:00:41. > :00:46.It has been one of the most glorious summers ever seen in this
:00:46. > :00:50.country, with the London Olympics and the Paralympic Games. On top of
:00:50. > :00:54.that, we've had the London2012 Festival, bring all manner of
:00:54. > :00:58.cultural events to the nation. At the heart of that festival is the
:00:58. > :01:06.summer season of concerts here at the Royal Albert Hall, which
:01:06. > :01:09.tonight reaches its climax. Welcome to Last Night of the Proms 2012. As
:01:09. > :01:13.always the last night celebrations are under way not just here but
:01:13. > :01:18.around the whole country. Just across the road in Hyde Park,
:01:19. > :01:24.40,000 people are enjoying Proms in the Park in glorious weather. Look
:01:24. > :01:28.at that. A fabulous sight. They are having so much fun over there.
:01:28. > :01:32.In Northern Ireland, they're celebrating with a Prom on the
:01:32. > :01:36.Titanic Slipway in Belfast. In Wales, 4,000 people gathered near
:01:37. > :01:41.Caerphilly Castle and in Scotland, a concert at Glasgow's City Halls
:01:41. > :01:44.as well. They will all be joining in the
:01:44. > :01:48.party here at the hall later tonight, as will our global
:01:48. > :01:52.audience with TV, radio and cinema broadcasts reaching people not just
:01:52. > :01:56.across the British Isles but also from Montreal to Malta. We are
:01:56. > :02:02.making a little bit of Proms' history tonight as well. If you
:02:02. > :02:07.have a 3D ready television and the appropriate glasses, you can watch
:02:07. > :02:11.tonight's programme in 3D for the first time. Just go to the BBC's HD
:02:11. > :02:17.channel. Tonight's concert will be performed by the BBC Symphony
:02:17. > :02:26.Orchestra and Chorus with conductor Jiri Belohlavek. And we have
:02:26. > :02:30.fantastic soloists. Scottish violinist, Nicola
:02:30. > :02:34.Benedetti and Maltese tenor who's been wowing audiences across the
:02:34. > :02:39.globe, Joseph Calleja. But before we get going here, in Hyde Park the
:02:39. > :02:44.BBC Concert Orchestra is on stage with superstar British tenor Alfie
:02:44. > :02:54.Boe. We'll be catching him from earlier tonight singing Lehar's
:02:54. > :03:22.
:03:22. > :03:30.# Shine, then, my whole life through # That dreams of mine
:03:30. > :03:40.# And I shall hear you whisper "I love you"
:03:40. > :03:44.
:03:44. > :03:50.# In dreams when night is falling I seem to hear you calling
:03:50. > :03:54.# For you have cast a net around me
:03:55. > :04:03.# And 'neath a magic spell hath bound me
:04:03. > :04:10.# Yours, yours alone
:04:10. > :04:20.# A wondrous air is your beautiful hair
:04:20. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:30.# Bright as a summer sky is the light in your eyes
:04:30. > :04:40.# Soft as a startled dove Is the voice of my love
:04:40. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:53.# You are my heart's delight And where you are, I long to be
:04:53. > :05:02.
