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BBC Proms 1996

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Youth and old age meet, as fifteen-year-old violinist Sarah Chang plays Prokofiev, while 91-year-old Sir Michael Tippett's latest orchestral work is played at the Proms for the first time. Andrew Davis directs this musical depiction of a Senegal landscape and complements it with a popular Sibelius symphony.

Sarah Chang (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra. conductor Andrew Davis

Tippett The Rose Lake

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1

7.55 "But as far as inspiration is concerned, I think that nature and landscape play a greater part" (Jean Sibelius)
From The Rose Lake to Finland's lakes, Natalie Wheen explores how water inspires the musical ear.

8.15 Sibelius Symphony No 5

Contributors

Violinist:
Sarah Chang
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Presenter (Interval):
Natalie Wheen
Source: Radio Times

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