:00:31. > :00:32.We've got the flags, the outfits, the electric atmosphere and,
:00:33. > :00:41.Welcome to the Last Night of the Proms 2016!
:00:42. > :00:44.Tonight is the 75th Prom from the Royal Albert Hall
:00:45. > :00:47.this summer and we're having a party, all set to a sensational
:00:48. > :00:49.soundtrack of new music, timeless masterpieces
:00:50. > :00:54.And there's an all-star cast waiting in the wings.
:00:55. > :00:58.The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the BBC Singers
:00:59. > :01:01.are raring to go under conductor Sakari Oramo and our soloist tonight
:01:02. > :01:06.is the spectacular Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez.
:01:07. > :01:10.We have a musical feast ahead of us and it's fusion at its finest -
:01:11. > :01:12.delicious Italian arias from Rossini and Donizetti,
:01:13. > :01:16.Russian spices in Borodin's Polovtsian Dances and slices
:01:17. > :01:19.of Shakespeare from Ralph Vaughan Williams and Jonathan Dove.
:01:20. > :01:23.And that's just some of what's on the menu tonight.
:01:24. > :01:25.Then we'll have all the traditional flag-waving fare on BBC One
:01:26. > :01:33.But first, you might notice that some of our orchestra looks a little
:01:34. > :01:37.No, we're not in a time warp ? these are the 45 young musicians that make
:01:38. > :01:41.up the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble who are on stage with some members
:01:42. > :01:43.of the BBC Symphony Orchestra to premiere a brand new piece
:01:44. > :01:48.It's called Raze and it's by 25-year-old Scottish composer
:01:49. > :07:00.Raze by Tom Harrold - our curtain-raiser to the 2016
:07:01. > :07:04.The BBC Proms Youth Ensemble with members of the BBC
:07:05. > :07:13.Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo.
:07:14. > :07:45.There is the composer looking very happy with that performance.
:07:46. > :07:47.16-year-old violinist Lena Segal says, "Raze is thrilling to play;
:07:48. > :07:50.it is a very loud piece with occasional jazzy moments.
:07:51. > :07:52.I love playing it, especially with the BBC
:07:53. > :07:55.Symphony Orchestra musicians, who make us feel as if we are in
:07:56. > :08:07.Youth now gives way to experience as the BBC Symphony Orchestra take
:08:08. > :08:12.They're bringing us more British music and from a war hero no less.
:08:13. > :08:14.George Butterworth was awarded the military cross twice
:08:15. > :08:20.The Banks of Green Willow is a vision of England in 1913,
:08:21. > :08:22.the year before war broke out and it's based on two
:08:23. > :08:26.But now comes the first of our Last Night traditions
:08:27. > :08:29.when two Promenaders honour the founder of the Proms,
:08:30. > :08:32.Sir Henry Wood, by placing a chaplet of laurels on the bust
:08:33. > :08:44.Sir Henry has been looking down on the concerts all season
:08:45. > :08:47.and tonight he is being honoured by two of our dedicated prommers,
:08:48. > :08:51.Husband and wife John and Liz met in the Philharmonia Chorus in 1973
:08:52. > :08:59.and they have both sung at the Proms many times.
:09:00. > :09:07.The chaplet is firmly placed on the head of Sir Henry. As they polish
:09:08. > :09:12.his face, as is traditional, I must tell you that Liz first came to the
:09:13. > :09:15.Proms when she was 14. Her husband John said the couple thought this
:09:16. > :09:16.season has been particularly excellent. John and Liz, I am glad
:09:17. > :09:25.you thought so. The chaplet ceremony is just one
:09:26. > :09:28.of the Last Night traditions I've been rummaging
:09:29. > :09:31.through the archives to find out more about the event's other weird
:09:32. > :09:38.and wonderful customs. Sir Henry Wood's programme for the
:09:39. > :09:43.first Last Night was an immense feat with nearly 30 works, British and
:09:44. > :09:49.continental ranging from Sir Arthur Sullivan to Richard Wagner. Over the
:09:50. > :09:57.next half century the programmes were slimmed down but no flags and
:09:58. > :10:01.bunting just yet. 1947 step forward Sir Malcolm Sergeant. Combined with
:10:02. > :10:05.the dawn of the age of television it was under his charismatic leadership
:10:06. > :10:09.that so many of the traditions became firmly enskonsed in the
:10:10. > :10:13.hearts and minds of the audience and it could be argued spawned an even
:10:14. > :10:18.more populist spirit. I want to thank you so much, more than half
:10:19. > :10:25.the concerts were filled from the gods to those whatever you call them
:10:26. > :10:29.in the lower region. Sergeant or flash Harry, really made the
:10:30. > :10:34.conductor's speech the showstopper we expect today. I am speaking to my
:10:35. > :10:38.friends down here. You are the most wonderful audience but I suppose you
:10:39. > :10:41.have been told that before. This is the very model of a modern music
:10:42. > :10:47.Festival. Tonight would be different if any one of you were missing so
:10:48. > :10:51.thank heavens you all showed up. Sorry, it's kind of hot here. A
:10:52. > :10:56.Proms audience can't just sit back and watch without flexing their
:10:57. > :11:10.vocal chords. # Land of hope and glory...
