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Mon 20 Aug 2012 19:30 BBC Radio 3
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BBC Proms, 2012 Season, Prom 50 Episode 1 of 2
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Penny Gore
An overture and a symphony by two musical Titans - Beethoven and Nielsen - both celebrating the human capacity for hope in the face of oppression and suffering, frame a lyrical Mozart concerto and a rarely heard tone poem by Delius.
Osmo Vänskä conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with soloist Michael Collins who is celebrating his 50th birthday this year. Delius's Eventyr, inspired by a collection of Norwegian folk tales published in 1841, is making only its second appearance at the Proms.
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Michael Collins (clarinet)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä (conductor)
This Prom will be repeated on Sunday 2nd September at 2pm.
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