(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts.

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Leader, Paul Beard

Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

Patricia Carroll, piano

Introduced by Kenneth Kendall.

First Night of the Proms

The Last Night of the Proms

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(Prom 49) Monica Sinclair contralto

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Leader, Paul Beard

Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

The National Anthem

Introduced by Tom Fleming.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 - Elgar

From Bohemia's Fields and Woods - Smetana

Sea Songs - arr. Henry Wood

Rule, Britannia - Arne

Jerusalem - Parry

The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival.  The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895.  Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.

First Night of the Proms

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