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BBC Proms: 2015 Season: Prom 42

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BBC Proms: 2015: Prom 42: Part 1: Prom 42 (part 1): Sibelius - Symphonies Nos 3 and 4

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Part 1 Part 1: Prom 42 (part 1): Sibelius - Symphonies Nos 3 and 4

2015

Prom 42 (part 1): Sibelius - Symphonies Nos 3 and 4

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BBC SSO in Sibelius: Symphony No 3; Violin Concerto in D minor (soloist: Julian Rachlin).

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius: Symphony No 3 in C; Violin Concerto in D minor (soloist: Julian Rachlin).

Julian Rachlin, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ilan Volkov, live at the BBC Proms, continuing the Sibelius celebrations with his 3rd and 4th Symphonies and Violin Concerto.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall 
Presented by Sarah Mohr Pietsch 

Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor

8.45pm Interval

9.05pm
Michael Finnissy: Janne (BBC commission: world premiere)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in A minor

Julian Rachlin (violin) 
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

The Proms Sibelius symphony cycle continues with the concise, intricately wrought Third and the darker Fourth - once described by conductor Herbert Blomstedt as 'an essay in trying to be happy which fails - on purpose'. These are paired with the composer's popular Violin Concerto with Lithuanian soloist Julian Rachlin. Conductor Ilan Volkov is a passionate champion of today's composers and here premieres a new 'fantasy-portrait' of Sibelius by Michael Finnissy - a composer whose increasingly direct musical voice draws particular connections to politics, society and culture.

[This Prom will be repeated on Friday 28th August at 2pm].

BBC Proms: 2015

BBC Proms: 2015: Prom 42

Prom 42

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 121st season of the BBC Proms.

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Nielsen and Finnissy.

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Nielsen and Michael Finnissy

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