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The grand finale of the world famous Proms, Last Night of the Proms 2009 is a highly sought after event of classical music ecstasy played out in the stunning Royal Albert Hall.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be joined by a Russian soprano and an American violinist whose star qualities will illuminate the climax of the Proms.
Jiri Belohlavek will conduct the Last Night of the Proms for the first time. Be there in the wash of exuberance and high spirit for the 2009 Last Night at the Proms. Get your the 2009 Last Night at the Proms tickets online now. Buy and sell your the 2009 Last Night at the Proms tickets here.
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The Proms, also known as the BBC Proms or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC is the largest classical music festival in the world. Founded in 1895, this prestigious event is held predominantly in the stunning Royal Albert Hall.
The schedule thus far for the 2009 Last Night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall is as follows:
Thomas Ades
The Storm (Opening Scene from The Tempest) (3 mins)
Elgar
The Spirit of England The Fourth of August (8 mins)
Bellini
La sonnambula scene from Act 2 (11 mins)
Interval
Fucik
Entrance of the Gladiators (3 mins)
Lehar
Giuditta - 'Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiss'
Ponce, arr. Heifetz
Estrellita (4 mins)
R. Strauss
Morgen
Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major ('Land of Hope and Glory')
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs (with additional numbers arr. Bob Chilcott)
Parry orch. Elgar
Jerusalem (2 mins)
Henry Wood
The National Anthem (2 mins)
Anna Netrebkosoprano
Andrew Kennedytenor
Joshua Bellviolin
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavekconductor
Detailed notes about the music will be available one hour before the concert.
Tickets for Last Night at the Proms are highly sought after. In the post-War period, with the growing popularity of the Last Night of the Proms the only way to obtain tickets was through a postal ballot system where prospective buyers submitted an application well in advance, along with a stamped and addressed reply envelope. The lucky ones received their tickets by return.
Prommers with tickets are likely to queue up much earlier than usual and even overnight to secure a good place to stand in the hall. The resulting cameraderie adds to the atmosphere. Fancy dress is an optional extra: from dinner jackets to patriotic T-shirts.
Many use the occasion for an exuberant display of Britishness. Union Flags are carried and waved by the Prommers, especially during Rule Britannia. Flags (mostly national flags and regional flags), balloons and party poppers are all welcome.
Sir Henry Woods bust is crowned with a laurel chaplet by representatives of the Promenaders, who often wipe an imaginary bead of sweat from his forehead or make some similar gentle visual joke. Near the end, the conductor makes a speech thanking the musicians and audiences, and mentioning the main themes covered through the season.
The Royal Albert Hall could be filled many times over with people wishing to attend the Last Night. To accommodate these people, and to cater for those who are not near London, the Proms in the Park concerts were started in 1996.
