The woke sniffers must be busy elsewhere. Sam "classicjacko" Jackson seems to have got away with his first wholly-owned Proms launch without a pile-on ... yet.
The Last Night repertoire is traditional; the conductor and soloists are women. There's a record number of female conductors, at 15. The BBC Singers not only survive, but will be dressed as "Traitors" in a Prom hosted by Claudia Winkleman. Grammy-winning Samara Joy, at 25, is a great signing for a Great American Songbook Proms. Early minor complaints on X: There's no Chopin; only 25 of the 86 concerts will be on the telly; no marking of the centenary of Mikis Theodorakis; we enter the period when Radio 3 presenters are obliged to mention the Proms three times an hour....
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