Prom 19: Russia Night

29th July 2005 Season 59 Episode 14

An all-Russian line-up, with excerpts from Tchaikovsky's The Snow Maiden, followed by Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1 played by the 20-year-old Armenian virtuoso Sergey Khachatryan. The concert concludes with Prokofiev's wartime Symphony No 5, written in support of the greatness of the human spirit. The BBC Philharmonic is led by their Russian-born principal guest conductor Vassily Sinaisky. Hosted by Charles Hazlewood.

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Season 59 · Episode 15

Prom 21: Violins!! - Part 2

Viktoria Mullova is the soloist for the world premiere of Fraser Trainer's violin concerto For the Living, in the second of today's three Violins!! concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Talented young players from across the UK join the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor. Martyn Brabbins for Respighi's The Pines of Rome and their own collaborative workshop piece Invisible Lines. Plus Bernstein's Overture: Candide and Britten's ever-popular The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. With Charles Hazlewood.

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