Introduced by Jane Glover
Dance - the theme of the 93rd season of Henry Wood
Promenade concerts - is a subject close to the heart of tonight's conductor, Isaiah Jackson , who has worked with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and next month becomes the music director of the Royal Ballet.
The main work in tonight's concert is Copland: Dance
Symphony, described by its composer as 'one of the things-called-symphonies-that-aren't'. It was written for a never-staged vampire ballet called Grohg.
Before conducting it, Isaiah Jackson talks to Jane Glover about his love of music for dance.
First in the programme comes Rachmaninov:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in which the soloist is the Irish-born pianist
Philip Martin , for whom the Piece is fast becoming a speciality: 'You need a stretch like an octopus! Rachmaninov had huge hands!' with the BBC Concert Orchestra leader MARTIN LOVEDAY Lighting DAN CRANEFIELD Sound JOHN CAULFIELD Executive producers KENNETH CORDEN and RODNEY GREENBERG
Directors PETER MANIURA (Rachmaninov) and JONATHAN FULFORD (Copland)