BBC Proms
Season 63 Episode 25 - Last Night of the Proms - Part One
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Documentary
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Clive Anderson introduces the final concert of the 2009 Proms season. The evening gets under way with a Flourish of Fireworks by Oliver Knussen and then works by anniversary composers Purcell and Haydn feature the evening's soloists, mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and trumpet player Alison Balsom. The first half ends with an exotic masterpiece for chorus and orchestra by the Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos. The BBC Singers, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are conducted by David Robertson. During the interval there are highlights from Proms in the Park in London, Salford, Swansea, Glasgow and Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland.
Episodes in Season 63
1
First Night at the Proms
2
Prom 9: Elgar Anniversary
3
Prom 10: Orchestre National de Lyon
4
Prom 12: 1934
5
Prom 19 - Berlioz and Mendelssohn
6
Prom 20 - Stravinsky and Schumann
7
Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
180 min
8
Prom 29: Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony
9
Prom 30 - Knussen Conducts Knussen
10
Prom 31: National Youth Orchestra
11
Prom 38: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
12
Prom 39: Birtwistle's Mask of Orpheus
13
Prom 36: Handel Anniversary Highlights
14
Prom 47: Handel's Samson
15
Prom 48: Barenboim and West-Eastern Divan
16
Prom 50: Beethoven's Fidelio
17
Prom 56: Lang Lang Plays Chopin
18
Prom 57: Tchaikovsky Night
19
Prom 59: Tonhalle Orchestra
180 min
20
Prom 64: Jurowski & London Philharmonic
21
Prom 65: Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester
22
Prom 53: Composers of the Year
23
Prom 73: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
24
Prom 40: Beethoven's 9th Symphony
25
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Last Night of the Proms - Part Two
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