9. Last Night of the Proms

The 97th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts comes to a close, live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. The concert opens with Cockaigne (Elgar), Towards the Unknown Region (Vaughan Williams) and The Walk to the Paradise Garden (Delius). The first half ends on an operatic note with soprano Gwyneth Jones as Briinnhilde in the immolation scene from Wagner's Götterdämmerung. Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, led by Bela Dekany , with the BBC Chorus and the BBC Singers, chorusmaster Stephen Jackson. Introduced by Richard Baker.