Overview

• She told John Wilson on BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life that the Last Night will be her “last night on stage,” with the interview airing on September 4.
• Her farewell at the Last Night of the Proms will feature the Hummel Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major.
• The September 13 concert will be broadcast live on BBC Two before switching to BBC One for the second half.
• She cites 40 years on the trumpet, year-round travel demands, the mental toll of solo work, and wanting more time with family as reasons to step back.
• Balsom’s career includes three Classic BRIT Awards and an OBE in 2016, and she previously appeared at the Last Night in 2009 while pregnant.