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BBC Proms

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
The first of two Proms this evening sees the return of an outstanding Russian violinist, and another of this season's commissions.

Koechlin Les Bandar-log

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1 in D

7.40 The Hawthorn Goddess
The composer Nicholas Sackman based his new orchestral work, premiered tonight, on a novel by Glyn Hughes about an 18th century village girl who tries to preserve her rural community in the face of industrialisation.
Helen Garrison finds out why the story became the inspiration for the music.

8.00 Nicholas Sackman Hawthorn (BBC commission: first performance)
Debussy La Mer

Contributors

Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Violinist:
Maxim Vengerov
Presenter (The Hawthorn Goddess):
Helen Garrison
Source: Radio Times

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