Last Night of the Proms Part 1

The BBC Proms 2018 season comes to a close with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their much-loved former chief conductor Sir Andrew Davis steering proceedings live from the Royal Albert Hall. Long-standing nautical traditions of the evening are extended in Stanford's Songs of the Sea, featuring Canadian baritone Gerald Finley. The centenary of the end of the Great War is marked with a new work from Roxanna Panufnik. The evening includes music by Hindemith, Berlioz and Charles Hubert Parry. Coverage also includes visits to Proms in the Parks across the Nation, also celebrating this annual great night in classical music.