:05:02. > :05:03.The
:05:03. > :05:03.The hugely-loved
:05:03. > :05:07.The hugely-loved tenor,
:05:07. > :05:12.The hugely-loved tenor, Alfie Boe, singing, You Are My Heart's Delight,
:05:12. > :05:16.from Lehar's operetta, Land of Miles over in Hyde Park earlier
:05:16. > :05:21.this evening. All this evening I'm delighted to say I'm joined here in
:05:22. > :05:27.the box by Australian-born American soprano Danielle de Niese. Thank
:05:27. > :05:31.you for joining us. This is your first Last Night of the Proms. We
:05:31. > :05:35.are already half way through but all the fun is to come. What are
:05:35. > :05:40.you looking forward to? The amazing energy is incredible. I'm looking
:05:40. > :05:43.forward to the entire second half. It is hard to imagine we can outdo
:05:43. > :05:48.the amazing music we've heard in the first half. I know we can and
:05:48. > :05:52.we'll get better and better. It is quite amazing. It has been such a
:05:52. > :05:56.big year for the United Kingdom. We have opened up our hearts here in
:05:56. > :06:00.this nation to the world with the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics
:06:00. > :06:04.and Paralympics and now we are here at the Royal Albert Hall. I can't
:06:04. > :06:07.believe we are here. It is a stunning event. It sounds like the
:06:07. > :06:10.World Cup but for mousic or something. The audience has been
:06:10. > :06:14.incredible. You are right. Thank you. We will speak to you more
:06:14. > :06:18.later. The BBC Symphony Orchestra are on stage, they are about to
:06:18. > :06:22.tune up and are getting ready to begin. The best way to get a show
:06:22. > :06:27.started is with a show-stopper and that is what we have got coming up
:06:27. > :06:32.now with the Olympic Fanfare and Theme, written by legendary film
:06:32. > :06:37.composer John Williams. He's the man behind scores to Star Wars,
:06:37. > :06:42.Indiana Jones and ET. He was 9 obvious choice to write a fanfare
:06:42. > :06:49.for the -- he was the obvious choice to write a fanfare for the
:06:49. > :06:51.Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. And there to conduct it is Jiri
:06:51. > :07:01.Belohlavek, Chief Conductor for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Let's get
:07:01. > :07:01.
:07:01. > :11:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:11:08. > :11:14.MUSIC: "Olympic Fanfare And Theme" John Williams' Olympic Fanfare and
:11:14. > :11:18.Theme which he wrote for the 1984 LA Olympics, performed by the BBC
:11:18. > :11:24.Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Jiri Belohlavek. Jiri will be
:11:24. > :11:30.bringing us music from his homeland next, a sparkling orchestral show
:11:30. > :11:40.piece by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. It's his Carnival Overture
:11:40. > :11:48.
:11:48. > :11:58.and conjures up a vibrant Bohemian MUSIC: "The Gadfly - Romance"
:11:58. > :11:58.
:11:58. > :21:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:21:28. > :21:36.That was Dvorak's Carnival Overture, performed by the BBC Symphony
:21:36. > :21:42.Orchestra and conducted by Jiri Belohlavek. Wonderfully festive
:21:42. > :21:46.piece, but with that lovely at MissEr ific section in the middle
:21:46. > :21:51.which -- atmospheric section in the middle which portrays a pair of
:21:51. > :22:01.lovers wandering off into the night. You may have noticed particularly
:22:01. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:06.lovely solos. The cor anglais player is Alison Teale, the
:22:06. > :22:10.flautist Daniel Pailthorpe. Next up we have the violinist, Nicola
:22:10. > :22:18.Benedetti joining the Orchestra for a piece from Dmitri Shostakovich.
:22:18. > :22:22.It comes from his score from a 1955 film called the good flie. It is a
:22:23. > :22:29.piece of Soviet propaganda. It has become one of his best-loved piece
:22:29. > :22:36.poos. We will hear the famous -- one of his best-loved pieces.
:22:36. > :22:40.We will hear the famous Romance. Nicola Benedetti shot to fame at 15.
:22:41. > :22:46.After winning BBC Young Musician of the Year. She is only in her early
:22:46. > :22:53.20s now. She has had a stellar international career but she's also
:22:53. > :23:01.passionately dedicated to music education, particularly so the
:23:01. > :23:06.famous Sistema Scotland project. She has told me her summer holidays
:23:06. > :23:12.have been delayed until December because she's so busy. But she will
:23:12. > :23:16.be packing her Strad. Her violin because she can't go more than two
:23:16. > :23:21.days before practising. Let me tell you about the instrument. It is
:23:21. > :23:26.worth multi-millions. It is absolutely priceless. It is 300
:23:26. > :23:29.years old. It has been lent to her by a banker in exchange for a few
:23:29. > :23:33.private performances every year. It's very ornate, if you get a
:23:33. > :23:37.close-up of it at any point in the next few minutes. It even has
:23:37. > :23:40.decorations on the pegs which you tune the strings with. She has only
:23:40. > :23:44.been playing the instrument for six months and she was telling me
:23:44. > :23:49.before the concert that some new violins take a long time to get use
:23:49. > :23:54.to, to break-, in if you like. It can almost be a painful process.
