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BBC Proms 2005

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, dynamic conductor Valery Gergiev leads the World Orchestra for Peace in a concert of opera and fantasy. Founded by the late Georg Solti for the 50th anniversary of the UN in 1995 the ensemble comprises players from leading professional orchestras around the world. Making its second visit to the Proms, to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the orchestra plays music by Rossini, Debussy, Wagner, Rimsky-Korsakov and the world premiere of a new work by Esa-Pekka Salonen.

During the interval presenter Verity Sharp talks to the orchestra's current music director, the lively Mr Gergiev.

(Also broadcast live on Radio 3 from 7.30pm)
(Interactive: digital viewers can access notes on the music)
(More BBC Proms 2005 coverage on Thursday at 10.35pm on BBC1)

Contributors

Presenter:
Verity Sharp
Conductor/Interviewee (Interval):
Valery Gergiev
Musicians:
World Orchestra for Peace
Director:
Jonathan Haswell
Series Editor:
Oliver Macfarlane
Source: Radio Times

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