The BBC Proms is recognised internationally as the world's biggest and most prestigious Music Festival. On September 8th David performed at the Festival for the 4th time in 6 years as he took to the stage at Singleton Park Swansea with the BBC NOW under the direction of Grant Llewellyn. The entire concert was broadcast live throughout Wales and beyond via interactive TV and featured David performing Parry's Myfanwy, Rimsky Korsakov's Flight of the Bumble Bee, Arban's Carnival of Venice and Bizet's Pearl Fishers Duet, in which David was joined on stage by his father Robert. However, one item from the concert was used on the 'Last Night of the Proms' BBC 1 television broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall - it was broadcast throughout the world and that item was David's performance of the 'Carnival of Venice'.

This broadcast represented one of the most high profile showings of any euphonium soloist in recent years and has sparked huge interest in both the instrument and David as one of its foremost ambassadors. Since September 8th David's performance has been shown several times on television together with performances from other soloists featured that night including cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, vocalist Will Young, sopranos Lesley Garrett & Natasha Marsh, tenors Alfie Boe and Juan Diego Florez.

David commented, "The concert was probably the most memorable of my career to date - its not every day I get to play for a live audience of 20,000 and a world-wide TV audience of millions. I was delighted the BBC took 'Carnival' for their BBC 1 broadcast, but without doubt the highlight of the concert for me was playing the Pearl Fishers duet with my Dad; he's been my teacher all my life and I rate him as the best there is. To play along side him in a concert of this nature was a dream come true and an experience I know I will cherish for the rest of my life. It was a very special night."

Aled Jones presented the concert and described David as "one of the finest soloists of his generation - the Paganini of the euphonium!" David commented, "Aled was great. I've worked with him before on a couple of 'Friday Night is Music Night' shows and he is superb at what he does; he has his audience in the palm of his hand and on a personal level he's very supportive of what I do which makes my job all the easier."

With tours to Japan, Australia, Ireland and Switzerland in the next couple of months, this huge concert represented the start of a busy period for David Childs as he continues to raise the euphonium's profile throughout the world.

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