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First Night of the Proms

on BBC One London

BBC1 kicks off this centrepiece of the classical calendar for the first time, as Promenaders don their finery for the start of the 111th season of Henry Wood concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Tonight's music is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Roger Norrington, and begins on a maritime theme with Berlioz's exuberant The Corsair overture. Janine Jansen is the soloist in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, while Elgar's Overture: Cockaigne (in London Town), a colourful tour of the old capital, prefaces Tippett's oratorio A Child of Our Time, which airs on BBC2 from 8pm.
With Alan Titchmarsh.

(The concert is also broadcast at [web address removed] and on Radio 3).
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Pull-out guide to the Proms: see centre pages

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Titchmarsh
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Roger Norrington
Violinist:
Janine Jansen

BBC One London

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