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Summer Festivals

The BBC Orchestras at the Proms: music by Sibelius played by the BBC Symphony and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestras and Beethoven's Emperor concerto from Stephen Hough.

BBC Orchestras at the Proms: today there's a Nordic flavour to things with music by Sibelius and Nielsen played by BBC Symphony and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. And Proms-favourite Stephen Hough plays Beethoven's most popular piano concerto.
Presented by Tom McKinney.

From 17 August 2018 Prom 62

Philip Venables (and Béla Bartók): Venables Plays Bartok (World premiere)
with Pekka Kuusisto (violin)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

at approx. 3.10pm

From 14 August 1999 Prom 36

Nielsen: Rhapsodic Overture 'An Imaginary Journey to the Faroes' (Proms premiere)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor'
with Stephen Hough (piano)
Nielsen: Paraphrase on 'Nearer my God to Thee', FS63 (Proms premiere)
Sibelius: Symphony No 1 in E minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

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Tue 1 Sep 202014:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Philip Venables

    Venables Plays Bartok

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Trad.

    Encore - We Have Sold Our Homes

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Music Arranger: Vi Salde Vara Hemman.

  • James B. Wilson

    Solstice

    Performer: Derek Hannigan.

  • Carl Nielsen

    An Imaginary journey to the Faroes

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major Op.73 (Emperor)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.

  • Carl Nielsen

    Paraphrase on 'Nearer my God to thee'

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 1 in E minor Op.39

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Valse triste

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in C sharp minor Op.131

    Ensemble: Aris Quartet.

Broadcast

  • Tue 1 Sep 202014:00
    BBC Radio 3