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BBC Proms 2001

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

- Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London.
Tommy Pearson introduces Sibelius's timeless Fifth Symphony and Dvorak's nostalgic cello concerto, framed by a George Benjamin work that displays the composer's ingenious aural imagination. Heinrich Schiff (cello),
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sakari Oramo
Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor
8.10 Twenty Minutes: On Bullfighting
Al Kennedy 's impressions of Madrid, read by Stella Gonet.
8.30 George Benjamin Sudden Time Sibelius Symphony No 5 Repeated Wednesday 2pm.

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Unknown:
George Benjamin
Cello:
Heinrich Schiff
Conductor:
Sakari Oramo
Unknown:
Al Kennedy
Read By:
Stella Gonet.
Read By:
George Benjamin
Source: Radio Times

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