First Night of the Proms: Mahler: Symphony No 3

The Sunday Prom

In the first of six programmes recorded at this year's Henry Wood Promenade Concerts the distinguished Soviet pianist Emil Gilels makes one of his rare television appearances, playing the well-loved Grieg Piano Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra leader IRVINE ARDITTI conducted by Colin Davis. The concert also includes a 20th-century masterwork Symphony in Three Movements by Stravinsky. Introduced by RICHARD BAKER.