second half you are

second half you are performing

second half you are performing together,

together, what

together, what is

together, what is happening,

together, what is happening, Angel?

together, what is happening, Angel? We

We are

We are performing

We are performing two

We are performing two spirituals

We are performing two spirituals that

that Stephen

that Stephen arranged

that Stephen arranged beautifully,

that Stephen arranged beautifully, He's

He's Got

He's Got The

He's Got The Whole

He's Got The Whole World

He's Got The Whole World In

He's Got The Whole World In His

He's Got The Whole World In His Hands

Hands And

Hands And Swing

Hands And Swing Low,

Hands And Swing Low, Sweet

Hands And Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

Hands And Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. I

I have

I have always

I have always known

I have always known that

I have always known that as

I have always known that as a

I have always known that as a spiritual

spiritual but

spiritual but I

spiritual but I understand

spiritual but I understand that

spiritual but I understand that the

spiritual but I understand that the UK

UK it

UK it is

UK it is the

UK it is the anthem

UK it is the anthem for

UK it is the anthem for a

UK it is the anthem for a rugby

UK it is the anthem for a rugby team

UK it is the anthem for a rugby team so

so people

so people will

so people will be

so people will be singing

so people will be singing along

so people will be singing along with

so people will be singing along with that,

that, I

that, I understand.

that, I understand. Why

that, I understand. Why these

that, I understand. Why these particular

particular two

particular two spirituals,

particular two spirituals, why

particular two spirituals, why did

particular two spirituals, why did they

they mean

they mean so

they mean so much

they mean so much to

they mean so much to you?

they mean so much to you? They

they mean so much to you? They are

they mean so much to you? They are important,

important, I

important, I have

important, I have been

important, I have been singing

important, I have been singing that

important, I have been singing that since

since I

since I was

since I was about

since I was about five,

since I was about five, my

since I was about five, my sister

since I was about five, my sister and

and I

and I used

and I used to

and I used to sing

and I used to sing He's

and I used to sing He's Got

and I used to sing He's Got The

and I used to sing He's Got The Whole

Whole World

Whole World In

Whole World In His

Whole World In His Hands

Whole World In His Hands together

Whole World In His Hands together and

and we

and we will

and we will hold

and we will hold hands

and we will hold hands in

and we will hold hands in our

and we will hold hands in our room.

and we will hold hands in our room. There

There is

There is a

There is a great

There is a great video

There is a great video at

There is a great video at Khan

There is a great video at Khan Eagle

There is a great video at Khan Eagle whole

whole code

whole code Spirituals

whole code Spirituals In

whole code Spirituals In Concert

whole code Spirituals In Concert maybe

maybe at

maybe at 1991,

maybe at 1991, we

maybe at 1991, we had

maybe at 1991, we had it

maybe at 1991, we had it on

maybe at 1991, we had it on VHS

maybe at 1991, we had it on VHS and

maybe at 1991, we had it on VHS and we

we would

we would reply

we would reply He's

we would reply He's Got

we would reply He's Got The

we would reply He's Got The Whole

we would reply He's Got The Whole World

World In

World In His

World In His Hands

World In His Hands and

World In His Hands and we

World In His Hands and we were

World In His Hands and we were playing

playing as

playing as the

playing as the different

playing as the different singers.

playing as the different singers. It

playing as the different singers. It is

is a

is a special

is a special piece

is a special piece for

is a special piece for me.

is a special piece for me. What

is a special piece for me. What a

is a special piece for me. What a lovely

lovely story

lovely story for

lovely story for you

lovely story for you to

lovely story for you to take

lovely story for you to take on,

lovely story for you to take on, get

lovely story for you to take on, get involved

involved and

involved and arrange?

involved and arrange? It

involved and arrange? It was

involved and arrange? It was such

involved and arrange? It was such a

involved and arrange? It was such a joy

joy and

joy and an

joy and an honour

joy and an honour to

joy and an honour to work

joy and an honour to work with

joy and an honour to work with Angel.

Angel. I

Angel. I did

Angel. I did not

Angel. I did not know

Angel. I did not know the

Angel. I did not know the back

Angel. I did not know the back story,

story, it

story, it is

story, it is very

story, it is very special.

story, it is very special. I

story, it is very special. I have

story, it is very special. I have also

also known

also known these

also known these melodies

also known these melodies and

also known these melodies and songs

also known these melodies and songs since

since I

since I was

since I was a

since I was a kid.

since I was a kid. Yes,

since I was a kid. Yes, in

since I was a kid. Yes, in assembly.

since I was a kid. Yes, in assembly. It

It can

It can be

It can be sung

It can be sung with

It can be sung with or

It can be sung with or without

It can be sung with or without accompaniment,

accompaniment, universal

accompaniment, universal musical

accompaniment, universal musical beauty

beauty which

beauty which is

beauty which is very

beauty which is very touching.

beauty which is very touching. And

beauty which is very touching. And a

beauty which is very touching. And a very

very different

very different genre

very different genre from

very different genre from Puccini,

very different genre from Puccini, is

is that

is that a

is that a delight

is that a delight or

is that a delight or a

is that a delight or a challenge?

is that a delight or a challenge? For

For me

For me it

For me it is

For me it is a

For me it is a delight,

For me it is a delight, I

For me it is a delight, I grew

For me it is a delight, I grew up

For me it is a delight, I grew up singing

singing gospel

singing gospel also,

singing gospel also, I

singing gospel also, I grew

singing gospel also, I grew up

singing gospel also, I grew up singing

singing opera

singing opera and

singing opera and gospel,

singing opera and gospel, so

singing opera and gospel, so it

singing opera and gospel, so it is

singing opera and gospel, so it is the

the same

the same for

the same for me,

the same for me, they

the same for me, they definitely

the same for me, they definitely come

come from

come from the

come from the same

come from the same place,

come from the same place, the

come from the same place, the deepest

deepest part

deepest part of

deepest part of my

deepest part of my heart,

deepest part of my heart, I

deepest part of my heart, I love

deepest part of my heart, I love the

deepest part of my heart, I love the music

music so

music so much.

music so much. We

music so much. We have

music so much. We have commented

music so much. We have commented on

music so much. We have commented on the

the gallery

the gallery that

the gallery that the

the gallery that the first

the gallery that the first half

the gallery that the first half of

the gallery that the first half of the

the concert

the concert has

the concert has been

the concert has been full

the concert has been full of

the concert has been full of the

the concert has been full of the most

most gorgeous

most gorgeous lyricism

most gorgeous lyricism from

most gorgeous lyricism from the

most gorgeous lyricism from the Saint-Saens,

Saint-Saens, the

Saint-Saens, the Puccini,

Saint-Saens, the Puccini, the

Saint-Saens, the Puccini, the Pave

Saint-Saens, the Puccini, the Pave by

by Faure.

by Faure. Could

by Faure. Could you

by Faure. Could you enjoy

by Faure. Could you enjoy that

by Faure. Could you enjoy that sense

by Faure. Could you enjoy that sense backstage

backstage and

backstage and when

backstage and when you

backstage and when you are

backstage and when you are performing?

performing? I

performing? I was

performing? I was ferociously

performing? I was ferociously practising

practising and

practising and trying

practising and trying to

practising and trying to calm

practising and trying to calm myself

practising and trying to calm myself down.

down. It

down. It is

down. It is very

down. It is very sad

down. It is very sad when

down. It is very sad when there

down. It is very sad when there are

down. It is very sad when there are wonderful

wonderful things

wonderful things happening

wonderful things happening before

wonderful things happening before I

wonderful things happening before I play

play because

play because I

play because I never

play because I never get

play because I never get to

play because I never get to hear

play because I never get to hear them,

them, but

them, but I

them, but I could

them, but I could hear

them, but I could hear some

them, but I could hear some wonderful

wonderful things.

wonderful things. And

wonderful things. And we

wonderful things. And we need

wonderful things. And we need to

wonderful things. And we need to moment

moment for

moment for the

moment for the Sherman

moment for the Sherman Brothers,

moment for the Sherman Brothers, the

moment for the Sherman Brothers, the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. The

The Hall

The Hall went

The Hall went nuts.

The Hall went nuts. I

The Hall went nuts. I have

The Hall went nuts. I have not

The Hall went nuts. I have not heard

The Hall went nuts. I have not heard you

you do

you do that

you do that before.

you do that before. Neither

you do that before. Neither have

you do that before. Neither have I!

you do that before. Neither have I! This

This is

This is it

This is it new!

This is it new! It

This is it new! It is

This is it new! It is the

This is it new! It is the 60th

This is it new! It is the 60th anniversary

anniversary of

anniversary of Mary

anniversary of Mary Poppins.

anniversary of Mary Poppins. During

anniversary of Mary Poppins. During the

the pandemic

the pandemic I

the pandemic I did

the pandemic I did a

the pandemic I did a dozen

the pandemic I did a dozen transcriptions

transcriptions for

transcriptions for landline

transcriptions for landline of

transcriptions for landline of Disney

Disney songs

Disney songs on

Disney songs on this

Disney songs on this one

Disney songs on this one did

Disney songs on this one did not

Disney songs on this one did not end

Disney songs on this one did not end appearing

appearing on

appearing on it

appearing on it but

appearing on it but I

appearing on it but I always

appearing on it but I always wanted

appearing on it but I always wanted to

to learn

to learn it

to learn it once

to learn it once I

to learn it once I had

to learn it once I had done

to learn it once I had done it

to learn it once I had done it --

to learn it once I had done it -- for

for Lang

for Lang Lang.

for Lang Lang. When

for Lang Lang. When the

for Lang Lang. When the Proms

for Lang Lang. When the Proms asked

for Lang Lang. When the Proms asked for

for something

for something flashy

for something flashy I

for something flashy I put

for something flashy I put pen

for something flashy I put pen together

together and

together and thought

together and thought it

together and thought it was

together and thought it was the

together and thought it was the time

together and thought it was the time to

to risk

to risk it.

to risk it. Do

to risk it. Do you

to risk it. Do you love

to risk it. Do you love it,

to risk it. Do you love it, Angel?

to risk it. Do you love it, Angel? It

It was

It was wonderful.

It was wonderful. All

It was wonderful. All I

It was wonderful. All I needed

It was wonderful. All I needed was

It was wonderful. All I needed was a

It was wonderful. All I needed was a tambourine,

tambourine, and

tambourine, and I

tambourine, and I wondered

tambourine, and I wondered whether

tambourine, and I wondered whether you

you travel

you travel by

you travel by umbrella

you travel by umbrella on

you travel by umbrella on the

you travel by umbrella on the way home.

home. And

home. And surely

home. And surely you

home. And surely you are

home. And surely you are Mary

home. And surely you are Mary Poppins

Poppins in

Poppins in waiting?

