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The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

2012

BBC Proms: 2012 Season: Prom 05

BBC Proms: 2012: Prom 05: Part 2: Saariaho, Sibelius

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Saariaho, Sibelius

Part 2 Part 2: Saariaho, Sibelius

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The BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena perform music by Saariaho and Sibelius.

Music by Richard Strauss, Kaija Saariaho and Sibelius starts the BBC Philharmonic and their chief conductor Juanjo Mena's Proms season with a bang.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Louise Fryer

Nietzsche once said that "life without music would be a mistake". There is no danger of that as the BBC Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena take to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall for the first of their four Proms this season. Music by Richard Strauss is the focus before the interval with his Nietzsche-inspired symphonic poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" and glorious "Four Last Songs" sung by Anne Schwanewilms. The literary influence continues with Kaija Saariaho's "Laterna magica" which alludes to film director Ingmar Bergman's autobiography. The programme ends with Sibelius's remarkable, single-movement final symphony.

Kaija Saariaho: Laterna magica (UK premiere)
Sibelius: Symphony no.7 in C major

Anne Schwanewilms (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 19 July at 2pm.

BBC Proms: 2012

BBC Proms: 2012: Prom 05

Prom 05

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

All broadcasts from the 118th season of the BBC Proms.

The BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena present music by Strauss, Saariaho and Sibelius.

The BBC Philharmonic and chief conductor Juanjo Mena present music by Richard Strauss, Kaija Saariaho and Sibelius.

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