BBC Proms 2016 First Night of the Proms Part 1: Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet; Edward Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor

Katie Derham presents the launch of the world s greatest classical music festival from the Royal Albert Hall. The celebrations open with Tchaikovsky s ravishing Romeo and Juliet overture, the first in a series of musical works during the season marking 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. The 2016 BBC Proms also throw a spotlight on the cello, and tonight the remarkable Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta makes her proms debut in Elgar s haunting Cello Concerto, the first of ten concertos for the instrument to be performed during the festival. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra.