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BBC Proms 98

BBC Radio 3
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Russian music of glitter and glamour is heard at the Royal Albert Hall tonight in the second concert of the visiting St
Petersburg Philharmonic, with pianist Yevgeni Kissin playing Prokofiev's demanding Piano Concerto No 2. Two ever-popular showpieces complete the programme, with Ravel adding extra colour to the mix with his brilliant orchestration.
Yevgeni Kissin (piano),
St Petersburg Philharmonic, conductor Yuri Temirkanov
Rimsky-Korsakov Suite: The Golden Cockerel
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 2
8.40 Poets on Painting
An anthology of poems about painting read by Andrew Hilton and Sally Cookson.
9.00 Musorgsky, orch Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
Repeated Thursday 2pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Albert Hall
Pianist:
Yevgeni Kissin
Piano:
Yevgeni Kissin
Conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov
Read By:
Andrew Hilton
Read By:
Sally Cookson.
Source: Radio Times

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