Event listing: Prom 75 - The Last Night of the Proms | Royal Albert Hall | Sat 7 Sep 2013 at 19:30

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Clyne, Anna (b. 1980)	Masquerade (BBC commission, world première)
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)	Chichester Psalms
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	The Lark Ascending
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	The Building of the House for chorus or organ or brass and orchestra, Op.79
Massenet, Jules (1842-1912)	Chérubin: Je suis gris! je suis ivre!
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Frondi tenere
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Ombra mai fù
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)	La donna del lago: Tanti affetti in tal momento!
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)	Candide: Overture
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)	Candide: Make our Garden Grow
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)	Nabucco: Va Pensiero, chorus of the Hebrew slaves
Arlen, Harold (1905-1986)	Film music from Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow
Monti, Vittorio (1868-1922)	Czardas
Traditional	Londonderry Air
Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979)	Carousel: You'll never walk alone
Bantock, Sir Granville (1868-1946)	Sea Reivers
Lloyd, George (1913-1998)	HMS Trinidad March (UK première of this version)
Arne, Thomas (1710-1778)	Rule, Britannia!
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)
Traditional	The British National Anthem (arr. Britten)

Performers

Joyce DiDonato	Mezzo-soprano
Nigel Kennedy	Violin
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop	Conductor
Iestyn Davies	Countertenor

The Last Night begins with a celebratory new work
by Anna Clyne and includes a rare performance of
Britten’s 1967 overture for chorus and orchestra
The Building of the House, a touch of Broadway magic
and the sound of a glass ceiling being broken as
Marin Alsop takes charge of her first Last Night.
Nigel Kennedy and Joyce DiDonato are the star
soloists in a programme that picks up sea-faring
themes from Bantock and George Lloyd and
includes a transatlantic flavour.

Tickets £27 - £95.

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Kevin W Ng, 5th October

Often dismissed on account of its popularity, The Lark Ascending divides audiences... and players. Our own Kevin Ng is a violinist and avoided it for years, but took advice from three violinists when adding it to his repertoire.

Prom 75: DiDonato and Alsop dazzle at the Last Night

Julia Savage, 11th September

The Last Night of the Proms provided a welcome tying-up of the various strands that have permeated this year’s season: British light music, the 60th anniversary of the Coronation, a host of premières and new BBC commissions, and the significant anniversaries of a number of composers (including the big-hitters of the season, Wagner and Britten).

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