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Composer John Adams conducts the European premiere of his On the Transmigration of Souls - a reflection on the events of 11 September 2001. The BBC Symphony Orchestra also plays music by Haydn, Bartok and Copland.
Also broadcast on Radio 3.
Introduced by Tommy Pearson.
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