Simon Rattle avoided conducting at Last Night of the Proms over ‘jingoistic’ elements of concert

London Symphony Orchestra head Simon Rattle avoids conducting at Last Night of the Proms because he thinks closing concert is ‘jingoistic’ Sir Simon Rattle said he has been ‘torn’ over the Last Night of the Proms concert He thinks the Proms is an ‘extraordinary’ way of bringing people together, but he has steered clear of … Read more

Nicola Benedetti steps in at last minute to star in Last Night Of The Proms

Scottish violin sensation Nicola Benedetti is to be a late replacement for a star performance at The Last Night Of The Proms.   German-based Georgian violinist Lisa Batishvili was due to perform a key piece on the final night on Saturday. But BBC Proms said on Wednesday that it was sorry to announce that she is … Read more

New BBC boss Tim Davie is lauded for reversing Last Night of the Proms decision

By Robert Hardman for the Daily Mail Deep down, Tim Davie may be rather grateful to whoever came up with the bonkers idea of deleting the words of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from this year’s Last Night of the Proms. In his very first week as director-general of the BBC, Mr … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN is delighted the BBC has reversed decision over the Proms 

Deep down, Tim Davie may be rather grateful to whoever came up with the bonkers idea of deleting the words of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from this year’s Last Night of the Proms. In his very first week as director-general of the BBC, Mr Davie has been handed a very simple, … Read more

Land of Hope and Glory and Rule, Britannia! will now be sung at Proms

BBC announces Proms U-turn: Land of Hope and Glory and Rule, Britannia! WILL now be sung in Royal Albert Hall after huge backlash from British public By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:40 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 12:40 BST, 2 September 2020 The songs Rule, Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory will … Read more

New BBC boss ‘considering reversing decision not to sing Rule Britannia! at Proms’ insiders say 

BBC’s new director general Tim Davie ‘is considering reversing decision not to sing Rule Britannia! at Last Night of the Proms’ insiders say Tim Davie is set to take over on Tuesday and could overturn unpopular decision BBC decided to remove lyrics from Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at the Last Night … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: We rant about the BBC Proms… yet make ourselves slaves

Why are arguments about the love of country always held between BBC-type Britain-hating pinkoes, embarrassed by their own nation, and shouty jingoes, who never think about what patriotism really means? Here we all are in a state of rage about whether the words of Rule, Britannia should be sung at the Last Night Of The … Read more

BBC Symphony Orchestra held meeting over fears it was ‘institutionally racist’ weeks before Proms

Revealed: BBC Symphony Orchestra held a panicked meeting over fears it was ‘institutionally racist’ just weeks before the Last Night of the Proms row An emergency action plan was brought in to tackle so-called ‘unconscious bias’  It forged links with first professional orchestra made of mainly black musicians One insider described the move as a … Read more