:23:54. > :23:58.But this one, she picked it up and played for 15 minutes and she was
:23:58. > :24:03.so comfortable she played an entire recital that night on continue and
:24:03. > :24:09.hasn't looked back since. Well here she comes, looking beautiful.
:24:09. > :24:16.Nicola Benedetti, with the conductor, Jiri Belohlavek. And
:24:16. > :24:26.she's going to play the Romance from Dmitri Shostakovich's the
:24:26. > :24:26.
:24:26. > :28:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:28:44. > :28:54.MUSIC: "The Gadfly - Romance" Beautiful performance by Nicola
:28:54. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :29:03.Benedetti, playing the Romance from The Gadfly with the BBC Symphony
:29:03. > :29:09.Orchestra, conducted by Jiri Belohlavek. If you thought you
:29:09. > :29:14.recognised that tune, it was from TV show, Riley Ace of Spies.
:29:14. > :29:19.Nicola will be back on stage in just a moment, alongside Maltese
:29:19. > :29:23.tenor, Joseph Calleja. Together they are going to perform a very
:29:23. > :29:28.special version of Leoncavallo's classic song, Mattinata, meaning
:29:28. > :29:35.Morning. That was the first song ever written expressly for what we
:29:35. > :29:40.now know as HMV. Then The Gramophone Company. The song was
:29:41. > :29:46.famously recorded in 190 4bi Enrico Caruso and it has been a huge
:29:46. > :29:51.favourite ever since. -- 190 4. It is a rare chance to hear it tonight
:29:52. > :29:55.in its arrangement for voice and solo violin. Well as the
:29:55. > :29:59.celebrations really start to get going, you can see that the stage
:29:59. > :30:03.has been decorated. The flags are just getting ready to be waved
:30:03. > :30:06.there in this audience. I can hear party poppers. I'm sure you can,
:30:06. > :30:10.too. The piece we are going to hear next, it is unusual this
:30:10. > :30:15.arrangement. There is only one copy of the score. It had to be tracked
:30:15. > :30:20.down in a remote Italian Villa, especially for tonight's concert.
:30:20. > :30:24.Let me tell you a little bit about these Maltese tenor, for those of
:30:24. > :30:28.you who haven't met him yet this evening. Joseph Calleja is an utter
:30:28. > :30:34.superstar. He has the most phenomenal voice. He was first
:30:34. > :30:37.discovered when his English auntie. He used to visit every summer, who
:30:37. > :30:41.lived outside Scunthorpe, heard him doing an impression of Luciano
:30:41. > :30:46.Pavarotti. She said - you know what, he is very talented. Why don't you
:30:46. > :30:54.join a choir back in your native Malta. He did. The rest is history.
:30:54. > :30:58.These days he performs all over the world from Covent Garden to the
:30:58. > :31:03.Metropolitan Opera. Knows stranger to the Proms either. He was here
:31:03. > :31:08.last year. But this is his first Last Night of the Proms. He feels
:31:08. > :31:11.incredibly honoured to be here. There he is with his co-virtuoso,
:31:11. > :31:16.Nicola Benedetti. They have never played before together or sung
:31:16. > :31:24.together - performed, I should say. Both of them rather excited about
:31:24. > :31:34.it, I know. They are with conductor, Jiri Belohlavek. Let's us hear them
:31:34. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :34:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:34:20. > :34:27.# L'aurora di bianco vestita APPLAUSE
:34:27. > :34:32.I think they enjoyed that as much as we ZJoseph Calleja and Nicola
:34:32. > :34:37.Benedetti performing Mattinata by Leoncavallo. And any minute now
:34:37. > :34:41.we're going to see three promenadeers, who are giving
:34:41. > :34:46.presents to the soloists. Something of a Last Night of the Proms
:34:46. > :34:56.tradition. We have Michael Heiser giving a present to Nicola
:34:56. > :34:57.
:34:57. > :35:01.Benedetti and Chris Frapwell a gift to Jiri Belohlavek and Joseph
:35:02. > :35:11.Calleja doesn't miss out. Anita Parker from Wimbledon give him his
:35:12. > :35:22.
:35:22. > :35:27.Plaus Lots of waves for the audience from
:35:27. > :35:37.this popular pair of soloists and probably picking out some of the
:35:37. > :35:41.