Poppins in waiting? Thank

Poppins in waiting? Thank you.

Poppins in waiting? Thank you. We

Poppins in waiting? Thank you. We will

will look

will look to

will look to the

will look to the spirituals,

will look to the spirituals, it

will look to the spirituals, it was

will look to the spirituals, it was such

such a

such a touching

such a touching reason

such a touching reason that

such a touching reason that you

such a touching reason that you chose

chose to

chose to sing

chose to sing and

chose to sing and prepare

chose to sing and prepare these

chose to sing and prepare these songs

songs and

songs and when

songs and when we

songs and when we found

songs and when we found out

songs and when we found out about

songs and when we found out about this

this inspiration

this inspiration we

this inspiration we thought

this inspiration we thought we

this inspiration we thought we would

this inspiration we thought we would prepare

prepare you

prepare you something.

prepare you something. Tonight

prepare you something. Tonight as

prepare you something. Tonight as we

prepare you something. Tonight as we enjoy

enjoy the

enjoy the last

enjoy the last evening

enjoy the last evening of

enjoy the last evening of the

enjoy the last evening of the Proms,

enjoy the last evening of the Proms, Angel,

Angel, our

Angel, our family

Angel, our family is

Angel, our family is extremely

Angel, our family is extremely proud

Angel, our family is extremely proud of

of you

of you and

of you and you

of you and you know

of you and you know how

of you and you know how much

of you and you know how much we

of you and you know how much we love

of you and you know how much we love you.

you. Hey,

you. Hey, baby,

you. Hey, baby, I

you. Hey, baby, I know

you. Hey, baby, I know it

you. Hey, baby, I know it has

you. Hey, baby, I know it has been

you. Hey, baby, I know it has been a

you. Hey, baby, I know it has been a dream

dream of

dream of yours

dream of yours to

dream of yours to sing

dream of yours to sing at

dream of yours to sing at the

dream of yours to sing at the Last

dream of yours to sing at the Last Night

Night of

Night of the

Night of the Proms.

Night of the Proms. I

Night of the Proms. I am

Night of the Proms. I am so

Night of the Proms. I am so proud

Night of the Proms. I am so proud of

Night of the Proms. I am so proud of you.

you. You

you. You are

you. You are a

you. You are a wonderful

you. You are a wonderful wife

you. You are a wonderful wife and

you. You are a wonderful wife and an

you. You are a wonderful wife and an amazing

amazing mother

amazing mother and

amazing mother and I

amazing mother and I look

amazing mother and I look forward

amazing mother and I look forward to

amazing mother and I look forward to cheering

cheering you

cheering you on

cheering you on in

cheering you on in the

cheering you on in the audience.

cheering you on in the audience. Have

Have a

Have a wonderful

Have a wonderful night.

Have a wonderful night. I

Have a wonderful night. I think

Have a wonderful night. I think we

Have a wonderful night. I think we are

are all

are all going

are all going to

are all going to go!

are all going to go! That

are all going to go! That was

are all going to go! That was just

are all going to go! That was just beautiful.

beautiful. Your

beautiful. Your lovely

beautiful. Your lovely husband

beautiful. Your lovely husband Adam

beautiful. Your lovely husband Adam is

is here

is here tonight?

is here tonight? Yes.

is here tonight? Yes. It

is here tonight? Yes. It is

is here tonight? Yes. It is always

is here tonight? Yes. It is always wonderful

wonderful to

wonderful to have

wonderful to have family

wonderful to have family in

wonderful to have family in the

wonderful to have family in the audience.

audience. And

audience. And your

audience. And your sister,

audience. And your sister, Jesse

audience. And your sister, Jesse Norman,

Norman, right

Norman, right there.

Norman, right there. She

Norman, right there. She is

Norman, right there. She is looking

Norman, right there. She is looking great.

great. It

great. It must

great. It must be

great. It must be difficult

great. It must be difficult sometimes

sometimes that

sometimes that you're

sometimes that you're well

sometimes that you're well to

sometimes that you're well to be

sometimes that you're well to be away

away from

away from family?

away from family? Incredibly

away from family? Incredibly difficult,

difficult, the

difficult, the time

difficult, the time we

difficult, the time we spent

difficult, the time we spent away

difficult, the time we spent away from

from home

from home as

from home as opera

from home as opera singers

from home as opera singers can

from home as opera singers can be

from home as opera singers can be gruelling,

gruelling, so

gruelling, so I

gruelling, so I am

gruelling, so I am thankful

gruelling, so I am thankful for

gruelling, so I am thankful for all

gruelling, so I am thankful for all of

of the

of the apps

of the apps macro

of the apps macro and

of the apps macro and phone

of the apps macro and phone calls

of the apps macro and phone calls are

are available

are available to

are available to us

are available to us now,

are available to us now, I

are available to us now, I can't

are available to us now, I can't imagine

imagine singing

imagine singing opera

imagine singing opera even

imagine singing opera even 20

imagine singing opera even 20 years

imagine singing opera even 20 years ago,

ago, I

ago, I think

ago, I think it

ago, I think it would

ago, I think it would be

ago, I think it would be almost

ago, I think it would be almost impossible

impossible to

impossible to stay

impossible to stay in

impossible to stay in touch

impossible to stay in touch with

impossible to stay in touch with family.

family. It

family. It is

family. It is hard.

family. It is hard. You

family. It is hard. You two

family. It is hard. You two have

family. It is hard. You two have important

important work

to

to do,.

Well, it's definitely time that the two of you got back

downstairs, otherwise I'll have an I rate stage

manager answer to.

already and enjoy the rest of the show. I

show. I hope

show. I hope I

show. I hope I will

show. I hope I will see

show. I hope I will see you

show. I hope I will see you afterwards.

afterwards. Enjoy

afterwards. Enjoy the

afterwards. Enjoy the rest.

afterwards. Enjoy the rest. That

afterwards. Enjoy the rest. That was

afterwards. Enjoy the rest. That was an

an unbelievably

an unbelievably touching

an unbelievably touching moment.

Proof that even on a night like tonight, with all of its pomp

and ceremony, there's always room for family, for a personal touch.

We are a family here at the Proms.

It is not

It is not just

It is not just words,

It is not just words, it

It is not just words, it is

It is not just words, it is true.

In this year, there is one person who has been very noticeably absent.

In February, the legendary conductor Sir Andrew Davis

died at the age of 80.

For many of us, Andrew was and is the BBC Proms.

He was just 24 when he conducted his first prom back in 1968.

And from then until his last, two years ago, he conducted 132

concerts including 12 Last Nights.

The extraordinary passion and commitment he brought

to his craft was matched only by his sparklingly quick wit

and sense of mystery.

Now several esteemed friends and colleagues remember him.

Here

Here is

Here is Andrew

Here is Andrew Davies.

Here is Andrew Davies. Here

Here is Andrew Davies. Here comes

cancer

cancer and

cancer and tonight

cancer and tonight was

cancer and tonight was my

cancer and tonight was my conductor.

cancer and tonight was my conductor. The

The hero

The hero of

The hero of the

The hero of the Proms,

The hero of the Proms, Sir

The hero of the Proms, Sir Andrew

The hero of the Proms, Sir Andrew Davis.

Davis. He

Davis. He was

Davis. He was a

Davis. He was a marvellous

Davis. He was a marvellous contractor,

contractor, a

contractor, a wonderful

contractor, a wonderful musician

contractor, a wonderful musician and

contractor, a wonderful musician and had

had a

had a great

had a great influence

had a great influence on

had a great influence on me.

had a great influence on me. He

had a great influence on me. He lived

lived and

lived and breathed

lived and breathed music,

lived and breathed music, he

lived and breathed music, he dedicated

dedicated his

dedicated his whole

dedicated his whole life.

dedicated his whole life. I

dedicated his whole life. I think

dedicated his whole life. I think of

dedicated his whole life. I think of him

him and

him and I

him and I think

him and I think of

him and I think of the

him and I think of the Proms,

him and I think of the Proms, smiling

smiling on

smiling on the

smiling on the podium,

smiling on the podium, bringing

smiling on the podium, bringing this

smiling on the podium, bringing this extraordinary

extraordinary music

extraordinary music to

extraordinary music to life.

extraordinary music to life. He

extraordinary music to life. He was

extraordinary music to life. He was a

a wonderful,

a wonderful, warm

a wonderful, warm character

a wonderful, warm character who

a wonderful, warm character who approached

approached music

approached music with

approached music with a

approached music with a desire

approached music with a desire to

approached music with a desire to have

have fun.

#

# This

# This is

# This is the

# This is the very

# This is the very model

# This is the very model of

# This is the very model of a

# This is the very model of a modern

music

music festival...

music festival... I

music festival... I always

music festival... I always think

music festival... I always think of

music festival... I always think of him

him coming

him coming in,

him coming in, he

him coming in, he would

him coming in, he would cause

him coming in, he would cause joy

him coming in, he would cause joy from

from making

from making music.

from making music. You

from making music. You saw

from making music. You saw it

from making music. You saw it on

from making music. You saw it on his

from making music. You saw it on his face

face all

face all the

face all the time.

face all the time. A

face all the time. A wonderful

face all the time. A wonderful sense

face all the time. A wonderful sense of

of humour,

of humour, that

of humour, that sense

of humour, that sense that

of humour, that sense that everything

everything will

everything will be

everything will be all

everything will be all right.

everything will be all right. I

everything will be all right. I think

think he

think he felt

think he felt perhaps

think he felt perhaps that

think he felt perhaps that you

think he felt perhaps that you could

think he felt perhaps that you could achieve

achieve things

achieve things through

achieve things through a

achieve things through a light

achieve things through a light touch,

touch, and

touch, and I

touch, and I think

touch, and I think he

touch, and I think he was

touch, and I think he was right

touch, and I think he was right with

touch, and I think he was right with that.

that. Why

that. Why do

that. Why do you

that. Why do you suppose

that. Why do you suppose we

that. Why do you suppose we are

that. Why do you suppose we are all

that. Why do you suppose we are all here

here tonight?

here tonight? The

here tonight? The answer

here tonight? The answer is

here tonight? The answer is that

here tonight? The answer is that whether

whether we

whether we are

whether we are listeners

whether we are listeners or

whether we are listeners or performers,

performers, we

performers, we know,

performers, we know, we

performers, we know, we feel,

performers, we know, we feel, we

performers, we know, we feel, we believe

believe deeply

believe deeply that

believe deeply that music

believe deeply that music is

believe deeply that music is not

believe deeply that music is not mere

mere entertainment

mere entertainment but

mere entertainment but rather

mere entertainment but rather one

mere entertainment but rather one of

mere entertainment but rather one of the

the most

the most powerful

the most powerful forces

the most powerful forces for

the most powerful forces for good

the most powerful forces for good that

that we

that we have.

