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Lisbon: Gulbenkian Orchestra plays Ravel's La Valse

Eurovision Classical ConcertsSeries 1

Celebrating great music-making across Europe, a special concert from the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, also featuring the works of Smetana and Debussy. Nicholas Collon presents.

Celebrating great music making across Europe, this is a special concert from the Grand Auditorium of the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, also featuring music by Debussy and Smetana.

The Gulbenkian Orchestra, under the baton of Aziz Shokhakimov, perform two French masterworks - Ravel’s La Valse and Debussy’s evocative portrait of the sea, La Mer - and Smetana’s Vltava, an impression of the mighty Czech river.

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Mon 23 Feb 202601:45
BBC Four

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PresenterNicholas Collon
OrchestraThe Gulbenkian Orchestra
Production ManagerSue Perry-Grech
Executive ProducerPeter Maniura
Series ProducerAnwen Rees

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