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BBC Proms: 2011

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BBC Proms: 2011: Benjamin Grosvenor at the First Night of the Proms

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14/08/2011

Benjamin Grosvenor at the First Night of the Proms

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Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2, followed by Brahms's Hungarian Dance No 5.

Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jirí Belohlàvek, followed by Brahms's Hungarian Dance No 5.

The 19-year-old British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor makes his Proms debut at the opening of the 2011 season - the youngest soloist ever to appear at a Proms First Night. Benjamin is the soloist in Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jirí Belohlàvek, followed by a brilliant encore for solo piano - Brahms's Hungarian Dance No 5.

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