From Dark till Dawn

A chance to experience the Proms’ main home, the Royal Albert Hall in London, at its most magical: we’ll sample a series of performances extending from midnight to beyond the dawn chorus. Among the performers are the dynamic Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene who create a tavern-like mood with traditional songs and dances, the Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino who makes his Proms debut with his own arrangement of Ravel’s Bolero for two pianos, and the aptly-named singer-songwriter Sleeping at Last.

Rajan Datar and Alice Farnham introduce this BBC Proms concert.

Broadcast programme:

Trad. – Three folk tunes
Performers: Barokksolistene, Mamelukk, Bjarte Eike violin/director

Eleanor Daley - Grandmother Moon
Ivo Antognini - Come To Me
Performers: Pembroke College Chapel Choir, Anna Lapwood conductor

Ravel, arr. Sumino – Bolero
Performer: Hayato Sumino

Radiohead, arr. Sumino & Kobekina - Like Spinning Plates
Performers: Anastasia Kobekina and Hayato Sumino

Keita - Bamba, the Light of Touba
Performers: Seckou Keita, Mohamed Gueye, 12 Ensemble

Sleeping At Last - North
Performers: Sleeping At Last, Pembroke College Chapel Choir

(Photo: Hayato Sumino at the 2025 BBC Proms. Credit: BBC/Mark Allan)