SONDHEIM AT 80

BBC Prom at the Royal Albert Hall

31.07.10


There could have been a whole week of such concerts without anywhere near exhausting the riches of the Sondheim canon !

We were in the fourth row of choir seats, and apart from the pleasure of sharing the occasion, and feeling the mighty organ vibrate, we were able to watch the conductor's obvious, and understandable, delight at being in charge of it all …

It would have been worth the ticket price just to hear this excellent band play the Overture to Follies. But we also had generous extracts from Sunday in the Park with George, Simon Russell Beale and Dame Judi Dench. Not forgetting the grand old man himself, coming on to take a bow at the end.

Here's a proper rave review from an expert in the field …