:35:41. > :35:46.flags from Scotland and Malta waving wildly from the audience.
:35:46. > :35:50.Well, as Nicola and Joseph leave the stage - it's not the last we
:35:50. > :35:55.have seen of Joseph he will be back on stage in a minute for another
:35:55. > :35:58.song. But let me tell you about the Promenaders. We have seen three
:35:58. > :36:02.giving gifts. They do the most extraordinary good work. Some of
:36:02. > :36:07.the people who come to the Proms, of which there are 75 concerts.
:36:07. > :36:12.Some come to every one and raise an enormous amount of charity mub.
:36:12. > :36:17.Every night they make a collection -- money. Every night they make a
:36:17. > :36:22.collection and we have been told the grand total this year is �8
:36:22. > :36:27.2,000. That money will be given to the Mew igss Benevolent Fund. Also
:36:27. > :36:31.to Music and the Deaf and the Orepheus Centre Trust. It is good
:36:31. > :36:35.work that happens from some of these dedicated Prommers, as they
:36:35. > :36:38.are called, all throughout the summer months here at the Royal
:36:38. > :36:43.Albert Hall. But tonight it is all about letting
:36:43. > :36:49.our hair down and for the rest of the evening we have got all sorts
:36:49. > :36:54.of traditional Last Night of the Proms treats in store. Ruelbritania,
:36:54. > :37:02.Land of Hope and Glory. I hope you are getting ready at home to join
:37:02. > :37:06.in with the singing. -- Rule Britannia.
:37:06. > :37:16.Well when Joseph Calleja returns to the stage, we are going to be
:37:16. > :37:20.hearing him sing a famous piece by us a inLara, called Granada.
:37:20. > :37:25.-- Agustin. There is tonight's favourite Maltese tenor, returning
:37:25. > :37:29.to the stage to perform that song which has forever been associated
:37:29. > :37:39.with the great Hollywood star, Mario Lanza, about that magical
:37:39. > :37:39.
:37:39. > :41:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:41:12. > :41:22.MUSIC: "Granada" CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:41:22. > :41:35.
:41:35. > :41:39.Joseph Calleja singing Granada, by us a inLara.
:41:39. > :41:43.-- Agustin laria. Imagine my surprise this morning,
:41:43. > :41:53.when we told me how much he enjoyed his summers in Yorkshire and in the
:41:53. > :41:55.
:41:55. > :42:01.lake dris strict. -- in the Lake District. Joyself
:42:01. > :42:07.will be staying on the stage now -- Joseph. But he will not be singing
:42:07. > :42:10.alone. This is where we all get involved.
:42:10. > :42:17.Good evening ladies and gentlemen, here in the Royal Albert Hall. Good
:42:17. > :42:24.evening. Good evening to everyone around the UK who is listening and
:42:25. > :42:34.watching on TV or radio or online. And also for the first time this
:42:35. > :42:35.
:42:35. > :42:41.year, the 3D transmission in the parks.
:42:41. > :42:45.And special greetings to the audiences in the four Proms in the
:42:45. > :42:55.Park venues around the UK. These are the people who are gathered in
:42:55. > :43:28.
:43:28. > :43:38.Belfast. Those in Caerphilly.
:43:38. > :43:39.
:43:39. > :43:48.Nain Glasgow. APPLAUSE
:43:48. > :43:58.-- and in Glasgow. And in Hyde Park, just across the road.
:43:58. > :44:20.
:44:20. > :44:25.And now there is the time for you all to singalong, wherever you are.
:44:25. > :44:30.At Last Night of the Proms, we are creating always the biggest choir
:44:30. > :44:34.in the world and we are now going to start with a Rodgers &
:44:34. > :44:40.Hammerstein classic, You'll Never Walk Alone. Mr Calleja will lead us
:44:40. > :44:50.in our singing. So make sure we really sing well for him. You've
:44:50. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:16.# And don't be afraid # At the end of the storm
:45:16. > :45:26.# And the sweet, silver song of a lark
:45:26. > :45:26.
:45:26. > :45:30.# Walk on through the wind
:45:30. > :45:35.# Walk on through the rain
:45:35. > :45:45.# Though your dreams be tossed and blown
:45:45. > :45:48.# Walk on, walk on
:45:49. > :45:54.# With hope in your heart
:45:54. > :46:03.# And you'll never walk alone
:46:03. > :46:13.# You'll never walk alone
:46:13. > :46:25.
