BBC Proms

Season 50 Episode 10: The Last Night of the Proms

Live from the Albert Hall , the musical line-up begins with a performance of Haydn Te Deum by the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra and the BBC Singers, conducted by Andrew Davis. Poul Ruders 's Concerto in Pieces, a reworking of Purcell, follows. Then Felicity Lott and Ann Murray join conductor Andrew Davis to sing music from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and Mitridate. This is followed by a brief visit to the BBC's Proms in the Park concert in Hyde Park, where the BBC Concert Orchestra plays Leonard Bernstein 's overture Candide, conducted by Robin Stapleton. Back at the Royal Albert Hall , Joanna MacGregor (piano) and John Wallace (trumpet) perform Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings. James Naughtie describes the scene.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

80

Episodes:

1181

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

180 min

First Air:

1947

Rating:

7.7