that we have. Andrew

that we have. Andrew meant

that we have. Andrew meant a

that we have. Andrew meant a great

that we have. Andrew meant a great deal

deal to

deal to the

deal to the orchestra.

deal to the orchestra. He

deal to the orchestra. He had

deal to the orchestra. He had a

deal to the orchestra. He had a great

great way

great way with

great way with language,

great way with language, a

great way with language, a way

great way with language, a way of

great way with language, a way of connecting

connecting people

connecting people to

connecting people to the

connecting people to the music.

connecting people to the music. I

connecting people to the music. I think

think that

think that was

think that was his

think that was his great

think that was his great gift.

think that was his great gift. Music

Music inspires,

Music inspires, consoles,

Music inspires, consoles, heels

Music inspires, consoles, heels and

Music inspires, consoles, heels and give

give hope.

give hope. It

give hope. It has

give hope. It has the

give hope. It has the power

give hope. It has the power to

give hope. It has the power to unite

give hope. It has the power to unite us

us in

us in beauty

us in beauty and

us in beauty and in

us in beauty and in spiritual

us in beauty and in spiritual strength.

strength. I

strength. I think

strength. I think Andrew

strength. I think Andrew could

strength. I think Andrew could lighten

lighten all

lighten all of

lighten all of our

lighten all of our lives

lighten all of our lives when

lighten all of our lives when he

lighten all of our lives when he was

lighten all of our lives when he was around.

around. He

around. He was

around. He was so

around. He was so welcoming

around. He was so welcoming and

around. He was so welcoming and so

around. He was so welcoming and so kind

kind and

kind and generous

kind and generous with

kind and generous with his

kind and generous with his spirit.

kind and generous with his spirit. He

He did

He did so

He did so much

He did so much and

He did so much and were

He did so much and were so

He did so much and were so productive,

productive, he

productive, he was

productive, he was a

productive, he was a perfect

productive, he was a perfect conductor

conductor for

conductor for our

conductor for our country.

conductor for our country. It

conductor for our country. It seems

conductor for our country. It seems so

so strange

so strange still

so strange still that

so strange still that he

so strange still that he isn't

so strange still that he isn't alive.

alive. He

alive. He was

alive. He was a

alive. He was a good

alive. He was a good conductor.

alive. He was a good conductor. And

alive. He was a good conductor. And so

so for

so for now,

so for now, we

so for now, we have

so for now, we have got

so for now, we have got to

so for now, we have got to go,

so for now, we have got to go, and

so for now, we have got to go, and we

we hope

we hope that

we hope that you

we hope that you will

we hope that you will still

we hope that you will still join

we hope that you will still join us

we hope that you will still join us so

so and

so and this

so and this is

so and this is the

so and this is the very

so and this is the very model

so and this is the very model of

so and this is the very model of a

so and this is the very model of a modern

modern music

modern music festival!

modern music festival! APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE Such

Such a

Such a lovely

Such a lovely man.

APPLAUSE Such a lovely man.

Sir Andrew Davis, a legend whose passing this year has been a great

loss for the BBC Proms, for the British and the world's

classical music scenes.

He will be sorely missed.

Yes, he was not just a wonderful musician

musician but

musician but a

musician but a fantastic

musician but a fantastic human

musician but a fantastic human being.

being. He

being. He was

being. He was always

being. He was always generous,

being. He was always generous, always

always good

always good fun,

always good fun, and

always good fun, and you

always good fun, and you hear

always good fun, and you hear that

always good fun, and you hear that from

from every

from every single

from every single musician

from every single musician you

from every single musician you meet.

from every single musician you meet. Absolutely.

Absolutely. Not

Absolutely. Not a

Absolutely. Not a bad

Absolutely. Not a bad word

Absolutely. Not a bad word to

Absolutely. Not a bad word to be

Absolutely. Not a bad word to be heard.

Now, Andrew was a man who lived and breathed music.

And, hopefully, the concert tonight and the whole Proms season has

reinvigorated in you a love for all things classical.

If you want to catch up on or relive any of the amazing concerts

we've enjoyed this year, every single one of them can be

found on BBC Sounds, and 20 are on iPlayer too.

Whether you're a longterm lover or just testing the waters

of classical music for the first time, we are here to

give you what you need.

I believe if you look carefully,

we are currently zooming over at an alarming pace to the Radio 3

box in the opposite corner of the hall, where you can

see my lovely colleagues Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann

They

They are

They are deeply

They are deeply busy

They are deeply busy and

They are deeply busy and chatting

away

away in

away in their

away in their conversation,

away in their conversation, but

away in their conversation, but if

away in their conversation, but if they

they knew

they knew I

they knew I was

they knew I was talking

they knew I was talking about

they knew I was talking about them,

they knew I was talking about them, they

they would

they would wave!

Remember you can join us every day on Radio three

where the tunes just keep on coming.

And on BBC Television, we have a fantastic array

of classical music programmes to warm your cockles

as the autumn nights draw in.

Let's take a quick look at what's coming up.

Let's take a quick look at what's coming up.

My Achilles snapped on stage. I

My Achilles snapped on stage. I was

there

there thinking,

there thinking, that's

there thinking, that's it,

there thinking, that's it, career

there thinking, that's it, career finished.

finished. Mozart

finished. Mozart has

finished. Mozart has some

finished. Mozart has some magical

finished. Mozart has some magical touch.

touch. He

touch. He is

touch. He is above

touch. He is above and

touch. He is above and beyond

touch. He is above and beyond normal

touch. He is above and beyond normal mortals.

Musicians

Musicians arriving

Musicians arriving from

Musicians arriving from all

Musicians arriving from all over

Musicians arriving from all over the

UK,

UK, detention

UK, detention is

UK, detention is in

UK, detention is in the

UK, detention is in the air.

Thank

Thank you

Thank you so

Thank you so much

Thank you so much for

Thank you so much for having

Thank you so much for having me

Thank you so much for having me this

evening.

evening. CHEERING

Exciting stuff.

Young musician

Young musician starts

Young musician starts tomorrow

Young musician starts tomorrow on

BBC

BBC Four,

BBC Four, and

BBC Four, and Mozart

BBC Four, and Mozart Rise

BBC Four, and Mozart Rise Of

BBC Four, and Mozart Rise Of A

BBC Four, and Mozart Rise Of A Genius

Genius is

Genius is now.

Genius is now. You

Genius is now. You can

Genius is now. You can probably

Genius is now. You can probably the

Genius is now. You can probably the jollity

jollity down

jollity down below.

jollity down below. In

jollity down below. In a

jollity down below. In a couple

jollity down below. In a couple of

jollity down below. In a couple of minutes

minutes we

minutes we will

minutes we will be

minutes we will be wrapping

minutes we will be wrapping things

minutes we will be wrapping things up

up here

up here on

up here on BBC

up here on BBC Two

up here on BBC Two and

up here on BBC Two and picking

up here on BBC Two and picking up

up here on BBC Two and picking up again

again on

again on BBC

again on BBC One,

again on BBC One, to

again on BBC One, to injure

again on BBC One, to injure all

again on BBC One, to injure all the

again on BBC One, to injure all the classics

classics that

classics that make

classics that make the

classics that make the last

classics that make the last night

classics that make the last night the

the last

the last night.

Saucy Arethusas, weeping Tom Bowlings, Conquering

Heroes, all to come.

And if that means absolutely nothing to you, you'd better stick around

to find out what on earth I'm on about.

I'm very pleased to say that joining me and Nicky up

here in the gallery for the second half is the fabulous Chris Addison,

who so far tonight has been soaking in the atmosphere down in the Hall.

Are you giddy? I

Are you giddy? I am.

Are you giddy? I am. It

Are you giddy? I am. It is

Are you giddy? I am. It is a

Are you giddy? I am. It is a proper

party

party down

party down there.

party down there. There

party down there. There are

party down there. There are few

party down there. There are few things

things in

things in life

things in life that

things in life that you

things in life that you watch

things in life that you watch on

things in life that you watch on the

things in life that you watch on the TV,

TV, and

TV, and when

TV, and when you

TV, and when you turn

TV, and when you turn up

TV, and when you turn up it

TV, and when you turn up it is

TV, and when you turn up it is exactly

exactly as

exactly as advertised.

exactly as advertised. It

exactly as advertised. It is

exactly as advertised. It is a

exactly as advertised. It is a proper

proper party

proper party atmosphere.

proper party atmosphere. I

proper party atmosphere. I went

proper party atmosphere. I went to

proper party atmosphere. I went to the

the cricket

the cricket last

the cricket last week,

the cricket last week, and

the cricket last week, and it

the cricket last week, and it is

the cricket last week, and it is like

like that,

like that, there

like that, there are

like that, there are people

like that, there are people with

like that, there are people with flags,

flags, people

flags, people in

flags, people in fancy

flags, people in fancy dress,

flags, people in fancy dress, people

flags, people in fancy dress, people throwing

throwing a

throwing a beach

throwing a beach ball

throwing a beach ball around,

throwing a beach ball around, wobbling

wobbling down

wobbling down the

wobbling down the steps

wobbling down the steps with

wobbling down the steps with a

wobbling down the steps with a pint

wobbling down the steps with a pint of

of beer,

of beer, and

of beer, and the

of beer, and the Stuart

of beer, and the Stuart step

of beer, and the Stuart step in

of beer, and the Stuart step in when

of beer, and the Stuart step in when it

it gets

it gets out

it gets out of

it gets out of hand.

it gets out of hand. All

it gets out of hand. All it

it gets out of hand. All it needs

it gets out of hand. All it needs is

it gets out of hand. All it needs is jelly

jelly and

jelly and ice

jelly and ice cream!

jelly and ice cream! Which

jelly and ice cream! Which I'm

jelly and ice cream! Which I'm sure

jelly and ice cream! Which I'm sure we

we can

we can have

we can have later.

we can have later. That

we can have later. That will

we can have later. That will appear

we can have later. That will appear as

as if

as if by

as if by magic.

as if by magic. Chris,

as if by magic. Chris, you

as if by magic. Chris, you love

as if by magic. Chris, you love your

as if by magic. Chris, you love your opera,

opera, so

opera, so the

opera, so the Puccini

opera, so the Puccini in

opera, so the Puccini in the

opera, so the Puccini in the first

opera, so the Puccini in the first half,

half, and

half, and Angel's

half, and Angel's voice.