:46:25. > :46:26.CHOIR: # When you walk through a storm
:46:26. > :46:28.# Hold your head up high
:46:28. > :46:34.# And don't be afraid of the dark
:46:34. > :46:42.# At the end of the storm is a golden sky
:46:42. > :46:52.# And the sweet, silver song of a lark
:46:52. > :46:52.
:46:52. > :46:56.# Walk on through the wind
:46:56. > :47:00.# Walk on through the rain
:47:00. > :47:10.# Though your dreams be tossed and blown
:47:10. > :47:15.# Walk on, walk on
:47:15. > :47:19.# With hope in your heart
:47:19. > :47:29.# And you'll never walk alone
:47:29. > :47:30.
:47:30. > :47:40.# You'll never walk alone
:47:40. > :47:51.
:47:51. > :48:01.APPLAUSE
:48:01. > :48:10.
:48:10. > :48:10.The
:48:10. > :48:10.The BBC
:48:10. > :48:13.The BBC Symphony
:48:13. > :48:17.The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and tenor Joseph Calleja and
:48:17. > :48:22.the combined forces of audiences here at the Royal Albert Hall, in
:48:22. > :48:26.Caerphilly, in Glasgow and Belfast and I don't doubt lots of you
:48:26. > :48:29.watching in big screens on the cinema, or at home on your sofas.
:48:29. > :48:36.That was Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic, You'll Never Walk Alone,
:48:36. > :48:41.from their musical Carousel. Well that piece was famously
:48:41. > :48:44.adopted as the anthem of Liverpool Football Club after it was a hit
:48:44. > :48:50.song for Liverpudlian band Gerry and the Pacemakers. Danni, it is
:48:50. > :48:55.such a moving song, isn't it? know. I actually sang that song
:48:55. > :48:58.myself when I was about 15 years old to mark the 50th anniversary of
:48:58. > :49:02.the Holocaust, along with some survivors. It was money of the most
:49:02. > :49:06.moving experiences of my life. To hear it again tonight has been
:49:06. > :49:09.slightly emotional for me. I could tell. You were welling up a little
:49:09. > :49:14.as you were listening. But there is something about collective singing
:49:14. > :49:18.that's so powerful. Why is that? think in times of turmoil, in times
:49:18. > :49:22.of war and distress, I think people turn to each other and then they
:49:22. > :49:28.turn to music. Singing is often one of the first things that people do
:49:28. > :49:33.in sometimes of strive -- strife. We get together in church, in the
:49:33. > :49:37.field, in the square and we sing and mark the event. Music has an
:49:37. > :49:42.incredible power to bring people together to unite them and give
:49:42. > :49:44.them inner strength. I think while we can be very strong apart, we are
:49:44. > :49:50.stronger together and it is a perfect time to celebrate that,
:49:50. > :49:54.during this year and with all of these nations' flags here flying.
:49:54. > :49:57.Very proud. It is very moving. have heard lots of beautiful voices
:49:57. > :50:00.singing together but we have heard one particularly beautiful voice
:50:00. > :50:05.singing alone, Joseph Calleja. He is something special. For those who
:50:05. > :50:08.haven't heard him before, tell us a little bit about his talent. It is
:50:08. > :50:11.a revelation for the British audiences. I think they really,
:50:11. > :50:15.really enjoyed him. So we are really thrilled. Thrilled for his
:50:15. > :50:21.success. Well, the party is well under way
:50:21. > :50:26.now. And it is time to get your flags ready. We are about to begin
:50:26. > :50:30.a sequence of traditional Last Night music. The party poppers are
:50:30. > :50:34.going off. The streamers have been coming down into our box, land on
:50:34. > :50:40.my lap. This year we will be beginning with Sir Henry Wood's
:50:40. > :50:45.Fantasia on British Sea Songs. Well Danni, if I can just ask you again,
:50:45. > :50:50.this music is so familiar to a British audience here. Was it
:50:50. > :50:54.something you were familiar with? In Australia did it have the same
:50:54. > :50:59.resonance when you watched the Proms at home? Well I think for
:50:59. > :51:09.Australia. Here we are, we have to cut that short. I think we're ready
:51:09. > :51:09.
