BBC Proms · Season 58 · Episode 9

The Nation's Favourite Prom

Sunday, July 25

Alan Titchmarsh introduces an evening of popular works from the classical canon from London's Royal Albert Hall , two of which have been chosen by a public vote which included Radio Times readers. The concert includes arias by Mozart and Gounod, sung by Jonathan Lemalu , and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme ofPaganini as played by Canadian pianist Louis Lortie. There are two orchestral overtures chosen by the audience, and the evening ends with a bang as the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Mark Elder , play Tchaikovsky's victory celebration 1812.