Prom 30 - Knussen Conducts Knussen

7th August 2009 Season 63 Episode 9

One of the towering forces in British music today, Oliver Knussen, conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a colourful programme that includes Stravinsky's musical poker-game Jeu de Cartes, Respighi's Fountains of Rome, the Proms premiere of Virga by the young Scot Helen Grime, Balakirev's oriental fantasy Islamey and Knussen's own Horn Concerto, performed by Martin Owen. Presented by Suzy Klein.

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Season 63 · Episode 10

Prom 31: National Youth Orchestra

From the Royal Albert Hall, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain returns to the Proms under its new principal conductor Vasily Petrenko. The concert opens with Tchaikovsky's famous Piano Concerto No 1 with Stephen Hough as soloist, and after Lutoslawski's showpiece Concerto for Orchestra the programme ends with Respighi's musical depiction of Roman festivals. Presented by Katie Derham.

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