:51:09. > :58:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:58:05. > :58:15.MUSIC: "Fantasia on British I think you are too easy satisfied.
:58:15. > :58:15.
:58:15. > :59:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:59:30. > :59:40.It sounded like first rehearsal. So, That was really like a first
:59:40. > :59:41.
:59:41. > :03:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:03:25. > :03:35.# When Britain first # Arose, arose from out
:03:35. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:44.# And guardian angels sang this strain
:03:44. > :03:49.AUDIENCE: # Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:03:49. > :03:55.# Britons never, never, never shall be slaves
:03:55. > :04:00.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:04:00. > :04:10.# Britons never, never, never shall be slaves
:04:10. > :04:12.
:04:12. > :04:16.# Still more majestic shalt thou rise
:04:16. > :04:25.# More dreadful from each foreign stroke
:04:25. > :04:32.# More dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke
:04:32. > :04:37.# As the loud blast The blast that tears the skies
:04:37. > :04:43.# Serves but to root thy native oak
:04:43. > :04:48.AUDIENCE: # Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:04:48. > :04:54.# Britons never, never, never shall be slaves
:04:54. > :05:00.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:05:00. > :05:10.# Britons never, never, never shall be slaves
:05:10. > :05:11.
:05:11. > :05:16.# The Muses still with Freedom found
:05:16. > :05:23.# Shall to thy happy coast repair
:05:23. > :05:29.# Shall to thy happy happy coast repair
:05:29. > :05:37.# Bless'd isle with matchless With matchless beauty crown'd
:05:37. > :05:43.# And manly hearts to guard the fair
:05:43. > :05:48.AUDIENCE: # Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:05:48. > :05:53.# Britons never, never, never shall be slaves
:05:53. > :05:59.# Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves
:05:59. > :06:09.# Britons never, never, never will be slaves. #
:06:09. > :06:12.
:06:12. > :06:22.APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
:06:22. > :06:22.
:06:22. > :07:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:07:16. > :07:16.That was wonderful,
:07:16. > :07:17.That was wonderful, that
:07:17. > :07:20.That was wonderful, that was
:07:20. > :07:27.That was wonderful, that was great. You are in very good voices. But I
:07:27. > :07:35.still think that we need another gold. But, but I think we need some
:07:35. > :07:42.help. Let's listen... Ladies and gentlemen, to celebrate that this
:07:42. > :07:51.summer, Britannia really has ruled the waves, the BBC Proms welcomes
:07:51. > :08:00.to the stage some of the gold and silver medal winners from the
:08:00. > :08:10.Olympic Games. From Team GB and Paralympics GB. We have Alex
:08:10. > :08:14.
:08:14. > :08:24.Gregory, Tom James. Zack Purchase. Mary Ritchie. James Row and lily
:08:24. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :09:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:09:18. > :09:24.# Britons never, never, never # Rule, Britannia!
:09:24. > :09:34.# Britons never, never, never shall be slaves. #
:09:34. > :09:40.
:09:40. > :09:50.APPLAUSE
:09:50. > :09:56.
:09:56. > :09:56.Wasn't
:09:56. > :09:57.Wasn't that
:09:57. > :10:00.Wasn't that the
:10:00. > :10:07.Wasn't that the most fantastic surprise and the most fantastic
:10:07. > :10:12.performance of rule Britannia you have ever seen. Wonderful to see
:10:12. > :10:22.that celebration, members of Team GB and Paralympics GB joining
:10:22. > :10:23.
:10:23. > :10:28.Joseph Calleja on the stage, here at the Last Night of the Proms. The
:10:28. > :10:38.BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony chorus, conducted by
:10:38. > :10:38.
:10:38. > :10:48.Joseph Calleja, rule Britannia by Thomas Arne.
:10:48. > :10:53.
:10:53. > :11:03.APPLAUSE Of course. I think that was a
:11:03. > :11:05.
