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BBC Proms 2010: 17/07/2010

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Highlights from the First Night of the 2010 BBC Proms - Mahler's Symphony No.8.

Six choirs, including one from Sydney, Australia, eight renowned soloists and a large symphony orchestra all join together under the baton of Czech conductor Jiří Bĕlohlávek for the First Night of the 2010 season. Marking the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, they perform Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in E flat major which is often called his "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the number of musicians needed. 

Photo of Jiří Bĕlohlávek by Clive Barda.

Performers:
Mardi Byers soprano 
Twyla Robinson soprano 
Malin Christensson soprano 
Stephanie Blythe mezzo-soprano 
Kelley O'Connor mezzo-soprano 
Stefan Vinke tenor 
Hanno Müller-Brachmann baritone 
Tomasz Konieczny bass 
Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral 
Choristers of Westminster Abbey 
Choristers of Westminster Cathedral 
BBC Symphony Chorus 
Crouch End Festival Chorus 
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 
BBC Symphony Orchestra 
Jiří Bělohlávek conductor

Introduced by the BBC's Louise Fryer and Brett Weymark, conductor of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

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