The BBC has announced that the final night of the Proms has been canceled in honor of the Queen’s death.
The eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts, primarily at the Royal Albert Hall in central London, was due to end on Saturday 10th September.
The star-studded line-up will include Dame Harriet Walter, star soprano Reese Davidsen and cellist Shek Kane Mason, and will be led by BBC Symphony Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska. was.
However, following Thursday’s historic news, the organization announced that the final two nights of concerts on Friday and Saturday will no longer take place.
“Following the very sad news of Her Majesty’s passing, out of respect, we will not be holding Prom 71 on Friday, September 9th, or the last night of the Proms on Saturday, September 10th,” he tweeted.
A patron of the Royal Albert Hall, the monarch last visited the Proms in 2006 for a special concert to celebrate his 80th birthday.
The event, held on July 19th, attracted approximately 6,000 spectators.
This year, the Proms returned for a full season beginning July 15th with 84 concerts featuring more than 3,000 musicians.
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A patron of the Royal Albert Hall, the monarch last visited the Proms in 2006 for a special concert to celebrate his 80th birthday (Fiona Hanson/PA)
Previous performances have included international orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko, the Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and the Australian World Orchestra under Zubin Mehta.
From Verdi’s Requiem to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Cineke performed the extensive repertoire heard at the festival since 2019. Orchestral and voice under Kevin John Edsey.
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Mastermind host and BBC News correspondent Clive Miley introduced the first night of the Proms, while TV naturalist Chris Packham hosted the Earth Prom debut.
The BBC Proms also featured the newly formed Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, led by Canadian-Ukrainian conductor Kelly Lynn Wilson.
