Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. Presented by Edward Seckerson.
Audra McDonald (soprano), Tracey Silverman
(electric violin), BBCSO, conductor John Adams Ravel, orch Grainger La Vallée des Cloches (Miroirs)
Colin McPhee Tabuh-Tabuhan
Various, arr John Adams/William Brohn
Songs of Ragtime and Reminiscence (first UK performance)
7.20 Twenty Minutes: Widow's Walk
Janet Suzman reads a new short story from novelist Ronald Frame, which takes a young girl from a provincial town in pre-war Scotland on ajourneytothe New World, where maybe she has the chance to start again.
7.40 John Adams Easter Eve 1945 (Doctor Atomic) (first UK performance);
The Dharma at Big Sur (first UK performance) Repeated on Friday 3 September at 2.30pm