BBC Proms S62E13 · Proms on Four

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Daniel Barenboim conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra as they perform Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, bassoon, violin and cello, Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra and Brahms's Symphony No 4 in E minor.

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1. 1 1. BBC Proms 2008: First Night of the Proms2008-07-18The world's greatest music festival gets under way with Charles Hazlewood and Suzy Klein presenting from the Royal Albert Hall. A host of international soloists join the BBC Symph
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3. 3 3. Proms on Four2008-07-21Live concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of French composer Olivier Messiaen. Featuring his Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum , plus Saint-Saens's Symphony No
4. 4 4. Nigel Kennedy: Classical and Jazz2008-07-26Violinist Nigel Kennedy makes his first appearance at the annual event in 21 years, where he plays Elgar's Violin Concerto - the work that first put him on the musical map in 1984
5. 5 5. Proms on Four2008-07-27Thierry Fischer conducts the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and the BBC Symphony Chorus in a performance of French composer Olivier Messiaen's La Transfiguration de Not
6. 6 6. Proms on Four2008-07-28Live concert featuring Beethoven's Grosse Fuge, Elliott Carter's Oboe Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of D
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8. 8 8. Proms on Four2008-08-03Beethoven's Symphony No 1 in C major opens tonight's Prom. Then Donald Runnicles conducts vocalists Karen Cargill and Johan Botha in a performance of Mahler's symphony-with-voices,
9. 9 9. Proms on Four2008-08-04Verity Sharp introduces BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music winners, including singer Mayra Andrade, Chinese sounds from Sa Ding Ding, ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate and flamenco gro
10. 10 10. BBC Proms 2008: Classical Jazz2008-08-09Charles Hazlewood presents - and conducts - this live Prom featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra, while fellow presenter Suzy Klein is joined in the studio by choirmaster Gareth Malo
11. 11 11. Proms on Four2008-08-10Acclaimed vocal ensemble the King's Singers mark their 40th anniversary with a special performance, including renditions of traditional folk songs such as Greensleeves and Widdicom
12. 12 12. Proms on Four2008-08-11Featuring the desert blues collaboration between Gambian musician Juldeh Camara and British guitarist Justin Adams. Hosted by Verity Sharp.
13. 13 13. Proms on Four2008-08-14Daniel Barenboim conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra as they perform Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, bassoon, violin and cello, Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra a
14. 14 14. Proms on Four2008-08-15Two of Czech composer Janacek's greatest non-theatrical works, Sinfonietta and Glagolitic Mass, are performed by the London Symphony Chorus and the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestr
15. 15 15. BBC Proms 2008: Great Conductors2008-08-16The celebrated conductors Pierre Boulez and Daniel Barenboim talk about their friendship and share their views on the art of conducting. Boulez directs the London Symphony Chorus a
16. 16 16. Proms on Four2008-08-17Soloists Rebecca Evans, Pamela Helen Stephen, Thomas Walker and Matthew Rose join the BBC Singers and the City of London Sinfonia in a live rendition of Beethoven's Mass in C, cond
17. 17 17. BBC Proms 2008: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain2008-08-23Antonio Pappano conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in a trio of works from the USA. Edgard Varese's monumental Ameriques, inspired by the sounds of Manhattan's
18. 18 18. Proms on Four2008-08-24John Eliot Gardiner conducts vocal soloists including Mark Padmore (Evangelist: tenor) and Peter Harvey (Christus: baritone), the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists
19. 19 19. Proms on Four2008-08-25Daniele Gatti conducts as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform excerpts from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E.
20. 20 20. BBC Proms 2008: Vaughan Williams Anniversary2008-08-30Highlights of a concert from last Tuesday commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs pieces inc
21. 21 21. Proms on Four2008-08-31Renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang becomes the third performer to be offered a solo recital at the Proms, selecting a collection of his favourite compositions to play, including wo
22. 22 22. Proms on Four2008-09-01Colin Davis conducts the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. They perform Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D with violinist Nikoiaj Znaider and end with Sibelius's Symphony No 2 in D.
23. 23 23. BBC Proms 2008: Beethoven Night2008-09-06This traditional event returns with a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D by virtuoso violinist Nikolaj Znaider, supported by the youngsters of the Gustav Mahler Jugend
24. 24 24. Proms on Four2008-09-07Simon Rattle conducts the celebrated Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as they perform two pieces central to their repertoire. The first. Brahms's Symphony No 3 in F, was inspired by t
25. 25 25. Proms on Four2008-09-08Bernard Haitink conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as they perform Mark-Anthony Turnage's Chicago Remains and Mahler's Symphony No 6.
26. 26 26. Last Night of the Proms2008-09-13The climax of the classical music season at the Royal Albert Hall, where the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, under conductor Roger Norrington, perform the event's traditional fi
27. 27 27. Last Night of the Proms2008-09-13The annual music event that's become a national institution continues as Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel performs a medley of folk songs from the nations. There's also the premiere
28. 28 28. Doctor Who at the Proms2009-01-01Freema Agyeman hosts a musical odyssey as the BBC Philharmonic and London Philharmonic Chorus play music from Doctor Who. Including 3 specially filmed scene starring David Tennant.
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