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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Programme to include: | | |
| Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881) | Night on the Bare Mountain (original version, 1867) | |
| Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837) | Trumpet concerto in E major (or E flat major) | |
| Walker, Lucy | Today | |
| Benjamin, Arthur (1893-1960) | The Man Who Knew Too Much: The Storm Clouds Cantata | |
| Lehár, Franz (1870-1948) | Die lustige Witwe: Vilja-Lied | |
| Gounod, Charles (1818-1893) | Faust: O Dieu! Que de bijoux!...Ah! Je ris de me voir "Jewel song" | |
| Pépin, Camille (b. 1990) | Firework (BBC commission: world premiere) | |
| Dukas, Paul (1865-1935) | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | |
| Mercury, Freddie (1946-1991) | Bohemian Rhapsody (arr. Stuart Morley) | |
| Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) | Festive Overture in A major for orchestra, Op.96 | |
| Portman, Rachel (b. 1960) | Gatherings (BBC commission: world premiere) | |
| Wood, Sir Henry (1869-1944) | Fantasia on British Sea Songs | |
| Arne, Thomas (1710-1778) | Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent) | |
| Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) | Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D Major, Op.39 | |
| Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings (1848-1918) | Jerusalem (orch. Elgar) | |
| Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) | The National Anthem | |
| Traditional | Auld Lang Syne (arr. P. Campbell) | |
The biggest night in classical music is back! After eight weeks and over 80 concerts, the 2025 BBC Proms celebrates with a Last Night spectacular, packed with musical surprises and star turns. Elim Chan conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in all the traditional favourites – anthems, folk songs and singalongs – with solo performances by ‘captivating’ soprano Louise Alder and ‘sensational’ trumpeter Alison Balsom. There’s a nod to this season’s Bernard Herrmann celebration, a mischevous sorcerer’s apprentice from Dukas, and premieres by Camille Pépin and Rachel Portman.
Seats from £50 to £160 (plus booking fee). On sale 17 May 2025.
Broadcast live on BBC Two (first half) and BBC One (second half), and BBC iPlayer