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BBC Proms 2000

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Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Alexander Lazarev brings his own orchestra south to London for a sparky Russian programme that features one of Radio 3's New Generation Artists in a Shostakovich concerto, Prokofiev's rarely heard second symphony - last heard at the Proms in 1966 - and Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Romeo and Juliet.

Alban Gerhardt (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Alexander Lazarev

Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1

8.25 Twenty Minutes: Performing Art
The fourth in a series of eight postcards from the Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the shared worlds of art and music. Today Christopher Cook talks to Valerie Mendes about the Japanese dress designer Michiko Koshino's 1993 New Age Traveller Ensemble.

8.45 Prokofiev Symphony No 2

(Repeated Wednesday 16 August 2pm)

Contributors

Cellist:
Alban Gerhardt
Musicians:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Conductor:
Alexander Lazarev
Presenter (Twenty Minutes):
Christopher Cook
Guest (Twenty Minutes):
Valerie Mendes
Source: Radio Times

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