:11:05. > :11:11.really wonderful surprise. A and it made this wonderful
:11:11. > :11:18.evening even more special. I would like to start by saying thank you
:11:18. > :11:28.and congratulations to all artists who contributed to this marvellous
:11:28. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:39.festival. Here, here. Thank you. And let's give a special
:11:39. > :11:49.round of applause to our soloists tonight, Nicola Benedetti and
:11:49. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:16.Joseph Calleja. APPLAUSE
:12:16. > :12:26.And BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
:12:26. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:49.And next I would like to thank all of you. As so many of the artists
:12:50. > :12:58.have said already, you are really the greatest audience in the world.
:12:58. > :13:04.APPLAUSE Your sensitivity, your attentive
:13:04. > :13:07.listening and your passion for music, and not speaking about the
:13:07. > :13:13.wonderful humour, these are the qualities which give meaning to our
:13:13. > :13:19.performance. I would like to give a particular thanks to the Prommers.
:13:19. > :13:22.Not only for coming to all the concerts but also for collecting
:13:22. > :13:32.large amounts of money to support musical charities. Thank you very
:13:32. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :13:54.So, as we see, Sir Henry Wood's idea to bring music to the most
:13:55. > :14:01.broad audience is alive and very well. So let's give some cheers to
:14:02. > :14:11.Sir Henry Wood. So hip, hip, hooray. Hip, hip, hooray.
:14:12. > :14:18.
:14:18. > :14:23.Bravo. APPLAUSE
:14:24. > :14:30.I think that this summer in London has proved an excellent example of
:14:30. > :14:36.the Greek idea of the balance, attention to the body and spirit.
:14:36. > :14:40.The cultivation of the human body and the limits it strives to reach
:14:40. > :14:44.were sensationally represented by this year's Olympic Games. The
:14:44. > :14:50.attention to the spirit was provided by the Cultural Olympiad
:14:50. > :14:54.amongst which the Proms is a shining star. And I'm very happy to
:14:54. > :15:04.be part of this most important music festival in the world.
:15:04. > :15:11.
:15:11. > :15:21.When I was preparing myself for tonight's performance, it occurred
:15:21. > :15:24.to me that, sadly, this will mark a double value diction for me. --
:15:24. > :15:27.valadiction. And that's because it is my last concert as Chief
:15:27. > :15:30.Conductor for BBC Symphony Orchestra and that also means I say
:15:30. > :15:40.farewell to London where I have been a sort of resident for the
:15:40. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :15:57.past six years. My deepest gratitude goes to the
:15:57. > :16:01.members of the Orchestra, for their great mewsicality, and enthusiasm
:16:01. > :16:10.and for the warm, friendly atmosphere that we have created
:16:11. > :16:17.together. It was a real delight to make music with you.
:16:17. > :16:24.APPLAUSE As you all know, I am a Czech
:16:24. > :16:32.citizen and so I was delighted to be awarded an honorary CBE earlier
:16:32. > :16:37.this year by Her Majesty the Queen. APPLAUSE
:16:37. > :16:47.If you will forgive me, I want to take this moment to share my deep
:16:47. > :16:52.
:16:53. > :17:02.pride in the honour. So I have it here.
:17:03. > :17:19.
:17:19. > :17:23.And now, let me end with the invitation for the 2013 BBC Proms.
:17:23. > :17:31.The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be back here on Friday,
:17:31. > :17:41.12th July 2013 to open the 119th Proms season. I hope you will be
:17:41. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:11.here. Thank you. # And so say all of us
:18:11. > :18:12.
:18:12. > :18:22.# For he's a jolly good fellow # And so say all of us #
:18:22. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:52.Hyypia, hooray. March No. 1 in D major"
:18:52. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :20:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:20:46. > :20:56.# Wider still and wider Shall thy bounds be set
:20:56. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:06.# God, who made thee mighty Make thee mightier yet
:21:06. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :21:23.# God, who made thee mighty Make thee mightier yet
:21:23. > :21:23.
:21:23. > :21:33.# Land of hope and glory Mother of the free
:21:33. > :21:43.# How shall we extol thee? Who are born of thee?
:21:43. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:56.# Wider still and wider Shall thy bounds be set
:21:56. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:07.# God, who made thee mighty Make thee mightier yet
:22:07. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:21.Make thee mightier yet. #
:22:21. > :22:21.
