Viennese Night is one of the Proms' most popular traditions. Richard Baker introduces highlights of last night's concert from the Royal Albert Hall, featuring a sparkling selection of waltzes, polkas and marches from the Strauss family, plus some operetta treats sung by soprano Felicity Lott.

The Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Most directs the London Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he is musical director. "I was born in Linz, not Vienna, but the Viennese waltz actually comes from Linz so I think you can say the music is in my blood," he says. "When I was 16 I spent the summer playing the fiddle in a light-music band. I got through nearly the whole repertoire then, so choosing the programme for tonight has been as difficult as selecting my 'desert island discs'."