The BBC Symphony Orchestra, soprano Angel Blue, and Sakari Oramo, chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, at the Last Night of the Proms 2024. Photo by Mark Allan.
In Wednesday’s BBC, an unsigned report states, “The BBC Proms 2024 came to a close on Saturday, with the celebratory Last Night rounding off a season of 90 concerts in the Royal Albert Hall and across the UK…. The BBC’s own ensembles performed in 38 Proms, more than one third of total concerts. A further 20 orchestras and over 25 choirs from all over the UK performed throughout the season, from Sir Antonio Pappano’s first Proms appearance as Chief Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra to Sir Mark Elder’s final performance as the Hallé’s Music Director. Proms 2024 season has reached over 10.6 million people on TV so far, with 4.6 million streams …; a peak audience of 3.3 million people watched the Last Night of the Proms on BBC One; during the final week of the BBC Proms season, Radio 3 had 264K Sounds accounts, up more than 10% …; almost 300K enjoyed the Proms live at the Royal Albert Hall, and a further 14K at concerts across the UK; over two thirds of Proms at the Royal Albert Hall have been total sell-outs; average main evening attendance at the Hall was 96%.”
