Last Night of the Proms

Synopsis

Live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall of the final evening of performances from this year's Proms. The BBC Symphony Orchestra under chief conductor Leonard Slatkin - in his final Last Night - are joined by baritone soloist Thomas Allen, organist Simon Preston and horn player David Pyatt. This first-half programme comprises performances of Dvorak's Carnival overture, Richard Strauss's extrovert Horn Concerto No 1, Vaughan Williams's Five Mystical Songs and Barber's Toccata Festiva.