Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Higgins, Gavin (b. 1983) | Velocity (BBC commission; world première) | |
| Arnold, Malcolm (1921-2006) | Peterloo Overture (new choral version with lyrics by Sir Tim Rice: world première) | |
| Walton, William (1902-1983) | Façade | |
| Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899) | Poème, for violin and orchestra, Op.25 | |
| Tavener, John (1944-2013) | Song for Athene | |
| Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) | Taillefer, Op.52 | |
| Khachaturian, Aram Ilyich (1903-1978) | Gayaneh: Sabre Dance | |
| Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) | Tzigane | |
| Kern, Jerome (1885-1945) | Show Boat: Ol' Man River (arr. R Williams) | |
| Traditional | Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (arr. Williams) | |
| Sherman, Robert and Richard (1925-2012) | Film music from Mary Poppins (arr. Anne Dudley) | |
| Ansell, John (1874-1948) | Plymouth Hoe | |
| Arne, Thomas (1710-1778) | Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent) | |
| Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) | Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D Major, Op.39 (Land of Hope and Glory) | |
| Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings (1848-1918) | Jerusalem (orch. Elgar) | |
| Traditional | The British National Anthem (arr. Britten) |
Performers
| Janine Jansen | Violin |
| Elizabeth Watts | Soprano |
| John Daszak | Tenor |
| Roderick Williams | Baritone |
| BBC Singers | |
| BBC Symphony Chorus | |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra | |
| Sakari Oramo | Conductor |
Sakari Oramo directs his first Last Night, joined by star Dutch violinist Janine Jansen. We pay tribute to the late John Tavener with his touching Song for Athene, and mark the 50th anniversary of the film Mary Poppins with a singalong medley. Arnold’s Peterloo overture receives its first performance in a new choral version with lyrics by Sir Tim Rice, while our Strauss-anniversary celebrations conclude with the Proms premiere of the composer’s massive cantata Taillefer. The nautical flavour of Ansell’s Plymouth Hoe (and its brief quotation of Rule, Britannia!) forms an upbeat to the traditional Last Night favourites, led by baritone Roderick Williams.
Seats £27 to £95 (plus booking fee).
