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BBC Proms: 2013 Season: Prom 52

BBC Proms: 2013: Prom 52: Part 1: Prom 52 (part 1): Vir, Sibelius, Bantock & Elgar

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Prom 52 (part 1): Vir, Sibelius, Bantock & Elgar

Part 1 Part 1: Prom 52 (part 1): Vir, Sibelius, Bantock & Elgar

2013

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Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Param Vir and Sibelius.

Prom in which Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Param Vir: Cave of Luminous Mind (world premiere). Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor (soloist: Lisa Batiashvili).

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo perform Elgar's Enigma Variations & Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with soloist Lisa Batiashvili, live at the BBC Proms.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Penny Gore


Param Vir: Cave of Luminous Mind (BBC commission: world premiere)
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor

8.35pm Interval

8.55pm
Bantock: Celtic Symphony
Elgar: 'Enigma' Variations

Lisa Batiashvili (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Dedicated to the late Jonathan Harvey, Param Vir's Cave of Luminous Mind is inspired by the mindfulness of Tibetan Buddhism and the story of Buddhist master Milarepa's penitential progress on the Diamond Path.

Chief Conductor and Elgar Medalwinner Sakari Oramo directs the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Vir's work, Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations and Granville Bantock's 1940 Celtic Symphony for strings and six harps. Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili plays Sibelius's exhilarating Violin Concerto, a work she recorded in 2008 to rave reviews.

An edited version of this Prom will be broadcast on Tuesday 27th August at 2pm.

BBC Proms: 2013

BBC Proms: 2013: Prom 52

Prom 52

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2013 Season

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

BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo in works by Param Vir, Sibelius, Bantock and Elgar

Penny Gore presents a Prom in which the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo perform works by Param Vir, Sibelius, Bantock and Elgar

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