half, and Angel's voice. What

half, and Angel's voice. What an

half, and Angel's voice. What an extraordinary

extraordinary voice,

extraordinary voice, and

extraordinary voice, and there

extraordinary voice, and there is

extraordinary voice, and there is something

something about

something about being

something about being in

something about being in a

something about being in a room

something about being in a room this

something about being in a room this size,

size, just

size, just one

size, just one woman

size, just one woman with

size, just one woman with her

size, just one woman with her human

size, just one woman with her human voice,

voice, no

voice, no microphone,

voice, no microphone, kept

voice, no microphone, kept all

voice, no microphone, kept all of

voice, no microphone, kept all of those

those people

those people hooked.

those people hooked. The

those people hooked. The first

those people hooked. The first time

those people hooked. The first time I

I ever

I ever heard

I ever heard it,

I ever heard it, I

I ever heard it, I heard

I ever heard it, I heard it

I ever heard it, I heard it had

I ever heard it, I heard it had a

I ever heard it, I heard it had a comedy

comedy club

comedy club in

comedy club in Manchester,

comedy club in Manchester, quite

comedy club in Manchester, quite a

comedy club in Manchester, quite a rough

rough club,

rough club, and

rough club, and it

rough club, and it was

rough club, and it was hard

rough club, and it was hard to

rough club, and it was hard to focus

rough club, and it was hard to focus the

the audience

the audience who

the audience who were

the audience who were just

the audience who were just chatting,

the audience who were just chatting, and

and the

and the MC

and the MC was

and the MC was doing

and the MC was doing crowd

and the MC was doing crowd work

and the MC was doing crowd work and

and the MC was doing crowd work and he

he saw

he saw this

he saw this woman

he saw this woman who

he saw this woman who said,

he saw this woman who said, I'm

he saw this woman who said, I'm training

training to

training to be

training to be an

training to be an opera

training to be an opera singer,

training to be an opera singer, so

training to be an opera singer, so he

he got

he got her

he got her to

he got her to stand

he got her to stand up

he got her to stand up and

he got her to stand up and sing

he got her to stand up and sing something,

something, and

something, and she

something, and she sang

something, and she sang the

something, and she sang the O

something, and she sang the O Mio

something, and she sang the O Mio Babbino

Babbino Caro,

Babbino Caro, and

Babbino Caro, and everybody

Babbino Caro, and everybody went

Babbino Caro, and everybody went completely

completely silent,

completely silent, and

completely silent, and at

completely silent, and at the

completely silent, and at the end

completely silent, and at the end of

completely silent, and at the end of it

it they

it they just

it they just lost

it they just lost their

it they just lost their minds.

it they just lost their minds. It

it they just lost their minds. It is

it they just lost their minds. It is one

one of

one of those.

one of those. And

one of those. And that

one of those. And that is

one of those. And that is it

one of those. And that is it for

one of those. And that is it for you?

you? There

you? There is

you? There is nothing

you? There is nothing like

you? There is nothing like that.

you? There is nothing like that. Just

Just the

Just the concentration

Just the concentration that

Just the concentration that people

Just the concentration that people singing

singing can

singing can inspire.

singing can inspire. And

singing can inspire. And for

singing can inspire. And for you,

singing can inspire. And for you, Nicky,

Nicky, Opera

Nicky, Opera is

Nicky, Opera is your

Nicky, Opera is your world

Nicky, Opera is your world now,

Nicky, Opera is your world now, but

Nicky, Opera is your world now, but what

what was

what was the

what was the first

what was the first thing

what was the first thing that

what was the first thing that turned

what was the first thing that turned you

you on

you on it?

you on it? I've

you on it? I've heard

you on it? I've heard my

you on it? I've heard my first

you on it? I've heard my first opera

when I

when I was

when I was quite

when I was quite young,

when I was quite young, and

when I was quite young, and of

when I was quite young, and of course

course that

course that story

course that story of

course that story of community,

course that story of community, that

course that story of community, that is

is what

is what got

is what got me

is what got me in

is what got me in there,

is what got me in there, that

is what got me in there, that and

is what got me in there, that and Phantom

Phantom Of

Phantom Of The

Phantom Of The with

Phantom Of The with Michael

Phantom Of The with Michael Crawford.

Crawford. Those

Crawford. Those are

Crawford. Those are two

Crawford. Those are two quite

Crawford. Those are two quite extreme

extreme examples!

We're about to move over to BBC One, where we're beginning the second

half with a very special new piece to mark the extraordinary

summer of sport that we've been enjoying this year.

From the Three Lions' tantalising performance at the Euros to the 189

medals that British Olympians and Paralympians won over in Paris,

it's been an incredible season.

I'm

I'm sure

I'm sure you

I'm sure you have

I'm sure you have been

I'm sure you have been enjoying

I'm sure you have been enjoying the

sport

sport as

sport as well

sport as well as

sport as well as the

sport as well as the music.

sport as well as the music. Oh,

sport as well as the music. Oh, yes!

sport as well as the music. Oh, yes! And

And the

And the cricket.

Just like music, sport has an amazing ability

to bring us together, to inspire collective emotion,

to thrill and delight.

And we thought, what better way to celebrate that superpower

than with a brand-new piece featuring a whole bundle of very

recognisable sporting tunes.

Pens at the ready to see how many you can name.

I'll be testing you two!

And if that weren't enough, we thought we'd let some newbie

presenters kick off our second half on BBC One.

Welcome to the second half of the Last Night of the Proms.

Thanks for tuning in.

It's an incredible occasion tonight from a historic arena,

the Royal Albert Hall.

Joining us, two men who always hit the right note,

Danny Murphy and Joe Hart.

Joe, we'll start with one of your highlights from the summer

season, Verdi's Requiem.

Yeah, Gary, a pitch perfect delivery.

They played at the perfect tempo.

So well drilled, real 90-minute performance, intense,

fiery Italian performance.

The runs in the violin were done with utter

precision, great technique.

And just a word on tonight's captain, Sakari Oramo -

the most capped Proms conductor since the turn of the millennium.

Danny, he seems to relish the big occasions, doesn't he?

I love how he conducts himself.

It's his sixth Last Night, and his XB stats are

something to behold.

XB?

Expected baton lifts.

On that note, I'll say we'll leave it there.

Danny, Joe, thank you.

Match of the Day will be back a little later, but let's head now

to the Royal Albert Hall.

Your commentator, Katie Derham.

I'm

I'm not

I'm not going

I'm not going to

I'm not going to lie,

I'm not going to lie, that's

I'm not going to lie, that's a

first!

And if you're worrying that you've fallen

into some strange parallel universe - don't!

You are joining us here live at the Royal Albert Hall where we're

moments away from the culmination of the Last Night of the Proms 2024.

It's been an incredible summer of live music and sport with elite

performances across the board.

We've been entertained by everything from the Euros to Glastonbury

to the Paralympics to, of course, an amazing

and record-breaking Proms season.

With that in mind, we're getting started with a fond musical tribute

to all the sporting theme tunes we know and love, from, of course,

Match of the Day to Wimbledon to Test Match Special.

Even Ski Sunday will make an appearance.

Up here in the gallery with me are the fabulous tenor

Nicky Spence and Proms fan, comedian and actor Chris Addison.

Lovely

Lovely to

Lovely to have

Lovely to have you

Lovely to have you here.

Lovely to have you here. Quickfire

answer,

answer, favourite

answer, favourite sports

answer, favourite sports scenes?

answer, favourite sports scenes? Chariots

Chariots of

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire because

Chariots of Fire because they

Chariots of Fire because they run

Chariots of Fire because they run slow

slow motion

slow motion which

slow motion which is

slow motion which is all

slow motion which is all I

slow motion which is all I can

slow motion which is all I can do

slow motion which is all I can do as

slow motion which is all I can do as well

well and

well and I

well and I resonate

well and I resonate with

well and I resonate with it!

well and I resonate with it! Test

well and I resonate with it! Test Match

Match Special.

Match Special. One

Match Special. One of

Match Special. One of my

Match Special. One of my Desert

Match Special. One of my Desert Island

Island Discs,

Island Discs, I

Island Discs, I would

Island Discs, I would choose

Island Discs, I would choose it

Island Discs, I would choose it as

Island Discs, I would choose it as one

one of

one of the

one of the eight.

one of the eight. All

one of the eight. All of

one of the eight. All of those

one of the eight. All of those will

one of the eight. All of those will be

be in

be in there

be in there I

be in there I think,

be in there I think, I

be in there I think, I think

be in there I think, I think 11,

be in there I think, I think 11, Iain

Iain Farrington,

Iain Farrington, very

Iain Farrington, very clever

Iain Farrington, very clever composer,

composer, woven

composer, woven them

composer, woven them all

composer, woven them all together

composer, woven them all together and

and it

and it will

and it will be

and it will be fun

and it will be fun in

and it will be fun in the

and it will be fun in the fun

and it will be fun in the fun is

and it will be fun in the fun is starting

starting down

starting down there.

starting down there. We

starting down there. We have

starting down there. We have balloons,

balloons, ...

balloons, ... People

balloons, ... People setting

balloons, ... People setting things

balloons, ... People setting things off

off and

off and during

off and during the

off and during the music

off and during the music occasionally,

occasionally, it's

occasionally, it's getting

occasionally, it's getting out

occasionally, it's getting out of

occasionally, it's getting out of hand!

hand! You

hand! You can

hand! You can see

hand! You can see the

hand! You can see the BBC

hand! You can see the BBC Symphony

hand! You can see the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra are

Orchestra are standing

Orchestra are standing by

Orchestra are standing by on

Orchestra are standing by on the

Orchestra are standing by on the stage.

Well, as Gary said earlier, here comes our captain

for the night, Sakari Oramo, the chief conductor of the BBC

This

This is

This is the

This is the first

This is the first piece

This is the first piece of

This is the first piece of the

second

second half.

second half. Iain

second half. Iain Farrington's

second half. Iain Farrington's Extra

second half. Iain Farrington's Extra Time.

CHEERING

CHEERING AND

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The

The crowd

The crowd has

The crowd has gone

The crowd has gone wild!

Well, that has definitely got the ball rolling.

Extra Time, a world premiere by Iain Farrington, arranged

specially to mark the fantastic summer of sport that we have

all been enjoying.

Match of the Day topping and tailing that piece.

Happy 60th anniversary to everyone there.

They'll be on later after the news.

