Prom at the Palace
| Commemoration concert by various artists | |
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| Venue | Buckingham Palace Garden, London, England |
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| Date(s) | 1 June 2002 |
| Duration | 2 hours |
The Prom at the Palace was a classical music concert held in
The Proms. The event was broadcast by the BBC and shown in more than 40 countries.[2] It was directed by Nicholas Kenyon.[3]
Event and venue
The concert was held in
Golden Jubilee celebrations. The event was touted as the greatest classical concert in Britain in many years, in part due to the quality of performers gathered on a single stage. Tickets were determined by a lottery and 3,000 telephone lines were set up to deal with the calls from applicants.[3] Around two million applications were submitted to attend either the Party or the Prom at the Palace.[4] Twelve thousand people attended the latter, including 125 guests in the royal box, among whom were eighteen members of the royal family.[1][2]
This was the first time that the Queen had ever opened the garden up to the public and heralded similar celebrations, both during the Golden Jubilee Year of 2002 and in 2006 for her 80th birthday celebrations, which included a party for fellow octogenarians and a Children's Prom at the Palace.
Performers
Orchestras at the Prom included HM Royal Marines Portsmouth, the
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Julian Bliss, Ashley Wass, Zenaida Yanowsky, Roberto Bolle, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Allen, Mstislav Rostropovich and Roberto Alagna.[1]
Concert
The concert was the opening of the Golden Jubilee Weekend. In
God Save the Queen".[1] At the end, the Queen stepped outside the palace to greet 40,000 people who were watching the event on wide screens in The Mall.[2]
See also
- Party at the Palace
- Buckingham Palace Gardens
- Buckingham Palace
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Classical stars celebrate jubilee". BBC. 1 June 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Grand finale to Jubilee concert". BBC. 1 June 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b "McCartney and John top Jubilee gig". BBC. 26 February 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Two million apply for Jubilee concerts". BBC. 19 March 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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