:22:21. > :23:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:23:41. > :23:51.# How shall we extol thee? Who are born of thee?
:23:51. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :24:03.# Wider still and wider Shall thy bounds be set
:24:03. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:14.# God, who made thee mighty Make thee mightier yet
:24:14. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:28.Make thee mightier yet. #
:24:28. > :24:45.
:24:45. > :24:55.APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
:24:55. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:08.El
:25:08. > :25:12.El goer's
:25:12. > :25:15.El goer's Pompey
:25:15. > :25:19.El goer's Pompey -- Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No 1, played
:25:19. > :25:24.by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony chorus. Lots of other
:25:24. > :25:34.people involved, too, all conducted by the Orchestra's much-loved Chief
:25:34. > :25:39.
:25:39. > :25:49.It's marvellous, you are wonderful. I think it would be a pity to
:25:49. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:16.# Land of hope and glory # How shall we extol thee?
:26:16. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:29.# Wider still and wider Shall thy bounds be set
:26:29. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :26:40.# God, who made thee mighty Make thee mightier yet
:26:40. > :26:44.
:26:44. > :26:51.Make thee mightier yet. #
:26:51. > :26:56.# God, who made thee mighty Make thee mightier yet. #
:26:56. > :27:06.Make thee mightier yet
:27:06. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:22.APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
:27:22. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:28.Just
:27:28. > :27:29.Just one
:27:29. > :27:32.Just one more
:27:32. > :27:36.Just one more time, said Jiri Belohlavek and didn't he enjoy it
:27:36. > :27:39.and so did 40,000 people over in Hyde Park at Proms in the Park and
:27:39. > :27:47.so many more thousands all around the country.
:27:47. > :27:57.One of the many traditions here # And did those feet
:27:57. > :28:05.
:28:05. > :28:15.# Walk upon # On England's pleasant
:28:15. > :28:15.
:28:15. > :29:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:29:24. > :29:34.# Shine forth # I will not cease
:29:34. > :29:45.
:29:45. > :29:55.# Nor shall my sword # In England's
:29:55. > :30:30.
:30:30. > :30:40.Sir Hubert Parry's hymn, Jerusalem, in a setting of words by William
:30:40. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :33:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:33:28. > :33:38.Benjamin rit Briten's arrangement of the national anthem, written in
:33:38. > :33:39.
:33:39. > :33:45.1961. Jiri Belohlavek shaking hands with
:33:45. > :33:55.so many members of this Orchestra he clearly loves so warmly, in his
:33:55. > :34:02.
:34:02. > :34:06.last performance as their Chief It's been a particularly moving
:34:06. > :34:12.Last Night of the Proms, I feel. Certainly the atmosphere here in
:34:12. > :34:18.the hall has been something quite exceptional.
:34:18. > :34:24.That is nearly it for this 2012 season of BBC Proms. The 118th
:34:24. > :34:29.season of concerts that continued the ambition of the concert founder
:34:29. > :34:35.and director, productor, Sir Henry Wood, to provide music for the
:34:35. > :34:39.people at a price the people can afford.
:34:40. > :34:44.This Last Night of the Proms concert marks the conclusion of a
:34:44. > :34:49.wonderful concert of music making across BBC Radio, television and
:34:49. > :34:56.online. It has seen both artists and audiences from all over the
:34:56. > :35:06.world coming together to perform and enjoy music of all kinds. From
:35:06. > :35:13.
:35:13. > :35:18.Columbian accord yonists, to the CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:35:18. > :35:24.There is just one final traditional moment left.
:35:24. > :35:29.Which is normally led by the Promenaders, themselves. I suspect
:35:29. > :35:39.we've got that coming up pretty soon. And that's the singing of
:35:39. > :36:12.
:36:12. > :36:22.# We'll take a cup # We'll take a cup
:36:22. > :36:22.
:36:22. > :37:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 246 seconds
:37:05. > :37:15.And that traditional farewell means we really have come to the end of
:37:15. > :37:16.
:37:16. > :37:20.the Last Night of the Proms 2012. Wherever you are, I hope you've
:37:20. > :37:26.enjoyed it. The Proms will be back again next year, of course. I do
:37:26. > :37:31.hope you will join us for the First Night of the Proms on Friday, 12th