That

That is

That is Iain

That is Iain Farrington,

That is Iain Farrington, the

composer,

composer, he

composer, he blew

composer, he blew the

composer, he blew the whistle

composer, he blew the whistle and

composer, he blew the whistle and got

got the

got the red

got the red card

got the red card from

got the red card from Sakari

got the red card from Sakari and

got the red card from Sakari and top

got the red card from Sakari and top marks

marks if

marks if you

marks if you spotted

marks if you spotted all

marks if you spotted all the

marks if you spotted all the 11

marks if you spotted all the 11 sporting

sporting themes,

sporting themes, did

sporting themes, did you

sporting themes, did you get

sporting themes, did you get them?

sporting themes, did you get them? No!

No! Ski

No! Ski Sunday

No! Ski Sunday is

No! Ski Sunday is quite

No! Ski Sunday is quite triggering!

No! Ski Sunday is quite triggering! It

It means

It means you've

It means you've got

It means you've got to

It means you've got to go

It means you've got to go to

It means you've got to go to school

It means you've got to go to school the

the next

the next day!

the next day! Check

the next day! Check on

the next day! Check on BBC

the next day! Check on BBC socials

the next day! Check on BBC socials for

for the

for the full

for the full list.

Onwards!

A couple of weeks ago, we had one of our most popular

Proms of the season - a celebration of Henry Mancini,

At pride of place was his most famous piece about a certain

cheeky pink fella.

It was so fab, we thought we'd do it all over again.

APPLAUSE

The Pink Panther out for a prowl.

Special

Special mention

Special mention to

Special mention to Martin

Special mention to Martin Robertson,

the

the saxophone

the saxophone player,

the saxophone player, swaggering

the saxophone player, swaggering away.

away. And

away. And Sir

away. And Sir Stephen

away. And Sir Stephen Hough

away. And Sir Stephen Hough on

away. And Sir Stephen Hough on keys,

away. And Sir Stephen Hough on keys, our

our superstar

our superstar soloist

our superstar soloist tonight,

our superstar soloist tonight, living

living the

living the sunglasses

living the sunglasses in

living the sunglasses in the

living the sunglasses in the woodwind

woodwind section

woodwind section as

woodwind section as well.

Chris, we're of a similar vintage.

Did it take you back?

It was everywhere when we were kids.

I

I feel

I feel like

I feel like I'm

I feel like I'm on

I feel like I'm on the

I feel like I'm on the sofa

I feel like I'm on the sofa on

I feel like I'm on the sofa on Saturday

Saturday night

Saturday night waiting

Saturday night waiting for

Saturday night waiting for the

Saturday night waiting for the dukes

Saturday night waiting for the dukes of

of hazard!

of hazard! So

of hazard! So nostalgic!

of hazard! So nostalgic! We

of hazard! So nostalgic! We had

of hazard! So nostalgic! We had exactly

exactly the

exactly the same

exactly the same childhood!

exactly the same childhood! The

exactly the same childhood! The only

exactly the same childhood! The only time

time I

time I was

time I was allowed

time I was allowed a

time I was allowed a soft

time I was allowed a soft drink!

time I was allowed a soft drink! The

time I was allowed a soft drink! The rest

rest of

rest of the

rest of the time

rest of the time it

rest of the time it was

rest of the time it was whiskey?!

rest of the time it was whiskey?! You

You know

You know her

You know her well!

You know her well! Sir

You know her well! Sir Stephen

You know her well! Sir Stephen Hough

You know her well! Sir Stephen Hough on

on keys.

on keys. What

on keys. What a

on keys. What a glamorous

on keys. What a glamorous role,

on keys. What a glamorous role, and

on keys. What a glamorous role, and so

so nice

so nice to

so nice to see

so nice to see a

so nice to see a saxophonist

so nice to see a saxophonist having

so nice to see a saxophonist having a

a moment

a moment in

a moment in the

a moment in the sun.

a moment in the sun. And

a moment in the sun. And Sakari

a moment in the sun. And Sakari very

a moment in the sun. And Sakari very loose

loose with

loose with the

loose with the conducting.

loose with the conducting. He

loose with the conducting. He is

loose with the conducting. He is a

loose with the conducting. He is a man

man that

man that runs

man that runs deep!

And now for a classic Last Night of the Proms gear change,

from a suave 1960s fuchsia feline to a brand-new piece

with a whole lot of history.

Earlier this evening, we heard some sublime Puccini

from the American opera star Angel Blue.

And in a few moments, she will be back with Stephen

to perform his new arrangement of two very special spirituals

that many of us will already know and love -

Swing Lo and He's Got the Whole World in his Hands.

To Angel, though, these have a special resonance.

She and her sister both learnt to sing as children

through spirituals like these with their musician

father Sylvester.

So a really powerful and moving reason to bring this one

with her tonight and of course an exciting opportunity to hear

a brand-new collaboration between two of the hottest musicians

on the world stage.

And here she comes now, Angel Blue.

Look at that orange

Look at that orange dress!

Look at that orange dress! Joining

Stephen

Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough it

Stephen Hough it was

Stephen Hough it was already

Stephen Hough it was already at

Stephen Hough it was already at the

Stephen Hough it was already at the keyboard.

keyboard. Written

keyboard. Written just

keyboard. Written just for

keyboard. Written just for her.

This is 'In His Hands'.

#

# He's

# He's got

# He's got the

# He's got the whole

# He's got the whole world

# He's got the whole world in

# He's got the whole world in his

hands

hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got the

# He's got the whole

# He's got the whole world

# He's got the whole world in

# He's got the whole world in his

# He's got the whole world in his hands

hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got the

# He's got the whole

# He's got the whole world

# He's got the whole world in

# He's got the whole world in his

# He's got the whole world in his hands

hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got the

# He's got the whole

# He's got the whole world

# He's got the whole world in

# He's got the whole world in his

# He's got the whole world in his hands

hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got you

# He's got you into

# He's got you into me,

# He's got you into me, sister,

# He's got you into me, sister, in

# He's got you into me, sister, in his

his hands

his hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got you

# He's got you and

# He's got you and me,

# He's got you and me, brother,

# He's got you and me, brother, in

# He's got you and me, brother, in his

his hands

his hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got everybody

# He's got everybody here

# He's got everybody here in

# He's got everybody here in his

# He's got everybody here in his hands

hands #

# He's got the whole world in his hands

He's

He's got

He's got the

He's got the stars

He's got the stars and

He's got the stars and to

He's got the stars and to the

He's got the stars and to the moon

in

in his

in his hands

in his hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got the

# He's got the sky

# He's got the sky and

# He's got the sky and the

# He's got the sky and the sea

# He's got the sky and the sea #

# In

# In his

# In his hands

# In his hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got the

# He's got the waves

# He's got the waves in

# He's got the waves in the

# He's got the waves in the water

# He's got the waves in the water in

# He's got the waves in the water in his

his hands

his hands #

# Guardhouse

# Guardhouse the

# Guardhouse the whole

# Guardhouse the whole in

# Guardhouse the whole in his

# Guardhouse the whole in his hands

He

He has

He has the

He has the little

He has the little tiny

He has the little tiny baby

He has the little tiny baby in

He has the little tiny baby in his

hands

hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got the

# He's got the little

# He's got the little tiny

# He's got the little tiny baby

# He's got the little tiny baby in

# He's got the little tiny baby in his

his hands

his hands #

# He

# He has

# He has my

# He has my little

# He has my little tiny

# He has my little tiny baby

# He has my little tiny baby in

# He has my little tiny baby in his

# He has my little tiny baby in his hands

hands #

# He's

# He's got

# He's got the

# He's got the whole

# He's got the whole world

# He's got the whole world in

# He's got the whole world in his

# He's got the whole world in his hands

#

# Swing

# Swing low,

# Swing low, Sweet

Chariot

#

# Coming

# Coming for

# Coming for to

# Coming for to carry

# Coming for to carry me

# Coming for to carry me home

# Coming for to carry me home #

# Swing

# Swing low,

# Swing low, Sweet

# Swing low, Sweet Chariot

# Swing low, Sweet Chariot #

# Coming

# Coming for

# Coming for to

# Coming for to carry

# Coming for to carry me

# Coming for to carry me home

# Coming for to carry me home #

# I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,

# Coming for to carry me home.

# I saw a band of angels coming after me,

# Coming for to carry me home.

# If you get back to heaven before I do,

# Coming for to carry me home

# Please tell my father

#

# I

# I am

# I am coming

# I am coming up

# I am coming up too

# Coming for to carry me home.

#

# Swing

# Swing low,

# Swing low, Sweet

Chariot

#

# Swing

# Swing low,

# Swing low, Sweet

# Swing low, Sweet Chariot

# Swing low, Sweet Chariot #

# Coming

# Coming for

# Coming for to

# Coming for to carry

# Coming for to carry me

# Coming for to carry me home

CHEERING

Just

Just a

Just a gorgeous

Just a gorgeous reaction

Just a gorgeous reaction here

Just a gorgeous reaction here in

Just a gorgeous reaction here in the

hall

hall to

hall to that

hall to that arrangement

hall to that arrangement of

hall to that arrangement of He's

hall to that arrangement of He's Got

hall to that arrangement of He's Got The

The Whole

The Whole World

The Whole World In

The Whole World In His

The Whole World In His Hand

The Whole World In His Hand and

The Whole World In His Hand and Swing

Swing Low

Swing Low Stephen

Swing Low Stephen Hough

Swing Low Stephen Hough arrange

Swing Low Stephen Hough arrange that.

that. The

that. The emotion

that. The emotion on

that. The emotion on Angel's

that. The emotion on Angel's face

that. The emotion on Angel's face as

that. The emotion on Angel's face as she

she sang

she sang that.

she sang that. She

she sang that. She is

she sang that. She is emotional,

she sang that. She is emotional, isn't

isn't she?

isn't she? Her

isn't she? Her voice

isn't she? Her voice takes

isn't she? Her voice takes a

isn't she? Her voice takes a direct

isn't she? Her voice takes a direct flight

flight from

flight from her

flight from her soul

flight from her soul straight

flight from her soul straight into

flight from her soul straight into ours,

ours, and

ours, and it

ours, and it is

ours, and it is so

ours, and it is so beautiful.

ours, and it is so beautiful. I

ours, and it is so beautiful. I felt

ours, and it is so beautiful. I felt the

the sense

the sense of

the sense of communion

the sense of communion in

the sense of communion in the

the sense of communion in the shared

the sense of communion in the shared experience

experience together

experience together tonight.

experience together tonight. And

experience together tonight. And they

they just

they just received

they just received their

they just received their presents

they just received their presents as

they just received their presents as well,

well, another

well, another tradition

well, another tradition here

well, another tradition here at

well, another tradition here at the

well, another tradition here at the Last

Last Night

Last Night Of

Last Night Of The

Last Night Of The Proms.

