A celebration of the traditional music of the British Isles, presented by Julie Fowlis and Sam Lee. The BBC Concert Orchestra performs under conductor Stephen Bell, in collaboration with leading musicians: The Unthanks, Sam Lee, Julie Fowlis, Jarlath Henderson and ALAW. From the Outer Hebrides, multi-award-winning singer Julie Fowlis is a torchbearer for her native Gaelic tradition and famously lent her vocals to the theme song of the Pixar film Brave. Her co-presenter on the Prom is Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter Sam Lee. The innovative approach of The Unthanks from Northumbria has won them fans across the musical spectrum, and here the orchestral setting enhances the drama of their epic Mount the Air. Jarlath Henderson from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland is a master of the uilleann pipes and whistles, and in 2003 was the youngest ever BBC Young Folk Musician award winner.

The BBC Philharmonic led by principal guest conductor Ben Gernon performs the music of Beethoven, Brahms and contemporary composer Tansy Davies. Proms regular Paul Lewis returns for Beethoven's evergreen final piano concerto, the Emperor, having played the complete cycle of five concertos in the 2010 season. And Beethoven's influence is strong in Brahms's sunny, pastoral Second Symphony that follows. Opening the evening in contemplative mode, the world premiere of Tansy Davies's orchestral suite What Did We See? reframes material from her acclaimed opera Between Worlds. Inspired by the events of 9/11 and the ordinary people caught up in it, this is a work of both remembrance and healing.