First Night of the Proms
Friday 15 July 2005 19:00-19:55 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Monday 18 July 2005 14:00-16:00 (Radio 3)
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus launch the 111th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Sir Roger Norrington conducts an all-star line-up in Tippett's powerful oratorio marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Janine Jansen, performs the ever-popular Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, and this year's Proms theme of the Sea is launched with Berlioz's thrilling overture.
Presented by Stephanie Hughes.
Playlist:
Janine Jansen (violin)
Indra Thomas (soprano)
Christine Rice (mezzo soprano)
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Sir Willard White (bass)
Berlioz: Overture, The Corsair
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in Em
Elgar: Overture, Cockaigne
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
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