Last night’s grand final of Maestro live on BBC Two saw Sue Perkins triumph in the public vote and win the right to take to the stage at BBC Proms In The Park on Saturday to conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra and soloist Lesley Garrett in front of an audience of 30,000 happy revellers.

The once-in-a-lifetime chance to conduct the orchestra at the event in Hyde Park, London will be broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC Radio 2 as part of the Last Night Of The Proms celebrations.

Immediately after winning, Sue Perkins said: “Winning has been an extraordinary and exhilarating experience, so thank you.”

Over the course of a tense and dramatic evening, Sue Perkins performed alongside fellow finalists, Goldie and Jane Asher, who had all set out to prove to the public that they had what it takes to direct a world class orchestra.

But in the end there could only be one Maestro and Sue Perkins took to the podium one final time before performing in front of a live audience of thousands in just four days’ time.

She will be conducting Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 by Elgar, Merce, dilette amiche by Verdi and The Impossible Dream performed by Lesley Garrett and the BBC Concert Orchestra.