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BBC Proms

Music: Classical

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 25

BBC Proms: 2012: Prom 25: Part 2: Tippett

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Prom 25

Part 2 Part 2: Tippett

Tippett

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David Robertson conducts the BBC Proms Youth Choir in Tippett's A Child of Our Time.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, David Robertson conducts the BBC Proms Youth Choir and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Tippett's celebrated oratorio A Child of Our Time.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Catherine Bott

The BBC SO perform Ives, Barber and Zimmerman's jazz-influenced trumpet concerto with Hakan Hardenberger.
And the BBC Proms Youth Choir debuts in Tippett's great oratorio A Child of Our Time. David Robertson conducts.

Principal Guest Conductor, David Robertson, conducts two iconic American pieces before turning to works in which the emotive force of the African American spiritual is harnessed by composers of the old world. 

In Child of our time, Tippett drew on five spirituals to reaffirm the indispensable human values of compassion and brotherhood. Star trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger returns and an impressive array of international singing talent features alongside tonight's newly formed youthful chorus. 

Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet)
Sally Matthews (soprano)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Paul Groves (tenor)
Jubilant Sykes (bass-baritone)
BBC Proms Youth Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 9th August at 2pm.

BBC Proms: 2012

BBC Proms: 2012: Prom 25

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.

BBC Symphony Orchestra under David Robertson in Ives, Barber, Zimmermann and Tippett

Prom in which David Robertson conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Ives, Barber, Zimmermann and Tippett

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