James Naughtie with live coverage of the second half of tonight's concert. The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Davis perform Fanfare for Orchestra by John Adams, Gershwin's Variations on "/ Got Rhythm Britten's Irish Reel, and an aria from Weber's opera Der Freischutz. Then it's the traditional finale including Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D, Sir Henry Wood 's Fantasia on British Sea-Songs, Arne's Rule Britannia! and Parry's Jerusalem before the National Anthem brings the night to a close.
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Alan Titchmarsh | Host |