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BBC Proms

2016

David Bowie

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A celebration and reinterpretation of the music of the late David Bowie with the Berlin-based musicians' collective Stargaze and its artistic director André de Ridder. They are joined by guest singers and collaborators including Marc Almond, Laura Mvula, John Cale, Paul Buchanan, Conor O'Brien, Amanda Palmer and countertenor Phillippe Jaroussky, and with arrangements from Jherek Bischoff, David Lang, Anna Meredith, Greg Saunier, Josephine Stephenson and Michael Van der Aa. This rare collaboration promises to deliver a unique re-imagining of the Bowie catalogue with fresh interpretations of his classic works. Show less

Contributors

Director:
Tom George
Conductor:
Andre de Ridder
Orchestra:
Stargaze
Performer:
Laura Mvula
Performer:
Marc Almond
Performer:
John Cale
Performer:
Amanda Palmer
Performer:
Anna Calvi
Performer:
Conor O'Brien
Performer:
Paul Buchanan

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