BBC Last Night Of The Proms (originally aired date September 11th, 2010)
BBC Last Night of the Proms is one of the most famous music events in the world, listened to and watched by millions around the globe. It was broadcast LIVE via satellite from the Royal Albert Hall, in London. Jiří Bělohlávek conducted and Renée Fleming’s lustrous soprano sang to music by Strauss, Dvořák and Smetana. BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Maxim Rysanov gave Tchaikovsky’s popular cello variations a new voice, and loyal Prommers spotted the last traces of the season’s Wood, Parry, Wagner, Rodgers and Hammerstein and opera themes.