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BBC Proms 97

on BBC Two England

Michael Berkeley introduces a live broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall , London, featuring the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by their music director Riccardo Chailly.

The orchestra performs the UK premiere of Three Preludes by Tristan Keuris, a leading Dutch composer who died last year, and Rachmaninov's popular Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, with the talented young Russian pianist Arkady Volodos in the spotlight.

The evening concludes with The Dance of the Seven Veils from the Richard Strauss opera Salome, preceded by Bartok's Miraculous Mandarin.
The interval, filmed partly in Budapest, explores the background to Bartok's spectacular ballet score.
(Simultaneous Broadcast with Radio 3)
(Stereo)
Brian Kay's Prom of the Week: page 38

As the Prom is live, subsequent programmes may change

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Berkeley
Musicians:
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly
Pianist:
Arkady Volodos
Director:
David Stevens
Series Editor:
Peter Maniura

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