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First Night of the Proms

The world’s greatest classical music festival gets under way live from the Royal Albert Hall, with Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Sibelius’s Violin Concerto.

The world’s greatest classical music festival gets under way live from the Royal Albert Hall, with works by Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams and Sibelius.

Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann present the spectacular concert which kicks off the summer’s Proms season. The music includes Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, Bliss’s Birthday Fanfare and Sibelius’s majestic Violin Concerto performed by world-class soloist Lisa Batiashvili. A world premiere by Errollyn Wallen - The Elements - starts the second half, followed by Vaughan Williams’s powerful Sancta Civitas with tenor Caspar Singh, baritone Gerald Finley, and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and Symphony Chorus.

Sakari Oramo conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.

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2 hours, 19 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Petroc Trelawny
Presenter Georgia Mann
Conductor Sakari Oramo
Performer Lisa Batiashvili
Performer Caspar Singh
Performer Gerald Finley
Orchestra ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Choir ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
Choir London Youth Choirs
Director Rhodri Huw
Producer Louise Bracken

Broadcast

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