Tonight’s Last Night at Proms at St Jude’s celebrates all things Italian, with arias from beloved operas by Rossini, Puccini and Verdi, treasured instrumental music, and a range of Neapolitan songs and last night favourites. Berlioz described Harold in Italy as a series of scenes for the orchestra that placed the viola in the midst of poetic recollections of his wanderings in the Abruzzi – a sort of melancholy dreamer after the manner of Byron’s Childe Harold. The Capriccio Italien turns the sounds of Rome into an infectious invitation to dance evoking the Carnival, Italian folk music and street songs. Tchaikovsky even made use of a bugle call that he overheard from his hotel played by an Italian cavalry regiment. United by their love of music, the London International Concert Orchestra’s aim is to promote the appreciation of classical music through concerts and recitals, providing opportunities for retired and working professionals, recent graduates and amateur players from all backgrounds and of all ages and nationalities to participate in music-making and platforms for up and coming soloists. It is based at Hampstead Garden Suburb’s Free Church.