:11:11. > :11:14.Pomp and circumstance. Jerusalem and others hadn't been written when the
:11:15. > :11:19.Prom began by the 60th season they began to appear together what we now
:11:20. > :11:23.see as the traditional party pieces to round off the night led by
:11:24. > :11:45.soloists. Accompanied by an enthusiastic
:11:46. > :11:53.audience. It's not just in the hall you can
:11:54. > :12:02.enjoy the Last Night. Since 1996 it has taken the experience around the
:12:03. > :12:07.nation. We are going to send a special... The Festival continues to
:12:08. > :12:14.evolve. Who know what is the next Last Night standard will be.
:12:15. > :12:17.But little define it is more than the Prommers themselves, ready after
:12:18. > :12:27.a summer of more serious music-making to let their hair down.
:12:28. > :12:31.And why not! Well, that was then. This is now.
:12:32. > :12:32.You will be seeing a lot more of those traditions in action later on
:12:33. > :12:37.this evening. There's a warm welcome
:12:38. > :12:39.for the leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Stephen Bryant,
:12:40. > :12:42.on stage for the idyllic The Banks of Green Willow
:12:43. > :12:51.by George Butterworth. George Butterworth was inspired
:12:52. > :12:53.to study English folk songs by that towering figure of British music,
:12:54. > :12:55.Ralph Vaughan Williams, who he met while studying
:12:56. > :13:02.at Oxford University. We will be hearing music by Williams
:13:03. > :13:13.later on as well. And Sakari Oramo joins
:13:14. > :13:15.the full forces of the BBC's Symphony Orchestra for their opener
:13:16. > :13:18.at the Last Night MUSIC: Butterworth -
:13:19. > :19:53.The Banks of Green Willow. George Butterworth's The Banks
:19:54. > :20:04.of Green Willow performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra,
:20:05. > :20:11.conducted by Sakari Oramo. And we're straight into more music -
:20:12. > :20:15.from rural England to southern MUSIC: Borodin - Prince Igor,
:20:16. > :31:35.Polovtsian Dances. Sakari Oramo conducting
:31:36. > :31:52.the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the BBC Singers
:31:53. > :32:02.in Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. I think he said perfect at the end.
:32:03. > :32:05.Certainly the audience here would agree.
:32:06. > :32:08.The piece was one of Henry Wood's favourites ? he conducted
:32:09. > :32:20.Polovtsian Dances is from Borodin's opera Prince Igor, which he wrote
:32:21. > :32:28.over the course of the last 18 years of his life.
:32:29. > :32:31.Tonight is not only the climax of the Proms 2016,
:32:32. > :32:33.but also the climax of BBC Music's Get Playing campaign.
:32:34. > :32:35.You may have been enjoying our amateur orchestra competition
:32:36. > :32:38.All Together Now on TV and the winning group dazzled
:32:39. > :32:43.Tune in next Saturday night on BBC Two to see them in action.
:32:44. > :32:46.At the beginning of the summer, we asked you to join our virtual
:32:47. > :32:51.orchestra to play Bizet's Toreador Song conducted by Marin Alsop.