Last Night Of The Proms. A

Last Night Of The Proms. A lovely

Last Night Of The Proms. A lovely moment.

moment. Chris,

moment. Chris, having

moment. Chris, having heard

moment. Chris, having heard Angel

moment. Chris, having heard Angel sing

sing Puccini

sing Puccini in

sing Puccini in the

sing Puccini in the first

sing Puccini in the first half

sing Puccini in the first half and

sing Puccini in the first half and spirituals

spirituals then,

spirituals then, very

spirituals then, very different

spirituals then, very different focal

focal challenges,

focal challenges, but

focal challenges, but she

focal challenges, but she just

focal challenges, but she just steps

focal challenges, but she just steps up.

up. You

up. You often

up. You often hear

up. You often hear people

up. You often hear people talking

up. You often hear people talking about

about the

about the human

about the human voice

about the human voice as

about the human voice as an

about the human voice as an instrument,

instrument, and

instrument, and when

instrument, and when you

instrument, and when you hear

instrument, and when you hear somebody

somebody using

somebody using it

somebody using it in

somebody using it in such

somebody using it in such a

somebody using it in such a different

different and

different and specific

different and specific way,

different and specific way, you

different and specific way, you see

different and specific way, you see what

what they

what they meant.

what they meant. With

what they meant. With Macchini

what they meant. With Macchini she

what they meant. With Macchini she was

was trying

was trying to

was trying to reach

was trying to reach the

was trying to reach the heavens,

was trying to reach the heavens, and

was trying to reach the heavens, and with

with the

with the spirituals

with the spirituals she

with the spirituals she was

with the spirituals she was singing

with the spirituals she was singing from

from the

from the earth.

from the earth. And

from the earth. And because

from the earth. And because it

from the earth. And because it was

from the earth. And because it was written

written for

written for her,

written for her, you

written for her, you will

written for her, you will know

written for her, you will know that

written for her, you will know that sense

sense that

sense that she

sense that she was

sense that she was able

sense that she was able to

sense that she was able to explore

sense that she was able to explore within

within the

within the music

within the music come

within the music come away

within the music come away with

within the music come away with Puccini

Puccini you

Puccini you are

Puccini you are having

Puccini you are having to

Puccini you are having to hit

Puccini you are having to hit particular

particular scored

particular scored themes,

particular scored themes, whereas

particular scored themes, whereas there

there it

there it was

there it was like

there it was like a

there it was like a relationship

there it was like a relationship between

between her

between her and

between her and Stephen

between her and Stephen and

between her and Stephen and finding

between her and Stephen and finding their

their way

their way around

their way around the

their way around the song.

their way around the song. And

their way around the song. And Nicki,

Nicki, you

Nicki, you have

Nicki, you have worked

Nicki, you have worked with

Nicki, you have worked with Stephen,

Nicki, you have worked with Stephen, he

he has

he has written

he has written pieces

he has written pieces for

he has written pieces for you

he has written pieces for you as

he has written pieces for you as well.

well. How

well. How collaborative

well. How collaborative is

well. How collaborative is that

well. How collaborative is that process?

process? He

process? He takes

process? He takes real

process? He takes real care

process? He takes real care and

process? He takes real care and getting

getting to

getting to know

getting to know the

getting to know the gold

getting to know the gold nugget

getting to know the gold nugget on

getting to know the gold nugget on the

the person,

the person, and

the person, and you

the person, and you feel

the person, and you feel as

the person, and you feel as if

the person, and you feel as if you

the person, and you feel as if you are

are wearing

are wearing a

are wearing a tailor-made

are wearing a tailor-made suit.

are wearing a tailor-made suit. From

are wearing a tailor-made suit. From my

my own

my own words,

my own words, I

my own words, I sound

my own words, I sound better

my own words, I sound better than

my own words, I sound better than I

my own words, I sound better than I have

have any

have any business

have any business sending

have any business sending when

have any business sending when I

have any business sending when I sing

sing his

sing his music,

sing his music, it

sing his music, it is

sing his music, it is such

sing his music, it is such a

sing his music, it is such a gift,

sing his music, it is such a gift, there

there is

there is no

there is no extra

there is no extra fat,

there is no extra fat, it

there is no extra fat, it is

there is no extra fat, it is economical

economical and

economical and heartfelt.

economical and heartfelt. And

economical and heartfelt. And if

economical and heartfelt. And if we

economical and heartfelt. And if we can

can take

can take anything

can take anything from

can take anything from that,

can take anything from that, it

can take anything from that, it is

can take anything from that, it is a

can take anything from that, it is a reminder

reminder of

reminder of the

reminder of the incredible

reminder of the incredible power

reminder of the incredible power that

that music

that music has

that music has had

that music has had to

that music has had to stop

that music has had to stop us

that music has had to stop us in

that music has had to stop us in our

that music has had to stop us in our tracks.

Hundreds of thousands of people have made Proms pilgrimages this summer

to hear live music either here at the Royal Albert Hall

or in venues across all four nations of the United Kingdom.

There is a magic to being part of that live audience.

And very excitingly, the Poet Laureate and a Proms

regular himself, Simon Armitage, has written a brand-new poem for us

to celebrate just that - the act of coming together

with thousands of strangers and simply listening.

A London evening leaves its hustle and hassle outside,

enters the hushed dome, the upholstered dark.

Here comes the soft percussion of footsteps

wandering down to the front,

the fluted burble of small talk and chat.

The air in the hall seems tuned to the wavelength of songs,

every box, alcove and arch is an ear cupped for what happens next.

So the violin gathers its thoughts.

And the oboe holds its breath.

And the trombone strains at the bit.

And the piccolo bites its lip.

And the bass drum slows its pulse to a dead stop

until the conductor touches the tip of a wand

to the sweet-spot of silence and something called music begins.

Look how music falls like light on the faces of strangers.

See how the harp is a heart, how the cello is human in body and mind.

Music - its own gravity, bending the natural laws.

Music as all time and no time at all:

in the split-second gap between sound being made

and sound being heard eternity hangs.

Audience, you are the instrument, you are the tune:

a moment's pause

after the final note then all your hands

are suddenly playing the music we call applause.

That

That beautiful?

Words written and read by the wonderful Simon Armitage,

specially written

for tonight's concert.

Simon's called that new poem simply The Proms, and Chris,

such evocative language.

It is important stuff,

It is important stuff, and

It is important stuff, and there

It is important stuff, and there is

nothing

nothing quite

nothing quite like

nothing quite like it.

nothing quite like it. It

nothing quite like it. It is

nothing quite like it. It is quite

nothing quite like it. It is quite rowdy

rowdy down

rowdy down there,

rowdy down there, but

rowdy down there, but the

rowdy down there, but the minute

rowdy down there, but the minute the

rowdy down there, but the minute the music

music strikes

music strikes up,

music strikes up, everyone

music strikes up, everyone is

music strikes up, everyone is concentrating

concentrating on

concentrating on the

concentrating on the same

concentrating on the same semi-miraculous

semi-miraculous thing

semi-miraculous thing that

semi-miraculous thing that is

semi-miraculous thing that is happening,

happening, and

happening, and we

happening, and we don't

happening, and we don't get

happening, and we don't get that

happening, and we don't get that much

much in

much in life

much in life these

much in life these days.

much in life these days. Not

much in life these days. Not many

much in life these days. Not many people

people get

people get that,

people get that, and

people get that, and there

people get that, and there are

people get that, and there are not

people get that, and there are not that

that many

that many times

that many times that

that many times that we

that many times that we are

that many times that we are all

that many times that we are all together

together in

together in a

together in a room

together in a room concentrating

together in a room concentrating on

together in a room concentrating on that.

that. It

that. It is

that. It is directly

that. It is directly related

that. It is directly related to

that. It is directly related to standing

standing in

standing in Wembley

standing in Wembley Stadium

standing in Wembley Stadium with

standing in Wembley Stadium with 85,000

85,000 other

85,000 other people

85,000 other people scream

85,000 other people scream the

85,000 other people scream the words

85,000 other people scream the words to

to a

to a Taylor

to a Taylor Swift

to a Taylor Swift song.

to a Taylor Swift song. It

to a Taylor Swift song. It is

to a Taylor Swift song. It is absolutely

absolutely people

absolutely people communing

absolutely people communing together.

together. And

together. And on

together. And on stage

together. And on stage as

together. And on stage as a

together. And on stage as a performer,

performer, we

performer, we talk

performer, we talk about

performer, we talk about how

performer, we talk about how special

performer, we talk about how special the

the audience

the audience are,

the audience are, and

the audience are, and that

the audience are, and that energy

the audience are, and that energy informs

informs your

informs your performance,

informs your performance, doesn't

informs your performance, doesn't it?

it? Of

it? Of course

it? Of course it

it? Of course it does.

it? Of course it does. It

it? Of course it does. It is

it? Of course it does. It is entirely

entirely unique.

entirely unique. The

entirely unique. The audience

entirely unique. The audience themselves

themselves are

themselves are complicit

themselves are complicit in

themselves are complicit in that

themselves are complicit in that experience.

experience. They

experience. They want

experience. They want you

experience. They want you to

experience. They want you to do

experience. They want you to do well,

well, and

well, and it

well, and it feels

well, and it feels like

well, and it feels like you're

well, and it feels like you're doing

well, and it feels like you're doing it

it together,

it together, and

it together, and that

it together, and that sense

it together, and that sense of

it together, and that sense of communion

communion crosses

communion crosses all

communion crosses all boundaries,

communion crosses all boundaries, and

and even

and even talking

and even talking about

and even talking about musical

and even talking about musical education,

education, every

education, every person

education, every person we

education, every person we have

education, every person we have seen

education, every person we have seen on

on stage

on stage tonight,

on stage tonight, that

on stage tonight, that could

on stage tonight, that could be

on stage tonight, that could be your

on stage tonight, that could be your little

little son

little son or

little son or daughter

little son or daughter or

little son or daughter or small

little son or daughter or small person

person in

person in your

person in your life,

person in your life, they

person in your life, they could

person in your life, they could do

person in your life, they could do this,

this, and

this, and we

this, and we are

this, and we are so

this, and we are so lucky

this, and we are so lucky to

this, and we are so lucky to have

this, and we are so lucky to have this

this music

this music to

this music to inspire

this music to inspire us

this music to inspire us and

this music to inspire us and give

this music to inspire us and give us

this music to inspire us and give us this

this sense.

this sense. Couldn't

this sense. Couldn't agree

this sense. Couldn't agree more.

Well, very shortly, we're going to embark on a journey

through maritime history in the form of Henry Wood's Fantasia

on British Sea Songs and everything will get rather

jolly, rather quickly.

