Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms 2012

8 Sep 2012, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sat 8 Sep 2012 Next Event

Proms 2012 Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms 2012

19:30 Sat 8 Sep 2012 Royal Albert Hall

The Last Night: this year鈥檚 musical celebration brings Nicola Benedetti and Joseph Calleja, plus John Williams鈥檚 Olympic Fanfare.

Programme

- - Mark Simpson
  - sparks(2 mins)91热爆 commission: world premiere
- - Josef Suk
  - Towards a New Life(6 mins)
- - Frederick Delius
  - Songs of Farewell(18 mins)
- - Giuseppe Verdi
  - A Masked Ball - 'Forse la soglia attinse'(2 mins)
  - A Masked Ball - 'Ma se m'猫 forza perderti'(3 mins)
- - Jules Massenet
  - Werther 鈥� 鈥楶ourquoi me r茅veiller?鈥�(3 mins)
- - Max Bruch
  - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor(25 mins)
- - Giacomo Puccini
  - Tosca - 'E lucevan le stelle'(3 mins)
  - Turandot 鈥� 'Nessun dorma'(3 mins)
- - interval
- - John Williams
  - Olympic Fanfare and Theme(5 mins)
- - Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
  - Overture 'Carnival'(9 mins)
- - Dmitry Shostakovich
  - The Gadfly 鈥� Romance(6 mins)
- - Ruggero Leoncavallo
  - Mattinata(3 mins)
- - Agust铆n Lara
  - Granada(3 mins)
- - Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(20 mins)
- - Edward Elgar
  - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, 鈥楲and of Hope and Glory鈥�(8 mins)
- - Hubert Parry
  - Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(4 mins)
- - Unknown
  - The National Anthem (arr. Britten)(2 mins)

Performers

Composers

About this event

Join us for the year鈥檚 biggest musical party with two very special guests. Since taking the nation by storm as 2004鈥檚 91热爆 Young Musician of the Year, Scottishborn Nicola Benedetti has enhanced her reputation as one of Britain鈥檚 most innovative and creative young violinists. We also welcome Joseph Calleja, the Maltese tenor who sings with the grace and elegance of the voices of a bygone era.

A brace of Czechs acknowledges the sterling work of the 91热爆 SO鈥檚 outgoing chief, while contributions from 2012鈥檚 anniversary composers include Delius鈥檚 valedictory settings of Walt Whitman.
More familiar home-grown music brings down the curtain in time-honoured fashion

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Discover the Music Download a short audio guide published on the day about a key work in tonight鈥檚 Prom: Suzy Klein talks about Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor.