Unfortunately, the only camera we had for the Nitin Sawhney Prom has had a memory lapse during the evening.
Here's a picture outside the Royal Albert Hall just before it all started. There were still lines of people trying to buy last minute tickets, which is the tradition for the Proms, where every night 1,400 standing tickets are sold on the night. We had seats already though in the Circle, hence the relaxed pizza earlier.
The concert was superb, with Nitin and a cast of many including a 60 piece orchestra performing a wide range of his music, from the full spectrum of his repertoire.
This included simple pieces delivered acoustically, through to full-blown orchestral pieces. He had several guest performers, varying from Spanish singers, through Indian musicians with Sitars, to beat-box. Eclectic and mesmerizing. Somehow astonishing to pack so much into the time. The the link is to the actual concert, from the Radio 3 play again service, but probably only available for around a week - Go on, click and listen in the background whilst you browse other things. Pretend you are in London at the Royal Albert Hall for a classical concert, including a uniquely Anglo/Indian accent.
Bliss.
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