But first, one more treat from Angel Blue.

When you get invited to do the Last Night of the Proms,

you pretty much get free rein to choose what you want.

But there's kind of one non-negotiable.

And that is, we want a banger.

We want a song that's going to leave our jaws on the floor.

Angel has chosen Carceleras by the 19th century Spanish composer

Ruperto Chapi.

Nicky, she

Nicky, she has

Nicky, she has done

Nicky, she has done us

Nicky, she has done us proud

Nicky, she has done us proud with

this

this one,

this one, hasn't

this one, hasn't she?

this one, hasn't she? It

this one, hasn't she? It is

this one, hasn't she? It is passionate.

passionate. I

passionate. I know

passionate. I know of

passionate. I know of the

passionate. I know of the Passion

passionate. I know of the Passion of

passionate. I know of the Passion of Scotland,

Scotland, but

Scotland, but Spanish

Scotland, but Spanish people

Scotland, but Spanish people are

Scotland, but Spanish people are passionate

passionate too.

passionate too. It

passionate too. It is

passionate too. It is very

passionate too. It is very exciting.

passionate too. It is very exciting. I

I have

I have to

I have to say

I have to say that

I have to say that she

I have to say that she is

I have to say that she is in

I have to say that she is in full

I have to say that she is in full wooing

wooing mode,

wooing mode, and

wooing mode, and anybody

wooing mode, and anybody who

wooing mode, and anybody who doesn't

wooing mode, and anybody who doesn't submit

submit to

submit to her

submit to her vocal

submit to her vocal talents

submit to her vocal talents and

submit to her vocal talents and pyrotechnics,

pyrotechnics, doesn't

pyrotechnics, doesn't know

pyrotechnics, doesn't know what

pyrotechnics, doesn't know what is

pyrotechnics, doesn't know what is going

going on.

going on. And

going on. And Chris,

going on. And Chris, I'm

going on. And Chris, I'm not

going on. And Chris, I'm not going

going on. And Chris, I'm not going to

to ask

to ask you

to ask you to

to ask you to give

to ask you to give us

to ask you to give us the

to ask you to give us the entire

to ask you to give us the entire plot.

This aria has been plucked out of Chapi's zarzuela

Zebedee's Daughters.

What's going on in the opera at the point that this comes along?

This is the heroine, Louisa, who

works

works at

works at the

works at the Taylor,

works at the Taylor, and

works at the Taylor, and she

works at the Taylor, and she is

works at the Taylor, and she is basically

basically boasting,

basically boasting, the

basically boasting, the whole

basically boasting, the whole song

basically boasting, the whole song is

is her

is her boasting

is her boasting about

is her boasting about how

is her boasting about how she

is her boasting about how she has

is her boasting about how she has got

got the

got the boy

got the boy and

got the boy and he

got the boy and he is

got the boy and he is such

got the boy and he is such a

got the boy and he is such a cool

got the boy and he is such a cool boy,

boy, and

boy, and all

boy, and all the

boy, and all the other

boy, and all the other girls

boy, and all the other girls want

boy, and all the other girls want the

the boy,

the boy, and

the boy, and it

the boy, and it is

the boy, and it is essentially

the boy, and it is essentially a

the boy, and it is essentially a 19th-century

19th-century diss

19th-century diss track,

19th-century diss track, but

19th-century diss track, but you

19th-century diss track, but you can

19th-century diss track, but you can draw

draw a

draw a line

draw a line from

draw a line from Figaro,

draw a line from Figaro, Figaro

draw a line from Figaro, Figaro right

right down

right down through

right down through this,

right down through this, right

right down through this, right down

right down through this, right down through

through the

through the music

through the music hall

through the music hall down

through the music hall down to

through the music hall down to Hamilton.

Hamilton. It

Hamilton. It is

Hamilton. It is about

Hamilton. It is about how

Hamilton. It is about how dexterous

Hamilton. It is about how dexterous they

they are

they are verbally,

they are verbally, the

they are verbally, the singers,

they are verbally, the singers, it

they are verbally, the singers, it is

is a

is a real

is a real challenge.

is a real challenge. And

is a real challenge. And I

is a real challenge. And I saw

is a real challenge. And I saw her

is a real challenge. And I saw her in

in rehearsal,

in rehearsal, she

in rehearsal, she is

in rehearsal, she is phenomenal,

in rehearsal, she is phenomenal, and

in rehearsal, she is phenomenal, and her

her face

her face is

her face is so

her face is so alive,

her face is so alive, it

her face is so alive, it is

her face is so alive, it is great.

her face is so alive, it is great. And

And so

And so entertaining,

And so entertaining, and

And so entertaining, and the

And so entertaining, and the fact

And so entertaining, and the fact that

that she

that she can

that she can sing

that she can sing Puccini

that she can sing Puccini one

that she can sing Puccini one minute

that she can sing Puccini one minute and

and then

and then turn

and then turn on

and then turn on a

and then turn on a sixpence

and then turn on a sixpence and

and then turn on a sixpence and give

and then turn on a sixpence and give us

us this,

us this, it

us this, it is

us this, it is testament

us this, it is testament to

us this, it is testament to her

us this, it is testament to her powers.

powers. Talking

powers. Talking of

powers. Talking of which,

powers. Talking of which, I

powers. Talking of which, I have

powers. Talking of which, I have heard

heard a

heard a rumour

heard a rumour she

heard a rumour she is

heard a rumour she is about

heard a rumour she is about to

heard a rumour she is about to come

heard a rumour she is about to come on

on stage.

on stage. She

on stage. She will

on stage. She will show

on stage. She will show us

on stage. She will show us exactly

on stage. She will show us exactly what

what she

what she can

what she can do,

what she can do, vocal

what she can do, vocal pyrotechnics

what she can do, vocal pyrotechnics are

are looming.

are looming. There

are looming. There she

are looming. There she is,

are looming. There she is, the

are looming. There she is, the lovely

lovely Angel

lovely Angel Blue,

lovely Angel Blue, with

lovely Angel Blue, with flowers

lovely Angel Blue, with flowers at

lovely Angel Blue, with flowers at the

the beginning

the beginning of

the beginning of the

the beginning of the performance,

the beginning of the performance, that's

that's a

that's a first!

This

This one

This one is

This one is for

This one is for you.

CHEERING

CHEERING AND

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I

I think

I think we

I think we are

I think we are all

I think we are all a

I think we are all a little

I think we are all a little bit

I think we are all a little bit in

I think we are all a little bit in love!

love! My

love! My goodness,

love! My goodness, what

love! My goodness, what a

love! My goodness, what a show

love! My goodness, what a show stopper

stopper from

stopper from Angel

stopper from Angel Blue.

That was Carceleras from Ruperto Chapi's

Zebedee's Daughters.

She played the audience like a

fiddle,

fiddle, glorious

fiddle, glorious to

fiddle, glorious to watch.

fiddle, glorious to watch. Sheet

fiddle, glorious to watch. Sheet knows

knows exactly

knows exactly what

knows exactly what she

knows exactly what she is

knows exactly what she is doing

knows exactly what she is doing and

knows exactly what she is doing and it's

it's wonderful

it's wonderful to

it's wonderful to watch

it's wonderful to watch somebody

it's wonderful to watch somebody who

it's wonderful to watch somebody who is

is brilliant

is brilliant at

is brilliant at what

is brilliant at what they

is brilliant at what they do

is brilliant at what they do being

is brilliant at what they do being brilliant.

brilliant. All

brilliant. All the

brilliant. All the different

brilliant. All the different characters

characters she

characters she showed

characters she showed us.

characters she showed us. Might

characters she showed us. Might Marach

Marach us

Marach us were

Marach us were twitching!

Marach us were twitching! And

Marach us were twitching! And the

Marach us were twitching! And the Prommers,

Prommers, all

Prommers, all of

Prommers, all of their

Prommers, all of their days

Prommers, all of their days were

Prommers, all of their days were made,

made, they're

made, they're such

made, they're such an

made, they're such an important

made, they're such an important part

made, they're such an important part of

of the

of the narrative

of the narrative and

of the narrative and is

of the narrative and is even

of the narrative and is even being

of the narrative and is even being gifted

gifted with

gifted with flowers...

gifted with flowers... We

gifted with flowers... We are

gifted with flowers... We are about

gifted with flowers... We are about to

to start

to start the

to start the classics,

to start the classics, here

to start the classics, here we

to start the classics, here we go!

CHEERING

Good

Good evening,

Good evening, everyone.

Good evening, everyone. That

Good evening, everyone. That was

pretty

pretty good

pretty good but

pretty good but you

pretty good but you didn't

pretty good but you didn't quite

pretty good but you didn't quite keep

keep up

keep up with

keep up with our

keep up with our tempo

keep up with our tempo so

keep up with our tempo so let's

keep up with our tempo so let's do

keep up with our tempo so let's do that

that again!

CHEERING

CHEERING

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

CHEERING

A rousing rendition of Rule Britannia there from Angel Blue

Entering into the

Entering into the spirit

Entering into the spirit and

Entering into the spirit and some,

resplendent

resplendent in

resplendent in her

resplendent in her dress

resplendent in her dress and

resplendent in her dress and hat.

resplendent in her dress and hat. She

She told

She told me

She told me earlier

She told me earlier she

She told me earlier she likes

She told me earlier she likes to

She told me earlier she likes to wear

wear it

wear it in

wear it in New

wear it in New York

wear it in New York and

wear it in New York and pretend

wear it in New York and pretend to

wear it in New York and pretend to be

be a

be a British

be a British tourist!

be a British tourist! The

be a British tourist! The fun

be a British tourist! The fun continues

continues now,

continues now, it

continues now, it is

continues now, it is time

continues now, it is time for

continues now, it is time for Land

continues now, it is time for Land Of

Of Hope

Of Hope And

Of Hope And Glory.

Great

Great crowd

Great crowd participation

Great crowd participation from

Great crowd participation from 6000

drummers,

drummers, all

drummers, all enjoying

drummers, all enjoying the

drummers, all enjoying the Fantasia

drummers, all enjoying the Fantasia on

on British

on British folk

on British folk songs

on British folk songs and

on British folk songs and see

on British folk songs and see songs

on British folk songs and see songs as

as well.

He

He has

He has had

He has had a

He has had a little

He has had a little refresh,

He has had a little refresh, and

He has had a little refresh, and it

is

is time

is time for

is time for Land

is time for Land Of

is time for Land Of Hope

is time for Land Of Hope And

is time for Land Of Hope And Glory.