:32:52. > :32:54.And my, you delivered over 1200 of you dusted off your instruments
:32:55. > :33:00.I've never seen a performance like it with banjos and bagpipes
:33:01. > :33:05.So, I am delighted to introduce a taste of the BBC's
:33:06. > :33:57.Just a tantalising bit of the Virtual Orchestra. You can see the
:33:58. > :34:01.full performance on iPlayer and see it at bbc.co.uk. I urge you to do
:34:02. > :34:06.that. . Back to tonight's live music
:34:07. > :34:08.and I suggest you prepare yourselves: one of the greatest
:34:09. > :34:11.tenors in the world is about to join us and offer up a treasure
:34:12. > :34:14.chest of operatic riches, starting with a composer
:34:15. > :34:15.particularly close And here he comes, Peruvian
:34:16. > :34:25.superstar Juan Diego Florez to perform an aria from La
:34:26. > :34:30.Cenerentola. There's no glass slipper
:34:31. > :34:32.in Rossini's adaptation of Cinderella, but Prince Ramiro has
:34:33. > :34:35.fallen in love with the beautiful Cenerentola
:34:36. > :40:18.and swears he will find her. Juan Diego Florez pledging his
:40:19. > :40:36.everlasting love in 'Yes, I swear to find her again',
:40:37. > :40:38.'Si, ritrovarla io giuro', from Next, Donizetti's
:40:39. > :45:47.The Elixir of Love. 'Una furtiva lagrima' ?
:45:48. > :45:56.'A furtive teardrop' ? There's no rest for our star
:45:57. > :46:15.Juan Diego this evening ? we're moving on to Offenbach's satire
:46:16. > :46:19.The Beautiful Helene. Here, he is the Trojan prince Paris,
:46:20. > :46:23.fresh from judging a beauty contest APPLAUSE.
:46:24. > :50:33.. What an operatic hat trick
:50:34. > :50:36.from the Peruvian tenor That was On Mount Ida from
:50:37. > :50:47.Offenbach's The Beautiful Helene. And don't worry, Juan Diego isn't
:50:48. > :50:51.leaving us for good ? he has to zip out to an al fresco date
:50:52. > :50:54.in Hyde Park and then he'll be back What a fantastic evening
:50:55. > :51:02.we're having here at the Royal Albert Hall -
:51:03. > :51:04.and there's plenty more musical And that's not to mention
:51:05. > :51:09.everything that has happened For me, it's been
:51:10. > :51:14.absolutely world-class. We've had bona fide legends from
:51:15. > :51:17.Daniel Barenboim to Quincy Jones, We've had debuts from musicians
:51:18. > :51:27.from countries including Uzbekistan, Cameroon and Venezuela
:51:28. > :51:29.as well as a whopping In this Olympic year,
:51:30. > :51:34.we've had a spotlight on music Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon
:51:35. > :51:39.Bolivar Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop, Gabriela Montero
:51:40. > :51:42.and the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra I adore this continent and its music
:51:43. > :51:48.and I've enjoyed every single Latin beat ? and no,
:51:49. > :51:51.I still can't believe Team GB came second in the Olympic
:51:52. > :51:52.medal table either! And as the Paralympic Games
:51:53. > :51:55.continue, we have another sizzling Latin American
:51:56. > :51:58.number for you later on. And look at all the flags down
:51:59. > :52:01.there ? it really does feel that the world has come to the hall
:52:02. > :52:09.for our party here tonight. Next up, a titan of British
:52:10. > :52:12.music ? Benjamin Britten. When he was growing up,
:52:13. > :52:15.his mother wanted him to be the fourth 'B'
:52:16. > :52:17.in a composer line-up of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms
:52:18. > :52:20.? no pressure then! Sakari is back on stage to conduct
:52:21. > :52:25.the five movements of Britten's vibrant Matinees musicales,
:52:26. > :52:30.inspired by Rossini. Britten was born on 22 November ?
