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Sue Perkins wins the battle of the baton
Last night's grand final of Maestro live on BBC Two saw Sue Perkins triumph in the public vote and win the right to take to the stage
at BBC Proms In The Park on Saturday to
conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra and soloist Lesley Garrett in
front of an audience of 30,000 happy revellers.
The once-in-a-lifetime chance to
conduct the orchestra at the event in Hyde
Park, London will be broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC Radio
2 as part of the Last Night Of The Proms celebrations.
Immediately after winning, Sue Perkins said: "Winning has been an extraordinary
and exhilarating experience, so thank you."
Over the course of a tense and dramatic evening, Sue Perkins
performed alongside fellow finalists, Goldie and Jane Asher, who had all set out to prove to the public that they had what it
takes to direct a world class orchestra.
But in the end there could only be one Maestro and Sue Perkins
took to the podium one final time before performing in front of
a live audience of thousands in just four days' time.
She will be conducting Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 by Elgar,
Merce, dilette amiche by Verdi and The Impossible Dream performed
by Lesley Garrett and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Notes to Editors
About last night's performances
Jane Asher conducted Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor and the
overture from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.
Goldie conducted Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 and Nimrod
from Elgar's Enigma Variations.
Sue Perkins conducted Bruch's Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor and
the Finale from Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite.
About Proms In The Park, Hyde Park
Sir Terry Wogan returns to the park on Saturday (13 September 2008) to introduce a host of
international stars including legendary tenor José Carreras, top
opera-star Lesley Garrett and virtuoso violinist David Garrett.
Proms In The Park favourites the BBC Concert Orchestra return,
conducted by Martin Yates, to fill the park with orchestral
classics.
The fun kicks off in the late afternoon as Aled Jones gets the
party under way with ABBA tribute band Bjorn Again, all-male
vocal group Teatro and boisterous 12-piece big band Bellowhead,
plus more acts to be announced.
The evening culminates in a live
big-screen link-up to the Royal Albert Hall, so you can sing your
socks off in the irresistible sequence of familiar tunes – including Land Of Hope And Glory, Jerusalem and the National
Anthem, led by the Royal Choral Society.
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