# Land of hope and glory

# Mother of the free

# How shall we extol

thee

CHEERING

CHEERING AND

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No 1, more commonly known of course

as Land of Hope and Glory.

A

A rousing

A rousing performance

A rousing performance here

A rousing performance here in

A rousing performance here in the

hall,

hall, and

hall, and up

hall, and up in

hall, and up in the

hall, and up in the gallery.

hall, and up in the gallery. I'm

hall, and up in the gallery. I'm not

hall, and up in the gallery. I'm not going

going to

going to like

going to like a

going to like a quite

going to like a quite intimidating

going to like a quite intimidating having

having a

having a world-class

having a world-class tennis

having a world-class tennis at

having a world-class tennis at next

having a world-class tennis at next to

to you!

to you! But

to you! But you've

to you! But you've just

to you! But you've just got

to you! But you've just got to

to you! But you've just got to go

to you! But you've just got to go for

for it

for it on

for it on these

for it on these occasions

for it on these occasions --

for it on these occasions -- a

for it on these occasions -- a world-class

world-class tenor.

world-class tenor. This

world-class tenor. This is

world-class tenor. This is the

world-class tenor. This is the bit

world-class tenor. This is the bit you

you come

you come for.

you come for. And

you come for. And now

you come for. And now time

you come for. And now time for

you come for. And now time for the

you come for. And now time for the speech

speech from

speech from Sakari.

speech from Sakari. No!

CHEERING

CHEERING AND

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The

The atmosphere

The atmosphere in

The atmosphere in the

The atmosphere in the hole

The atmosphere in the hole on

The atmosphere in the hole on the

The atmosphere in the hole on the Last

Last Night

Last Night of

Last Night of the

Last Night of the Proms

Last Night of the Proms never

Last Night of the Proms never fails

Last Night of the Proms never fails to

to disappoint.

to disappoint. --

to disappoint. -- in

to disappoint. -- in the

to disappoint. -- in the Royal

to disappoint. -- in the Royal Albert

Albert Hall.

Albert Hall. Now

Albert Hall. Now it

Albert Hall. Now it really

Albert Hall. Now it really is

Albert Hall. Now it really is time

Albert Hall. Now it really is time for

for Sakari

for Sakari Oramo's

for Sakari Oramo's speech.

Welcome

Welcome to

Welcome to the

Welcome to the last

Welcome to the last night

Welcome to the last night of

Welcome to the last night of the

Welcome to the last night of the BBC

Proms

Proms 2024,

Proms 2024, ladies

Proms 2024, ladies and

Proms 2024, ladies and gentlemen.

Proms 2024, ladies and gentlemen. Here

Here at

Here at the

Here at the Royal

Here at the Royal Albert

Here at the Royal Albert Hall

Here at the Royal Albert Hall in

Here at the Royal Albert Hall in London

London and

London and whether

London and whether you

London and whether you are

London and whether you are watching

London and whether you are watching and

and listening

and listening a

and listening a TV,

and listening a TV, or

and listening a TV, or radio

and listening a TV, or radio on

and listening a TV, or radio on line,

line, or

line, or here

line, or here in

line, or here in the

line, or here in the hall,

line, or here in the hall, I

line, or here in the hall, I hope

line, or here in the hall, I hope you're

you're enjoying

you're enjoying it.

It's thanks to the conductor Sir Henry Wood that we are here today.

He founded the Proms back in 1895, and his vision of making classical

music accesible to everyone continues to inspire us today.

Three cheers for Sir Henry!

Hip, hip...

ALL: Hooray.

Hip, hip...

ALL: Hooray.

Hip, hip...

ALL: Hooray.

Here are some facts and figures for you.

There have been eight weeks of Proms concerts this summer,

with the finest of UK and international soloists, choirs,

orchestras and ensembles, conductors, composers and arrangers.

73 concerts here in the Royal Albert Hall.

And 17 concerts across all four nations of the UK, in Nottingham,

Gateshead, Aberdeen, Belfast, Newport and Bristol.

APPLAUSE

Over 3,000 musicians have performed.

There

There has

There has been

There has been a

There has been a wide

There has been a wide scope

There has been a wide scope of

music.

The first Proms appearance for Florence

and the Machine with the Jules Buckley Orchestra.

Let's give a big round of applause to all the many artists

who have appeared in this 2024 season.

APPLAUSE

And special thanks to our artists this evening.

Our soloists, Sir Stephen Hough and Angel Blue.

APPLAUSE

The composer and arrangers of the works we have premiered

tonight, Carlos Simon, Iain Farrington and Stephen Hough.

APPLAUSE

The BBC Symphony Chorus.

APPLAUSE

The BBC Singers.

APPLAUSE

The BBC Symphony Orchestra.

APPLAUSE

It's been a wonderful season with wonderful music.

And tonight we say farewell and thank you to David Pickard,

Director of the Proms since 2015.

APPLAUSE

David will be remembered for his creative programming

and his visionary decision to take the Proms to venues across the UK,

enabling the Proms to reach an even wider audience.

Applause

Applause for

Applause for David!

APPLAUSE

And you lot, the Promenaders.

The people who buy the standing ticket down here in the Arena

or up in the Gallery.

Each season they collect donations from Proms audiences to raise money

for musical charities.

You can also donate online, and it's not too late to do so.

Tip!

Tip! This

Tip! This year

Tip! This year you

Tip! This year you have

Tip! This year you have raised

Tip! This year you have raised a

whopping

whopping sum

whopping sum of...

whopping sum of... £93,700!

whopping sum of... £93,700! APPLAUSE

Thank

Thank you,

Thank you, Prommers,

Thank you, Prommers, thank

Thank you, Prommers, thank you.

Thank you, Prommers, thank you. Once

upon

upon a

upon a time,

upon a time, almost

upon a time, almost a

upon a time, almost a century

upon a time, almost a century ago,

upon a time, almost a century ago, in

in a

in a small

in a small town

in a small town in

in a small town in Finland,

in a small town in Finland, my

in a small town in Finland, my late

in a small town in Finland, my late grandfather,

grandfather, a

grandfather, a talented

grandfather, a talented musician,

grandfather, a talented musician, ran

ran a

ran a shop

ran a shop called

ran a shop called Sports

ran a shop called Sports And

ran a shop called Sports And Music.

In that shop, he really did sell both sports and music.

Skis and footballs, guitars, double basses and lots of accordions.

I've inherited his love for music and sports.

I am a keen supporter of our Finnish national teams,

especially the women's and under 18s, and try to keep myself

fit with cross-country skiing in the winter time.

Athletes and musicians have finely-tuned bodies and minds.

They are highly skilled and highly trained.

They are totally concentrated during their task -

throwing a javelin, running a marathon, swimming the River Seine

or playing a Mahler Symphony.

They're at one with their activity.

Time stands still.

The audience is in awe.

Athletes

Athletes and

Athletes and musicians

Athletes and musicians are

entertainers

entertainers in

entertainers in equal

entertainers in equal measure.

I particularly enjoyed watching the Paralympics this summer.

Those incredible achievements, and the joy alongside

APPLAUSE

The joy alongside the competitive spirit.

The

The excitement

The excitement and

The excitement and concentration

similar

similar to

similar to what

similar to what musicians

similar to what musicians feel

similar to what musicians feel and

similar to what musicians feel and convey

convey in

convey in performance.

It's been an amazing summer of music and sport,

and the BBC has brought it to you on TV, radio and online.

People

People gathering

People gathering together

People gathering together to

People gathering together to enjoy

and

and celebrate

and celebrate the

and celebrate the performing

and celebrate the performing excellence

excellence of

excellence of musicians

excellence of musicians and

excellence of musicians and athletes

excellence of musicians and athletes from

from around

from around the

from around the globe.

Tennis at Wimbledon, the Euros football, the Olympics,

And

And the

And the Paralympics.

And the Paralympics. Cricket

And the Paralympics. Cricket and

golf,

golf, those

golf, those games

golf, those games that

golf, those games that you

golf, those games that you people

golf, those games that you people on

golf, those games that you people on these

these islands

these islands invented!

And music.

Of course, the Proms,

Of course, the Proms, and

Of course, the Proms, and many

Of course, the Proms, and many other

concerts.

concerts. Also

concerts. Also the

concerts. Also the outdoor

concerts. Also the outdoor festivals.

Including Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds, Preston and more.

They can all be found

They can all be found online.

The 2025 Proms season kicks off on Friday the 17th of July.

I will be here that evening

I will be here that evening with

this

this lot.

this lot. CHEERING

But for now, let this Last Night of the Proms continue with the words

of visionary poet William Blake, written over 200 years ago,

with Hubert Parry's music arranged by Edward Elgar.

It's the hymn Jerusalem.

Please do sing along.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Wonderful

Wonderful response

Wonderful response to

Wonderful response to Jerusalem

following

following those

following those warm

following those warm words

following those warm words from

following those warm words from Sakari

Sakari Oramo

Sakari Oramo following

Sakari Oramo following a

Sakari Oramo following a wonderful

Sakari Oramo following a wonderful summer

summer of

summer of music

summer of music and

summer of music and sport.

summer of music and sport. And

summer of music and sport. And now

summer of music and sport. And now it

it is

it is time

it is time for

it is time for the

it is time for the Benjamin

it is time for the Benjamin Britten

it is time for the Benjamin Britten arrangement

arrangement of

arrangement of the

arrangement of the national

arrangement of the national anthem.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Such

Such a

Such a beautiful

Such a beautiful arrangement

Such a beautiful arrangement of

Such a beautiful arrangement of God

Save

Save the

Save the King,

Save the King, Benjamin

Save the King, Benjamin Britten's

Save the King, Benjamin Britten's version,

version, always

version, always moving.

Now the moment has come.

Cross arms, take your neighbour's hand.

It's time to remember old times past.

This

CHEERING This AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And there you have it.

A night of togetherness and joy in music brought to a close,

as always, by Auld Lang Syne.

Bravo to Sakari Oramo, Angel Blue, Sir Stephen Hough,

and the massed forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC

Symphony Chorus and BBC Singers for a dazzling spectacle tonight.

And with that, the Last Night of the Proms and the Proms season

2024 are both officially over.

Eight weeks, 73 concerts, hundreds of individual performances,

all done and dusted.

And another year of Proms memories for us all.

It's always hard to believe it when we get to the end of the season.

But, as Sakari said earlier, only ten months to go until we get

to do it all over again.

The Proms returns on the 18th of July 2025 - put it

in your diaries right

now so you don't forget!

Thank you so much to my guests, Nicky Spence and Chris Addison,

for joining me here and thank you at home for watching.

Have a very good night.

it's time for us to go. Goodbye.

CHEERING