:52:31. > :52:38.that's St Cecilia's day, Both Matinees and Soirees musicales
:52:39. > :52:48.were used in a ballet called Divertimento,
:52:49. > :52:51.choreographed by the legendary It was premiered in June 1941
:52:52. > :52:57.during a South American tour MUSIC: Matinees Musicales
:52:58. > :59:15.by Benjamin Britten Having such fun there on stage here
:59:16. > :07:32.at the Royal Albert Hall. Matinees Musicales by
:07:33. > :07:34.Benjamin Britten performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
:07:35. > :07:42.conducted by Sakari Oramo. Such character in his conducting and
:07:43. > :07:48.in the orchestra's playing. It was written by Britten in his 20s
:07:49. > :07:51.when he was living in America as a companion piece to his earlier
:07:52. > :07:59.Soirees musicales. It's true what they say,
:08:00. > :08:01.time flies when you're enjoying yourself and we're almost
:08:02. > :08:03.at the halfway point tonight. But we've got a corker to bring
:08:04. > :08:07.the first part to an end. We've been celebrating Shakespeare
:08:08. > :08:12.all season to mark 400 years since his death and this
:08:13. > :08:17.is a striking setting of Prospero's words from The Tempest
:08:18. > :08:18.written by the British Our soloist is the
:08:19. > :08:23.British-Australian baritone Duncan Rock who is fast making
:08:24. > :08:29.a name for himself on stage. Tonight's conductor Sakari Oramo
:08:30. > :08:37.and our soloist Duncan Rock You might remember him
:08:38. > :08:59.from the War Horse Prom in 2014. There he is, you know that face!
:09:00. > :09:07.This is celebrating our Shakespeare season. This is Our Revels Now Are
:09:08. > :11:09.Ended. # And, like this
:11:10. > :11:55.insubstantial pageant. # We are such stuff
:11:56. > :19:08.as dreams are made on, That was originally performed by a
:19:09. > :19:47.smaller group. He enjoyed performing that with the full forces on stage.
:19:48. > :19:49.Duncan Rock with the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
:19:50. > :19:56.all conducted by Sakari Oramo in Jonathan Dove's Our Revels Now
:19:57. > :20:00.The second part of the Last Night of the Proms begins
:20:01. > :20:19.He reckons he has clocked up over 420 Proms, as both an audience
:20:20. > :20:30.fear more showstoppers are still to come, including plenty
:20:31. > :20:33.Well, we're at the end of the first half of the concert but never
:20:34. > :20:35.fear more showstoppers are still to come, including plenty
:20:36. > :20:38.from Juan Diego Florez and all those traditional Last Night favourites.
:20:39. > :20:41.The second part of the Last Night of the Proms begins
:20:42. > :20:45.But it's not all about what's happening inside the Royal
:20:46. > :20:48.Last Night celebrations are happening all across the country
:20:49. > :20:51.thanks to the Proms in the Park events in Belfast,
:20:52. > :20:53.Colwyn Bay in Wales, Glasgow and in Hyde Park
:20:54. > :20:56.here in London and we've cherrypicked some of the best bits
:20:57. > :21:01.Just a short time ago in Belfast violin virtuoso brothers Vladimir
:21:02. > :24:12.and Anton Jablokov wowed the crowds with 'Kalinka' by Ivan Larionov.
:24:13. > :24:20.APPLAUSE. Wonderful stuff in Belfast there.
:24:21. > :24:22.Sorry about the couple of technical glitches.
:24:23. > :24:25.And in Colwyn Bay this year's BBC Young Musician of the year,
:24:26. > :24:28.cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed Haydn's Cello Concerto in C with
:24:29. > :28:27.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Amazing.
:28:28. > :28:30.In Glasgow, audience were moved by the late composer
:28:31. > :28:34.Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' 'Farewell to Stromness'.
:28:35. > :28:46.Max, as he was affectionately known, died earlier this year.
:28:47. > :28:57.Let us see if we can go to Glasgow. Any minute now. Whatever we've got
:28:58. > :29:00.lined up for you, I'm sure Max will be looking down and enjoying it
:29:01. > :29:02.because he was held with such affection up in Glasgow. I think we
:29:03. > :31:30.have it for you right now. APPLAUSE AND
:31:31. > :32:27.CHEERING Some of the amazing array of events
:32:28. > :32:30.happening all over the country tonight to celebrate the Last Night
:32:31. > :32:32.of the Proms. And of course, tonight is the final
:32:33. > :32:35.night in an extraordinary festival that has spanned two whole months
:32:36. > :32:37.during which amazing music has bounced off the walls
:32:38. > :32:40.here at the Royal Albert Hall These are just some
:32:41. > :32:43.of the highlights from what has been # Doo-wa, doo-wa, doo-wa,
:32:44. > :34:24.doo-wa, doo-wa! # Friday 23rd of September
:34:25. > :34:28.on BBC One. And watch the celebrities
:34:29. > :34:32.take their first steps Don't worry,
:34:33. > :34:34.I'll be on my best behaviour.