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Afternoon Concert: Prom 16/Andris Nelsons, Stephen Hough

Prom 16/Andris Nelsons, Stephen Hough

03/08/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Prom 16/Andris Nelsons, Stephen Hough

Another chance to hear Andris Nelsons' Proms debut. With Casken, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky.

With Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009: The Proms debut of Andris Nelsons. Casken: Orion over Farne. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 2. Stravinsky: The Firebird. Plus 4.15pm Piano Music.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

BBC Proms 2009

Another chance to hear the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's new music director Andris Nelsons making his debut. The programme celebrates John Casken's birthday with his evocative Orion over Farne, transporting us to the night sky.

Plus Stephen Hough continuing his exploration of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concertos with the neglected No 2, and Stravinsky's first commission for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, The Firebird.

Stephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 
Andris Nelsons (conductor)

John Casken: Orion over Farne 
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 2 in G
Stravinsky: The Firebird

4.15pm
Piano Music
Schubert: Sonata for piano in C minor, D958
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)

Gwilym Simcock: Fun and games
Gwilym Simcock (piano).

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