Simon Rattle avoided conducting at Last Night of the Proms over 'jingoistic' ...
Simon Rattle avoided conducting at Last Night of the Proms over 'jingoistic' elements of closing concert Sir Simon Rattle said he has been 'torn' over the Last Night of the Proms concert He thinks the Proms is an 'extraordinary' way of bringing people together, but he has steered clear of it in the past There was an outcry over news that instrumental versions of Rule, Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory would be played. The BBC overturned the decision
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The head of the London Symphony Orchestra has said he avoids conducting at Last Night of the Proms because of unease at the 'jingoistic elements'.
Sir Simon Rattle, 66, said he has been 'torn' over the concert – which traditionally features Rule, Britannia – since the 1982 Falklands conflict.
While he thinks the Proms is an 'extraordinary' way of bringing people together, he has steered clear of it in the past.
