All language subtitles for BBC Proms 2024 - Last Night of the Proms Part 2

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 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 to have you here. Quickfire
answer, favourite sports scenes?

Chariots of Fire because they run
slow motion which is all I can do as

well and I resonate with it! Test
Match Special. One of my Desert

Island Discs, I would choose it as
one of the eight. All of those will

be in there I think, I think 11,
Iain Farrington, very clever

composer, woven them all together
and it will be fun in the fun is

starting down there. We have
balloons, ... People setting things

off and during the music
occasionally, it's getting out of

hand! You can see the BBC Symphony
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 is the first piece of the
second half. Iain Farrington's Extra

Time.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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 is Iain Farrington, the
composer, he blew the whistle and

got the red card from Sakari and top
marks if you spotted all the 11

sporting themes, did you get them?
No! Ski Sunday is quite triggering!

It means you've got to go to school
the next day! Check on BBC socials

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 mention to Martin Robertson,
the saxophone player, swaggering

away. And Sir Stephen Hough on keys,
our superstar soloist tonight,

living the sunglasses in the
woodwind section as well.

Chris, we're of a similar vintage.

Did it take you back?

It was everywhere when we were kids.
I feel like I'm on the sofa on

Saturday night waiting for the dukes
of hazard! So nostalgic! We had

exactly the same childhood! The only
time I was allowed a soft drink! The

rest of the time it was whiskey?!
You know her well! Sir Stephen Hough

on keys. What a glamorous role, and
so nice to see a saxophonist having

a moment in the sun. And Sakari very
loose with the conducting. He is a

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 dress! Joining
Stephen Hough it was already at the

keyboard. Written just for her.

This is 'In His Hands'.

# He's got the whole world in his
hands

# He's got the whole world in his
hands

# He's got the whole world in his
hands

# He's got the whole world in his
hands

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

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

# He's got everybody here in his
hands

# He's got the whole
world in his hands

He's got the stars and to the moon
in his hands

# He's got the sky and the sea
# In his hands

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

# Guardhouse the whole in his hands

He has the little tiny baby in his
hands

# He's got the little tiny baby in
his hands

# He has my little tiny baby in his
hands

# He's got the whole world in his
hands

# Swing low, Sweet

Chariot
# Coming for to carry me home

# Swing low, Sweet Chariot
# 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 am coming up too

# Coming for to carry me home.

# Swing low, Sweet

Chariot
# Swing low, Sweet Chariot

# Coming for to carry me home

CHEERING

Just a gorgeous reaction here in the
hall to that arrangement of He's Got

The Whole World In His Hand and
Swing Low Stephen Hough arrange

that. The emotion on Angel's face as
she sang that. She is emotional,

isn't she? Her voice takes a direct
flight from her soul straight into

ours, and it is so beautiful. I felt
the sense of communion in the shared

experience together tonight. And
they just received their presents as

well, another tradition here at the
Last Night Of The Proms. A lovely

moment. Chris, having heard Angel
sing Puccini in the first half and

spirituals then, very different
focal challenges, but she just steps

up. You often hear people talking
about the human voice as an

instrument, and when you hear
somebody using it in such a

different and specific way, you see
what they meant. With Macchini she

was trying to reach the heavens, and
with the spirituals she was singing

from the earth. And because it was
written for her, you will know that

sense that she was able to explore
within the music come away with

Puccini you are having to hit
particular scored themes, whereas

there it was like a relationship
between her and Stephen and finding

their way around the song. And
Nicki, you have worked with Stephen,

he has written pieces for you as
well. How collaborative is that

process? He takes real care and
getting to know the gold nugget on

the person, and you feel as if you
are wearing a tailor-made suit. From

my own words, I sound better than I
have any business sending when I

sing his music, it is such a gift,
there is no extra fat, it is

economical and heartfelt. And if we
can take anything from that, it is a

reminder of the incredible power
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 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, and there is
nothing quite like it. It is quite

rowdy down there, but the minute the
music strikes up, everyone is

concentrating on the same
semi-miraculous thing that is

happening, and we don't get that
much in life these days.

