Summary

  • The live commentary below is your definitive guide to the Last Night celebrations

Live Reporting

  1. Opening with a world premiere

    The Last Night kicks off with new, youthful music commissioned specially for the Proms. Composer Tom Harrold, 25, wrote Raze for the combined forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Proms Youth Ensemble made up of 45 young players aged 14-21. 

    Titles are almost consistently the final decisions I make as part of the writing process, so it was highly unusual that I decided on Raze as the title before the piece had even been sketched.

    I rarely intend to write music with a particular narrative, but in this instance I used the title as a 'way in' to the work. Raze means 'clear the way', 'overthrow', 'knock down' – exactly the impact this piece is designed to have at a noisy, carnival-like concert such as the Last Night of the Proms.

    Tom Harrold, Composer

  2. The backbone of the Proms

    The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform at more Proms than any orchestra. They opened the season on 15 July and always perform at the Last Night. Tonight, they are conducted this evening by Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo.

    Sakari Oramo

    Conductor Sakari Oramo in full flow

  3. We're live!

    On BBC Two and in the live coverage tab on this very page, the Last Night of the Proms is underway...

  4. A night of musical celebration

    The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness may nearly be upon us, but this summer's Proms season is still in full bloom. Tonight, we're here for the rousing finale of BBC Proms 2016 with live coverage from the Royal Albert Hall and highlights from Proms in the Park concerts in Belfast, Colwyn Bay, Glasgow and London from 7.15pm.

    BBC Proms in the Park

    Live now on Radio 2 there's all the build up and coverage of BBC Proms in the Park. 

    We hope you're ready to enjoy an evening of musical celebration wherever you are – and don't forget to get involved using #LNOP