Live at the BBC Proms: Guy Johnston and friends perform a programme for multiple cellos including music by Brahms, Bach, Elgar and Villa-Lobos

Live from Cadogan Hall, London
Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Programme to include:
Brahms, arr. Edward Russell: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Bach, arr. Robin Michael: Motet 'O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht', BWV 118
Elgar, arr. Edward Russell: Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 5
Julius Klengel: Hymnus for 12 cellos

Golda Schultz, soprano
Guy Johnston, Emma Denton, Benjamin Hughes, Su-a Lee, Sarah McMahon, Robin Michael, Brian O'Kane, Justin Pearson, Pedro Silva, Victoria Simonsen, Gabriella Swallow, Adi Tal, cellos

As part of this season's celebration of the cello, Guy Johnston gathers eleven of his cello-playing friends for this celebration of the instrument in all its expressive guises. From Bach to Brahms via elegiac sounds from England and stomping rhythms from Brazil, Johnston and his friends demonstrate not only the cello's intense beauty but also its versatility. Show less