much in life these days. Not many
people get that, and there are not

that many times that we are all
together in a room concentrating on

that. It is directly related to
standing in Wembley Stadium with

85,000 other people scream the words
to a Taylor Swift song. It is

absolutely people communing
together. And on stage as a

performer, we talk about how special
the audience are, and that energy

informs your performance, doesn't
it? Of course it does. It is

entirely unique. The audience
themselves are complicit in that

experience. They want you to do
well, and it feels like you're doing

it together, and that sense of
communion crosses all boundaries,

and even talking about musical
education, every person we have seen

on stage tonight, that could be your
little son or daughter or small

person in your life, they could do
this, and we are so lucky to have

this music to inspire us and give us
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 has done us proud with
this one, hasn't she? It is

passionate. I know of the Passion of
Scotland, but Spanish people are

passionate too. It is very exciting.
I have to say that she is in full

wooing mode, and anybody who doesn't
submit to her vocal talents and

pyrotechnics, doesn't know what is
going on. And Chris, I'm not going

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 at the Taylor, and she is

basically boasting, the whole song
is her boasting about how she has

got the boy and he is such a cool
boy, and all the other girls want

the boy, and it is essentially a
19th-century diss track, but you can

draw a line from Figaro, Figaro
right down through this, right down

through the music hall down to
Hamilton. It is about how dexterous

they are verbally, the singers, it
is a real challenge. And I saw her

in rehearsal, she is phenomenal, and
her face is so alive, it is great.

And so entertaining, and the fact
that she can sing Puccini one minute

and then turn on a sixpence and give
us this, it is testament to her

powers. Talking of which, I have
heard a rumour she is about to come

on stage. She will show us exactly
what she can do, vocal pyrotechnics

are looming. There she is, the
lovely Angel Blue, with flowers at

the beginning of the performance,
that's a first!

This one is for you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I think we are all a little bit in
love! My goodness, what a show

stopper from Angel Blue.

That was Carceleras
from Ruperto Chapi's

Zebedee's Daughters.

She played the audience like a
fiddle, glorious to watch. Sheet

knows exactly what she is doing and
it's wonderful to watch somebody who

is brilliant at what they do being
brilliant. All the different

characters she showed us. Might
Marach us were twitching! And the

Prommers, all of their days were
made, they're such an important part

of the narrative and is even being
gifted with flowers... We are about

to start the classics, here we go!

CHEERING

Good evening, everyone. That was
pretty good but you didn't quite

keep up with our tempo so let's do
that again!

CHEERING

CHEERING

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

CHEERING

A rousing rendition of
Rule Britannia there from Angel Blue

Entering into the spirit and some,
resplendent in her dress and hat.

She told me earlier she likes to
wear it in New York and pretend to

be a British tourist! The fun
continues now, it is time for Land

Of Hope And Glory.

Great crowd participation from 6000
drummers, all enjoying the Fantasia

on British folk songs and see songs
as well.

He has had a little refresh, and it
is time for Land Of Hope And Glory.

# Land of hope and glory

# Mother
of the free

# How shall we extol

thee

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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

as Land of Hope and Glory.

A rousing performance here in the
hall, and up in the gallery. I'm not

going to like a quite intimidating
having a world-class tennis at next

to you! But you've just got to go
for it on these occasions -- a

world-class tenor. This is the bit
you come for. And now time for the

speech from Sakari. No!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The atmosphere in the hole on the
Last Night of the Proms never fails

to disappoint. -- in the Royal
Albert Hall. Now it really is time

for Sakari Oramo's speech.

Welcome to the last night of the BBC
Proms 2024, ladies and gentlemen.

Here at the Royal Albert Hall in
London and whether you are watching

and listening a TV, or radio on
line, or here in the hall, I hope

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 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 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! This year you have raised a
whopping sum of...

whopping sum of... £93,700! APPLAUSE

Thank you, Prommers, thank you. Once
upon a time, almost a century ago,

in a small town in Finland, my late
grandfather, a talented musician,

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 and musicians are
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 excitement and concentration
similar to what musicians feel and

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 gathering together to enjoy
and celebrate the performing

excellence of musicians and athletes
from around the globe.

Tennis at Wimbledon,
the Euros football, the Olympics,

And the Paralympics. Cricket and
golf, those games that you people on

these islands invented!

And music.

And music.

Of course, the

Of course, the Proms, and many other
concerts. Also the outdoor

festivals.

Including Glastonbury, Reading,
Leeds, Preston and more.

They can all be found online.

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

I will be here that evening with
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 response to Jerusalem
following those warm words from

Sakari Oramo following a wonderful
summer of music and sport. And now

it is time for the Benjamin Britten
arrangement of the national anthem.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Such a beautiful arrangement of God
Save the King, Benjamin Britten's

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.