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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.

BBC Proms: 2013 Season: Prom 01

BBC Proms: 2013: Prom 01: Part 1: Prom 1 (part 1): Julian Anderson, Britten, Rachmaninov, Lutoslawski, Vaughan Williams

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Prom 1 (part 1): Julian Anderson, Britten, Rachmaninov, Lutoslawski, Vaughan Williams

Part 1 Part 1: Prom 1 (part 1): Julian Anderson, Britten, Rachmaninov, Lutoslawski, Vaughan Williams

2013

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2013, Prom 01, Prom 1 (part 1): Julian Anderson, Britten, Rachmaninov, Lutoslawski, Vaughan Williams

BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Julian Anderson, Britten, Rachmaninov and Lutoslawski.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, the First Night of the Proms. Julian Anderson: Harmony. Britten: Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes). Plus Rachmaninov and Lutoslawski.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo live at the First Night of the BBC Proms, including music by Britten, Rachmaninov and Vaughan Williams

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Petroc Trelawny


Julian Anderson: Harmony (BBC commission: world premiere)
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes'
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

8.30pm Interval

8.50pm
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

Sally Matthews (soprano)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Stephen Hough (piano)
BBC Proms Youth Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

The 2013 Proms begins with a surge of natural energy in sea-inspired works by Britten and Vaughan Williams, the latter combining the 300-strong forces of the Proms Youth Choir and the BBC Symphony Chorus. Julian Anderson's new commission sets some lines concerning nature and time by the 19th-century mystical writer Richard Jefferies. Stephen Hough performs one of the best-loved works in the repertory, kicking off a season in which the piano concerto will loom large. And 100 years after his birth, Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski is celebrated alongside the music of his compatriots, beginning tonight with one of his most popular pieces.

This Prom will be repeated on Monday 15th July at 2pm.

BBC Proms: 2013

BBC Proms: 2013: Prom 01

Prom 01

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All broadcasts from the 119th season of the BBC Proms.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Petroc Trelawny presents the First Night of the Proms.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, Petroc Trelawny presents the First Night of the Proms, with Sakari Oramo conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Britten, Rachmaninov and Vaughan Williams

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