Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Christian Gansch makes his Proms debut in a diverse programme including Mozart's popular concerto and Beethoven's evocation of the countryside outside Vienna. Lontano is the first of several works by Ligeti featured in this year's Proms in celebration of the composer's 80th birthday. Presented by Louise Fryer.
Antje Weithaas (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Christian Gansch
Ligeti Lontano
Mozart Violin Concerto No 5 in A, K219 (Turkish)
7.45 Twenty Minutes: New Nature Writing
First of a series of new writing about nature, combining informed observations with passionate prose.
In Crow Country. Mark Cocker explains his love affair with the rook, Corvus frugilegus.
8.05 Beethoven Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral)Ã
(Repeated Monday 2pm)
(This concert is televised on BBC4 at 7.30pm/1.20am)
