Evocations of Nordic forests, Persian gardens and snow-capped mountains feature in Thomas S酶nderg氓rd鈥檚 first Prom as Principal Conductor of tonight鈥檚 orchestra.

Wilhelm Stenhammar鈥檚 1896 symphonic overture Excelsior! leads into the opulent sound-world of Karol Syzmanowski鈥檚 Symphony No. 3, 鈥楾he Song of the Night鈥�. A journey from dusk to dawn and on into the night, Richard Strauss鈥檚 Alpine Symphony is a much a statement of the composer鈥檚 personal philosophy as a description of the natural world at its most dramatic.