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BBC Proms

2020

Exploring Beethoven’s Seventh

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

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

To celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, Tom Service and the Aurora Orchestra present a unique evening in which conductor Nicholas Collon and the orchestra take apart Beethoven’s popular Seventh Symphony and show us the inner workings of the composer’s creative genius, followed by a performance of the work in the orchestra’s signature style - from memory!

Also on the bill at the Royal Albert Hall is a new work by British composer Richard Ayres, whose piece is inspired by Beethoven’s struggle with his loss of hearing. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Service
Conductor:
Nicholas Collon
Music Arranger:
Richard Ayres
Aurora Orchestra:
Aurora Orchestra
Producer:
Olivia Howie

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