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Sir Simon Rattle: Last Night of the Proms too ‘jingoistic’ for me
Celebrated conductor, a fierce critic of Brexit, says he has avoided the event since the 1982 Falklands War
27 July 2021 • 6:00am
Flag-waving concert-goers attending a Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
Credit: Guy Bell/PA
The Last Night of the Proms is too jingoistic for Sir Simon Rattle, with the conductor saying he had avoided the event since the Falklands War.
Sir Simon said that the flag-waving and belting out of Rule, Britannia! three months after Britain s victory in the conflict with Argentina in 1982 had put him off the event, although he has made numerous appearances for other dates in the Proms calendar over the years.
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