Curtain Raiser
Tonight the BBC Proms 2018 opened with Five Telegrams by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions, a spectacular free Curtain Raiser event held outside the Royal Albert Hall. opens the BBC Proms 2018.
In a BBC Proms first, the audience had the opportunity to witness the Royal Albert Hall as it has never been seen before. In a unique coming together of music and projections, spectacular visuals were projected onto the external façade of the Royal Albert Hall whilst a brand new score by composer Anna Meredith was performed live by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Proms Youth Ensemble, National Youth Choir of Great Britain and conductor, Sakari Oramo.
